AdAware SE & 2007

[Guest Fred S *****]

I have a friend using AdAware SE (free edition)

 

I'm checking here because the new AdAware 2007 version appears to be

only for Windows XP or Vista - NOT Win98, nor WinME.

 

On the other hand, while the AdAware site says they are no longer

supporting AAW SE after December 2007, there are Ref files for January

and February.

 

I've posted a request for info in the AAW forums but no replies so far.

I'm asking here as I know there are many users here that are facing this

issue too.

 

Does anyone still use AAW SE?

Are web updates working on WinME?

IF not, do manual updates work?

 

Thanks, Fred

[Guest webster72n]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

 

"Fred S *****" <Fred@anonymous.com> wrote in message

news:O0vXwBndIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> I have a friend using AdAware SE (free edition)

>

> I'm checking here because the new AdAware 2007 version appears to be

> only for Windows XP or Vista - NOT Win98, nor WinME.

>

> On the other hand, while the AdAware site says they are no longer

> supporting AAW SE after December 2007, there are Ref files for January

> and February.

>

> I've posted a request for info in the AAW forums but no replies so far.

> I'm asking here as I know there are many users here that are facing this

> issue too.

>

> Does anyone still use AAW SE?

> Are web updates working on WinME?

> IF not, do manual updates work?

 

I still use Ad-aware SE with WinME to my satisfaction.

Web updates are no longer supplied, but one can download the updates

manually as a zipfile on their website, unzipping it right into one's

Ad-aware folder, while

replacing the old one. Works like a charm for me.

See if it does for you, too.

 

Harry.

>

> Thanks, Fred

[Guest Heather]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

 

"Fred S *****" <Fred@anonymous.com> wrote in message

news:O0vXwBndIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> On the other hand, while the AdAware site says they are no longer

> supporting AAW SE after December 2007, there are Ref files for January

> and February.

>

> Does anyone still use AAW SE?

> Are web updates working on WinME?

> IF not, do manual updates work?

 

Hi Fred.....I am using AAW SE on XP and downloading the updates

manually. I will continue to do so unless and until they drop SE. Then

I will drop AdAware!! Their new one is 20 megs of bloatware!!

 

Cheers.....Heather

[Guest Fred S *****]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

 

 

webster72n wrote:

> "Fred S *****" <Fred@anonymous.com> wrote in message

> news:O0vXwBndIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> I have a friend using AdAware SE (free edition)

>>

>> I'm checking here because the new AdAware 2007 version appears to be

>> only for Windows XP or Vista - NOT Win98, nor WinME.

>>

>> On the other hand, while the AdAware site says they are no longer

>> supporting AAW SE after December 2007, there are Ref files for January

>> and February.

>>

>> I've posted a request for info in the AAW forums but no replies so far.

>> I'm asking here as I know there are many users here that are facing this

>> issue too.

>>

>> Does anyone still use AAW SE?

>> Are web updates working on WinME?

>> IF not, do manual updates work?

>

> I still use Ad-aware SE with WinME to my satisfaction.

> Web updates are no longer supplied, but one can download the updates

> manually as a zipfile on their website, unzipping it right into one's

> Ad-aware folder, while

> replacing the old one. Works like a charm for me.

> See if it does for you, too.

>

> Harry.

>

>> Thanks, Fred

>

>

 

Thanks for the information - looks like the manual method will work.

 

Fred

[Guest Fred S *****]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

 

 

Heather wrote:

> "Fred S *****" <Fred@anonymous.com> wrote in message

> news:O0vXwBndIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> On the other hand, while the AdAware site says they are no longer

>> supporting AAW SE after December 2007, there are Ref files for January

>> and February.

>>

>> Does anyone still use AAW SE?

>> Are web updates working on WinME?

>> IF not, do manual updates work?

>

> Hi Fred.....I am using AAW SE on XP and downloading the updates

> manually. I will continue to do so unless and until they drop SE. Then

> I will drop AdAware!! Their new one is 20 megs of bloatware!!

>

> Cheers.....Heather

>

>

Thanks Heather,

 

We will try that and you're right, 2007 is a bear.

 

Fred

[Guest Sunny]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

 

"webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message

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|

| "Fred S *****" <Fred@anonymous.com> wrote in message

| news:O0vXwBndIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| > I have a friend using AdAware SE (free edition)

| >

| > I'm checking here because the new AdAware 2007 version appears to be

| > only for Windows XP or Vista - NOT Win98, nor WinME.

| >

| > On the other hand, while the AdAware site says they are no longer

| > supporting AAW SE after December 2007, there are Ref files for January

| > and February.

| >

| > I've posted a request for info in the AAW forums but no replies so

far.

| > I'm asking here as I know there are many users here that are facing

this

| > issue too.

| >

| > Does anyone still use AAW SE?

| > Are web updates working on WinME?

| > IF not, do manual updates work?

|

| I still use Ad-aware SE with WinME to my satisfaction.

| Web updates are no longer supplied, but one can download the updates

| manually as a zipfile on their website, unzipping it right into one's

| Ad-aware folder, while

| replacing the old one. Works like a charm for me.

| See if it does for you, too.

 

Ad-Aware manual updating :

http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip

 

Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation directory,

which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".

 

If still having problems updating, go to

C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files

"defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

From: "Fred S *****" <"Fred S"@anonymous.com>

 

 

| Thanks for the information - looks like the manual method will work.

|

| Fred

 

You can create a batch file such as below which uses the GNU WGET utility and the UnZip

utility by Info-ZIP.

 

The following assumes Ad-aware is in; C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware SE

 

@echo off

cd "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware SE"

wget -N http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip

unzip -j -o defs.zip

 

Then you can use the system Task Scheduler to run the batch file whenever you want it to.

 

 

InfoZip UNZIP utility...

ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/tools/zip/info-zip/WIN32

 

WGET utility...

http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/cgi-bin/fetch.pl?dl=wget/wget.exe

 

 

 

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Guest Fred S *****]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

 

 

David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Fred S *****" <"Fred S"@anonymous.com>

>

>

> | Thanks for the information - looks like the manual method will work.

> |

> | Fred

>

> You can create a batch file such as below which uses the GNU WGET utility and the UnZip

> utility by Info-ZIP.

>

> The following assumes Ad-aware is in; C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware SE

>

> @echo off

> cd "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware SE"

> wget -N http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip

> unzip -j -o defs.zip

>

> Then you can use the system Task Scheduler to run the batch file whenever you want it to.

>

>

> InfoZip UNZIP utility...

> ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/tools/zip/info-zip/WIN32

>

> WGET utility...

> http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/cgi-bin/fetch.pl?dl=wget/wget.exe

>

>

David,

 

David,

 

Thanks for the info on wget - did not know that one.

 

I created a batch file based on yours only using PKZIP and PKUNZIP. I

also plan to add a routine to check if the defs.ref file is different

from the existing one.

 

Thanks a lot,

 

Fred

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: AdAware SE & 2007

 

From: "Fred S *****" <"Fred S"@anonymous.com>

 

 

|

| David,

|

| Thanks for the info on wget - did not know that one.

|

| I created a batch file based on yours only using PKZIP and PKUNZIP. I

| also plan to add a routine to check if the defs.ref file is different

| from the existing one.

|

| Thanks a lot,

|

| Fred

 

wget -N

The -N switch parameter compares the file on the PC to what's to be downloaded. It will be

obtained only if the file is newer. Thus a comparison routine isn't needed.

 

BTW: The following command line can also be used in the Task Scheduler to automatically

download SpyBot Search & Destroy updates if you also use SpyBot S&D.

 

"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /autoupdate /autoclose

 

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp