Malware

Using Microsoft System Configuration (Msconfig) in Windows Vista
http://tinyurl.com/6s4lqy
Spybot S&amp passed beta with Spybot in June 06.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/news/2006-06-23.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

AdAware SE also available for Vista
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php?t=techspecs

We use both Spybot and AdAware on campus, on Vista Business machines.

Will do some more looking around later - gotta clean my office. Getting new ISP and TV provider tomorrow and they won't be able to move in here if I don't.

B-)

Ccleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.

Also, Avast says they run on Vista.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html (for the download)

I've been real happy with Avast on XP, but can't speak to it on Vista. I have an ex-client who runs it on Vista, but that's about all I can say. Ex-client, you know.

As illustrated by their reluctant (but inevitable) stance at present:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01087277&lc=en&cc=us

As a result of a US class-action lawsuit, HP finally capitulated and extended the warranties on what has now been decided, is a badly designed mobo, which HP is keen to do everything to avoid gaining a bad reputation from.

Forewarned is forearmed, eh JD ?


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was getting a admin cmd window...
type cmd in the run box and hold conrtol and shift while you press enter, UAC should kick in. I do a lot from the cmd window.

Avg runs well in Vista, so I would go that route. I would also look and see if norton make s a removal tool for Vista, it always leaves a mess in the registry no matter the OS.

I like spybot and a-squared for malware, but neither has a good "always on" scan in the free version. Im always on the look out for resident anti-malware programs.