About Lorry Expertise I am sure that I can answer your questions regarding Windows 98, 98SE, ME or XP. If by some chance I cannot, I should be able to put yu in the right direction.
Experience Have been using computers for the past 5 years, learned by my own mistakes. At this time, I am fairly certain that I can help others, as I was helped.
Question I'm not sure if you can offer any suggestions regarding this topic but I thought I should ask. In my list of programs I have installed on my computer using Win Me is a program called Spy Ware. I've heard that these programs can dramatically slow down the operation of a computer. To my knowledge I've not installed this program but never the less it is there. What should a user do about programs like these and are they necessary or beneficial? Not sure if the spelling is correct but I've heard of software called "Bellows" which is to help clean up your machine. What can you tell me about any of this?
Thanks,
Ed
Answer Hi Ed,
Never heard of Bellows, sorry. Download Ad-aware 6, a free program that you can download at:
Check for updates before running program. Then follow the directions here to do a full scan:
The following explains how to set Ad-aware's settings to perform a "Full Scan."
In Ad-aware click the Gear to go to the Settings area.
The following items should be on a green check, not on a red X.
Under the Scanning button:
Scan within archives
Under Memory & Registry, Check EVERYTHING
In Check Drives & Folders, make sure all of your hard drives are selected
Under the Advanced button, check ALL under Log detail level (this makes it easier for visitors to the Lavasoft Support Forums to see what options you have selected should you require assistance.)
Under the Tweak button...
Some of these may not be an available option, depending on your version of Ad-aware and your version of Windows. Do not be concerned if you cannot select a certain item.
In Scanning Engine:
Unload recognized processes during scanning
Include info about ignored objects in logfile, if detected in scan
Include basic Ad-aware settings in logfile
Include additional Ad-aware settings in logfile
Include used command line parameters in logfile
In Cleaning Engine:
XP/2000: Allow unloading explorer to unload shell extensions prior to deletion
Let Windows remove files in use at next reboot
UNCHECK: Automatically try to unregister objects prior to deletion
Click Proceed to save these settings. When you would like to perform a "Full Scan," switch the scan mode from SmartScan to Custom.
After running Ad-aware, you must reboot your computer. It may be necessary to run Ad-aware two or three times if you have a lot of spyware, rebooting each time in between.
Where it says,"In Ad-aware click the Gear to go to the Settings area", on the top of the Ad-aware window, there are 5 symbols, click on the one that looks like a gear.
Have you checked for viruses? Go to: http://sarc.com/ Scroll down and click on,"Free Online Virus and Security Check" Write down exactly anything it finds, then return to: http://sarc.com/ and do a search for what was found. Symantec usually has a removal tool and/or directions for manually removing.
