Ad-Aware

[Guest S1L1Y1]

I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the

only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows

98. Does anybody know of a solution?

Sol

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

Lavasoft Support Forums

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

 

Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

S1L1Y1 wrote:

> I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is

> the

> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows

> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

> Sol

[Guest Alan Raskin]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

S1L1Y1 wrote:

> I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the

> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows

> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

> Sol

 

Sol,

 

I just updated my copy of Ad-Aware SE with a definitions file dated Feb

18, 2008 (SE1R221), so we Win98SE users may not be completely out of

luck just yet.

 

- Alan

[Guest Alan Edwards]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

Did you try the Lavasoft support forums?

I found these there:

 

"Spybot Search & Destroy is still carrying Windows98 capability

http://www.safer-networking.org/

 

"If you are still going to use Windows 98, Keep using Ad-Aware SE

1.06r "

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/?2466

 

....Alan

--

Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

http://dts-l.com/index.htm

 

 

 

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:10:02 -0500, in

microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com>

wrote:

>I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the

>only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

>2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

>2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows

>98. Does anybody know of a solution?

>Sol

>

[Guest glee]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

Install Ad-Aware SE again, for now. Updates are still available manually. Alan

posted a link in his reply to get the program. Robear linked directions to manually

update.

 

The updates can be downloaded from here:

http://www.lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/

Look on the right side of the page. Updates are linked for both versions of

Ad-Aware.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

http://dts-l.net/

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

 

 

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the

> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows

> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

> Sol

>

>

[Guest Sunny]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

 

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

|I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is

the

| only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December

31,

| 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

Ad-Aware

| 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

Windows

| 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

| Sol

 

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 Don Phillipson]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98

 

Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different

(NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make

no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian

income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under

Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the

new normal."

 

--

Don Phillipson

Carlsbad Springs

(Ottawa, Canada)

[Guest pixturesk@gmail.com]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

On Feb 28, 7:54 am, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:

> "S1L1Y1" <s1l...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>

> news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

> > I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98

>

> Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different

> (NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make

> no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian

> income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under

> Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the

> new normal."

>

> --

> Don Phillipson

> Carlsbad Springs

> (Ottawa, Canada)

I have no use for AdAware anymore, am now using Spyware Terminator,

http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a

non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than

AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along

with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer

seems very secure.

[Guest pixturesk@gmail.com]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

On Feb 29, 7:37 am, "pixtur...@gmail.com" <pixtur...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Feb 28, 7:54 am, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:

>

> > "S1L1Y1" <s1l...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>

> >news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

> > > I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

> > > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

> > > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98

>

> > Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different

> > (NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make

> > no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian

> > income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under

> > Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the

> > new normal."

>

> > --

> > Don Phillipson

> > Carlsbad Springs

> > (Ottawa, Canada)

>

> I have no use for AdAware anymore, am now using Spyware Terminator,http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a

> non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than

> AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along

> with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer

> seems very secure.

 

I am using Spyware Terminator version 2.0.1.224, although they say

there is a previous "no longer support" version 1.9 which is Win98SE

specific, 2.0.1.224 seems to work fine on my 98SE computer.

[Guest simpleton]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

> http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a

> non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than

> AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along

> with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer

> seems very secure.

>

 

As a non-techie too, i got fed up with Ad-Awares corporate response and how they ditched 98users,,,

and i dont care about the manual downloads, for if they can be downloaded manually, then how simple

would it be to program them to d/l automatically???

 

As such, I found a Much better proggy,, its called A-squared and it now puts adaware to shame,,

for many reasons.

 

check it n' see.....................

[Guest letterman@invalid.com]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:54:10 -0500, "Don Phillipson"

<e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:

>"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>> I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,

>> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware

>> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98

>

>Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different

>(NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make

>no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian

>income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under

>Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the

>new normal."

 

I'm beginning to see a Macintosh computer in my future. I have hated

XP since the first time I saw the ugly thing. I occasionally run

Win2k when I want to swap hard drives. I will not touch any MS

bloatware above Win2k, and still prefer Win98. The problem is that a

PC is useless without MS software. OK, Linux exists too, but linux is

for geeks who want to spend their lives tinkering with their computer.

I'm sure there are others, particularly on this newsgroup, who refuse

to upgrade. Where are we all going to go when we cant use 98 anymore?

