YoKenny
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fragghead, Windows SP3 has been available for almost a year and has several Critical Security Updates so it should be installed to protect the system and your information.
Also you should enable Automatic Updates or at least be notified that Updates are available.
Go to Control Panel then Automatic Updates then select Automatic (recommended) or at least Notify me but don't automatically download or install them.
Go to Secunia Online Software Inspector then run it to see what other applications are vulnerable:
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I just found this video that shows how to insert the registration key:
http://www.avast.com/files/tutorials/insert_key.htm
The registration issue has been resolved.
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Welcome LIL NOOB
The avast! anti virus can be renewed for up to 14 months but you have to request a license key:
http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php
The forum is very good:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php
There is an issue with activating Home right now but I am sure that it will be resolved quickly:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=43187.0
By the way, I am a happy avast! anti virus user and I even purchased a Professional upgrade because I like it.
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With all the horror stories I have been reading about the SP3 update i am not ready to update even my PC to it.
I guess you haven't heard what havoc the latest Conflicker or Virut mutated trojans can inflict without SP3?
The only easy sure way to remove them is a compete FORMAT of the hard drive and install the operating system while disconnected from the Internet to prevent re-infection.
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Thats perfect Bill, I just hope new users pickup on this topic.
I hope they don't pick up your signature with 15 lines and a large graphic example.
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If you don't have Microsoft Word:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en
Being an old dog I have to learn new tricks.Source 2 - http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-...11-6098592.htmlWindows Firewall in Vista is actually very advanced.
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Wecome os008
I use Defraggler to defrag individual files only on my Vista Home Premium system and it works well at that.
I find that Vista does a good job of defragging but I have made sure that the system is powered on when the schedule needs to be run.
That is quite true and quite possibly the cause of the slowdown.15GB of free space is pretty low on any hard drive. -
Didn't they call that AOL?I saw a message board around 2000 where everyone had 800x800-sized .bmp sigs. It was atrocious. Their typical posts were usually "
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The best part is when the Fat Lady sings as one can leave quietly to avoid the mad dash to the parking lot.I'd rather hear jets take off than opera. -
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/...ay_and_tomorrowBrowser Battle: Nine Browsers of Today and Tomorrow ComparedPosted 03/05/09 at 11:30:00 AM | by Paul Lilly
Anyone who may have thought the death of Netscape would signal the end of the browser wars, boy were they mistaken. In fact, it could be argued that it was at that point it all began. It didn't take long for Mozilla's Firefox to emerge from Netscape Navigator's ashes, and over time, Firefox would win over enthusiasts with a potent combination of speed, security, and an unprecedented level of customization.
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From avast! forum:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=43069.0
So protect through Flash Disinfector and leave the file created on the drive for protection:http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/...Disinfector.exe
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They are all reported in Malwarebytes forum Newest Rogue Threats:
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First one this month:
It continues up along Vancouver Island in Long Beach:
http://www.vancouverislandaccommodations.c...m/longbeach.htm
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This is so nice Hazel.
Especially on a Spring-like day we have here today. There were tons of birds chirping outside early this morning.We have a long way to go before we hear those welcome sounds although it is a balmy 12C outside now and most of the snow has been washed away by all the rain we had but we do have a few hardy Starlings about.
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I think it is a wast of time.
What is it good for?
What does it prove?
What do you have to hide?
Are you afraid of the FBI, CIA or Interpol because you are carrying out subversive acts?
Does your mom know you visit Playboy.com?
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Remove Empty Directories - New Version!
http://www.jonasjohn.de/lab/red.htmDisclaimerSome applications may require temporary directories that are empty.
It could be possible that some applications stop working if such a temporary folder gets deleted.
Some Folders are required even though they are empty and are automatically re-created as temporary storage.
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http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/comp...ge_through_agesComputer Data Storage Through the Ages -- From Punch Cards to Blu-RayPosted 03/02/09
by Paul Lilly
Your next build may very well come configured with dual-SSD drives in a RAID 0 array for the OS, a gluttonous 2TB SATA HDD for storage duties, and a Blu-ray optical drive for movie watching and HD backups.
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms09-mar.mspxMicrosoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2009Published: March 5, 2009
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: March 5, 2009
Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: March 10, 2009
This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on March 10, 2009.
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I remember reading that a signature should be no more than 4 lines and preferably text to help dial-up users.
My signature on avast! forum:
E5200 2.5GHZ, 4GB RAM, 160GB HD, Vista Home SP1, IE7, avast! Professional
P4 2.8GHZ, 768MB RAM, 40GB HD, XP Pro SP3, IE7, Avira AntiVir Premium
P4 2.4GHZ 512MB RAM 40GB HD XP Home SP3 For Sale
IE7Pro user http://www.ie7pro.com
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This makes a good Desktop
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/26/helix_nebulaStargazers peer into the 'Eye of God'Helix Nebula poses for ESO 'scope
By Lester Haines
Posted in Space, 26th February 2009 11:53 GMT
The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, aka (mercifully) ESO, has released an impressive image of the Helix Nebula captured by La Silla Observatory in Chile.
The nebula, lying at around 700 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius, has quickly been dubbed the "Eye of God", for obvious reasons:
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Meh
in The Lounge
When I used to install High Speed connection for a cable supplier here I had the chance to install it in a home of young people that looked like the person in the picture and when I was about to test the connection one of them said I know what I'm doing and had some of the most vile pr0n on the screen in seconds that I have ever witnessed.
I looked around for the parents and asked where they were and they said At Work with a most disgusting look on their faces.
I just picked up my toolkit and my jaw from the floor and left.
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I just updated MBAM and did a Quick scan and the false positive is fixed:
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.34
Database version: 1821
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
3/5/2009 3:07:26 PM
mbam-log-2009-03-05 (15-07-26).txt
Scan type: Quick Scan
Objects scanned: 65769
Time elapsed: 3 minute(s), 9 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0
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I have gotten bitten by the Vista bug so now my XP Pro system looks like Vista:
It messed with the system so much that I had to un-install it.
" or "lol". Talk about a waste of real estate and bandwidth.
Especially on a Spring-like day we have here today. There were tons of birds chirping outside early this morning.
3 bugs/things to be wiped out from Defraggler
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There always will be 1 fragment but I've never seen 0 fragment.