I see no other options except a Mac, or just giving up on computers

entirely.

[Guest brbrown]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the

answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no

longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

[Guest brbrown]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

 

 

"Sunny" wrote:

>

> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> |I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is

> the

> | only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December

> 31,

> | 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

> Ad-Aware

> | 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

> Windows

> | 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

> | Sol

>

> 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"

>

>

> Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However, the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can I know that they are doing the job?

[Guest Esra Sdrawkcab]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

brbrown wrote:

> I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the

> answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no

> longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

>

>

I've alwys been happy with Kerio Personal Firewall 2.15. Small memory use.

 

But they moved on to 4.x - I don't know in what way it was found

wanting: there are some advisories here:

 

http://secunia.com/product/1493/

 

download:

http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/files/keriopf215.zip

[Guest Sunny]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

 

"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EA6C1384-469E-437F-AA08-616A56F7EE80@microsoft.com...

| "Sunny" wrote:

| > 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"

| >

| >

| > Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered

to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure

if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after

unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However,

the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can

I know that they are doing the job?

 

The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is

C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE

(there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)

The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal

folder, not the "skins" folder.

(The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -

"alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other

support folders listed above)

 

Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the main

Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the current

one.

Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the

Ad-Aware control panel

HTH

[Guest brbrown]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

 

 

"Sunny" wrote:

>

> "brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:EA6C1384-469E-437F-AA08-616A56F7EE80@microsoft.com...

> | "Sunny" wrote:

> | > 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"

> | >

> | >

> | > Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered

> to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure

> if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after

> unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However,

> the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can

> I know that they are doing the job?

>

> The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is

> C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE

> (there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)

> The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal

> folder, not the "skins" folder.

> (The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -

> "alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other

> support folders listed above)

>

> Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the main

> Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the current

> one.

> Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the

> Ad-Aware control panel

> HTH

>

>

>

> Many thanks Sunny. That worked. I shall keep Adaware and update manually as you described. Thanks again. Brian

[Guest Sunny]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

 

"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:FFBBFD6D-96E3-496D-9724-BC68154F5448@microsoft.com...

| > | "Sunny" wrote:

| > | > Ad-Aware manual updating :

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

| > The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is

| > C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE

| > (there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)

| > The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal

| > folder, not the "skins" folder.

| > (The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -

| > "alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other

| > support folders listed above)

| >

| > Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the

main

| > Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the

current

| > one.

| > Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the

| > Ad-Aware control panel

| > HTH

| >

| > Many thanks Sunny. That worked. I shall keep Adaware and update

manually as you described. Thanks again. Brian

 

Ad-Aware has some strange update "features" lately.

On a WinXP PC, an attempt to update resulted in "no update available" but

a manual update resulted in a 10 day addition to "definitions". :-)

[Guest O.J. Newman]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

Hello:

 

You can still use Zone Alarm v6.1.744.1, which was the last version to

support Win 98/ME.

See: http://filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/tech/907/ .

 

Note that the Zone Alarm site contradicts the File Hippo site and states

that "Pre-6.5 products will continue to run on the Windows 98/98SE/Me

operating system." Click on the "Systems Requirements" link at:

http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp .

 

From what I could tell, no new functionality was added to Zone Alarm Free

edition between v6.1.x and v7.0.x. It seems that the new functionality was

added only to the Pro (paid) version of ZA.

 

Cheers,

O.J.

 

"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4CDC4511-BFBC-424E-B0F4-5877985EE2F8@microsoft.com...

>I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the

> answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no

> longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

>

>

[Guest Sunny]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

 

 

"O.J. Newman" <ojn@zoominternet.net> wrote in message

news:uulB73AgIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| Hello:

|

| You can still use Zone Alarm v6.1.744.1, which was the last version to

| support Win 98/ME.

| See: http://filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/tech/907/ .

|

| Note that the Zone Alarm site contradicts the File Hippo site and states

| that "Pre-6.5 products will continue to run on the Windows 98/98SE/Me

| operating system." Click on the "Systems Requirements" link at:

|

http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp .

|

| From what I could tell, no new functionality was added to Zone Alarm

Free

| edition between v6.1.x and v7.0.x. It seems that the new functionality

was

| added only to the Pro (paid) version of ZA.

|

| Cheers,

| O.J.

|

| "brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| news:4CDC4511-BFBC-424E-B0F4-5877985EE2F8@microsoft.com...

| >I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for

the

| > answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which

no

| > longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

 

Downloads and version info also available here :

http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/information/znalm/zaReleaseHistory.html

[Guest S1L1Y1]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually

install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error

message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".

Sol

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Lavasoft Support Forums

> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

>

> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.

> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

>

> S1L1Y1 wrote:

> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is

> > the

> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December

31,

> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

Ad-Aware

> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

Windows

> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

> > Sol

>

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You deserve

no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually

> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error

> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".

> Sol

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Lavasoft Support Forums

>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

>>

>> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.

>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>>

>> S1L1Y1 wrote:

>> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is

>> > the

>> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December

> 31,

>> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

> Ad-Aware

>> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

> Windows

>> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

>> > Sol

>>

>

>

[Guest S1L1Y1]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

This is a new problem this is not the first time I am manually updating but

this is the first time I have this problem.

Sol

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

news:OBeincBwIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You deserve

> no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://www.grystmill.com

>

> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually

> > install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error

> > message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".

> > Sol

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> > news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> >> Lavasoft Support Forums

> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

> >>

> >> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.

> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336

> >> --

> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >>

> >>

> >> S1L1Y1 wrote:

> >> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this

is

> >> > the

> >> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since

December

> > 31,

> >> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

> > Ad-Aware

> >> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

> > Windows

> >> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

> >> > Sol

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

OK, I'll try to be more helpful. There are several threads in the Lavasoft

forums on this, going back a week or two or more. Many users are reporting

the same thing with several different versions of the DEFs files (and I just

tested the version that came out this morning on a new install and I get the

same thing.) I downloaded today's defs using the link here and also trying

the link in the article PA cited.

http://lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/ (look at upper right for

button to download.)

 

Don't know what's going on, but in all the threads in that forum, I get the

same basic feeling: Lavasoft will soon kill SE altogether, though why the

DEFs files they keep putting out are causing so much trouble, who knows. No,

not ALL users are having problems, but Lavasoft ain't talking.

 

Regardless, the hints are strong that Lavasoft will stop providing any

updates, anyway, so it's time, I think, to get rid of it.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

news:OBeincBwIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You deserve

> no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://www.grystmill.com

>

> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually

>> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error

>> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".

>> Sol

>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Lavasoft Support Forums

>>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

>>>

>>> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.

>>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336

>>> --

>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>>

>>>

>>> S1L1Y1 wrote:

>>> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this

>>> > is

>>> > the

>>> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December

>> 31,

>>> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

>> Ad-Aware

>>> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

>> Windows

>>> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

>>> > Sol

>>>

>>

>>

>

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

Like I said in the answer I just posted, LOTS of people have been having

this problem, especially over the last few weeks. Every thread I found in

Lavasoft forums seems to be the same -- Updates don't work for lots if not

most people, and Lavasoft has yet to respond to the issue in any sensible

terms. Like I more or less said in the other post, it's time to put AdAware

SE out to pasture for good.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:uJ5AcDCwIHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> This is a new problem this is not the first time I am manually updating

> but

> this is the first time I have this problem.

> Sol

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:OBeincBwIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You

>> deserve

>> no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>> http://www.grystmill.com

>>

>> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> >I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually

>> > install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error

>> > message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".

>> > Sol

>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> > news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> >> Lavasoft Support Forums

>> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

>> >>

>> >> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.

>> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336

>> >> --

>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> S1L1Y1 wrote:

>> >> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this

> is

>> >> > the

>> >> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since

> December

>> > 31,

>> >> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

>> > Ad-Aware

>> >> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

>> > Windows

>> >> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

>> >> > Sol

>> >>

>> >

>> >

>>

>

>

[Guest philo]

Re: Ad-Aware

 

 

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually

> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error

> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".

> Sol

 

 

 

 

 

 

you need to *unzip* the download to your Ad-Aware SE Personal

folder

 

If you did that, then simply try re-downloading the defs

as the download may have been corrupted.

 

 

 

 

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > Lavasoft Support Forums

> > http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

> >

> > Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.

> > http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336

> > --

> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >

> >

> > S1L1Y1 wrote:

> > > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this

is

> > > the

> > > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December

> 31,

> > > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get

> Ad-Aware

> > > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have

> Windows

> > > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?

> > > Sol

> >

>

>