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Andavari

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  1. Yup EasyCleaner is good, I've been using it for at least five years now.
  2. If you use Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader there's a security advisory about a vulnerability in a plug-in when opening malicous PDF documents. You can read about it here and obtain an update: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/321644.html
  3. Defrag can't do what registry optimizer programs can do, as oli said they rebuild them from scratch. The registry optimizers can get rid of empty gaps that can be taking up a few KB to several MB in the registry, and could cause a system to become sluggish. Maintenance like cleaning the registry is only one part of making the registry leaner and more efficient, the second part is using a registry optimizer to make all the registry cleaning worthwhile and noticable.
  4. Yeah I know. The problem I've always had with eTrust EZ Antivirus (any version) is after I run a full system scan it does something to the memory or resources that makes them seem depleted and sluggish which forces me to reboot, it does that on my Win98 and WinXP system.
  5. It was to celebrate Opera's ten year birthday or anniversary. Although Firefox is free everyday it however isn't stable on all systems, mine being one of them as it crashes my whole system within ten minutes of using it, and it has been like that since it was first released.
  6. Andavari

    WMP9

    You "may" be able to repair the installation by reinstalling it.
  7. Make sure she has closed both programs before running CCleaner!
  8. To find your amount of installed RAM you can also right click My Computer and select Properties->General, it will be listed at the bottom along with other system info. Your slowdown can also be the cause of a fragmented system registry, which is something NTREGOPT or RegCompact.NET can take care of. There's many reason a system can slowdown, however the usual culprits to look into first are running tasks and disabling unnecessary ones such as an IM client, media player, etc., which is a first step to take. If all else fails upgrading your RAM by installing more will help significantly if you already don't have enough. WinXP does need a minimum of 512 MB RAM to run smoother, however more ram than that will help even more.
  9. One bug I encountered is when updating the definition files it will sometime's crash when trying to apply them or initiate them (unsure which one it is), however that rarely happens.
  10. That feature has already been requested many times. For now you can use NTREGOPT, or RegCompact.NET.
  11. You're correct I was wrong about CCleaner removing the cookies4.dat file, I totally forgot that I added Opera to the winapp2.ini file a long time ago. To clean the cookies, etc., you can add this to winapp2.ini: ---- [Opera 8] LangSecRef=3027 Detect=HKCU\Software\Opera Software Default=True FileKey1=%ProgramFiles%\Opera\Profile|cookies4.dat FileKey2=%ProgramFiles%\Opera\Profile|cookies4.dat.sbsd.bak FileKey3=%ProgramFiles%\Opera\Profile|opera6.adr.sbsd.bak FileKey4=%ProgramFiles%\Opera\Profile\Cache4|*.* ---- The .sbsd.bak for filekey 2 and 3 remove two files Spybot SD creates when scanning Opera.
  12. I haven't had any problems like that and I've been using Opera since v5.xx.
  13. I was wondering where this Wilson WindowWare comes from since I've never installed it myself. I viewed the info on their website however that didn't explain as to how it's on my system, unless of course Microsoft uses it as a needed Windows file. The registry has this info: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wilson WindowWare] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wilson WindowWare\Settings] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wilson WindowWare\Settings\WWWBATCH] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wilson WindowWare\Settings\WWWBATCH\DllUsage] "WB32I"="WBDBR32I.DLL" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wilson WindowWare\Settings\WWWBATCH\MAIN] "STATIC"="23" The C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WBDBR32I.DLL file has this info: File version: 2.6.2.18 Description: WIL Script Processor DLL Copyright: Copyright © 1988-1998 Wilson WindowWare, Inc. All rights reserved. ProcessLibrary.com has no info on WBDBR32I.DLL. Also it's not infected according to Jotti's malware scan.
  14. Yes, I've seen some forums that use it however I don't recall ever being a member of a forum that used that as the forum software. Sorry I didn't know Invision Power Board wasn't free.
  15. Are you talking about CCleaner, or Opera's built-in Delete Private Data feature? Edit: CCleaner does take care of the cookies, just run Analyze and it lists cookies4.dat. Also Opera's Delete Private Data can be customized by clicking Tools->Delete private data->Advanced. Opera will remember the advanced settings.
  16. They always have been! I upgraded from a licensed v7.23 and wondered what the heck was going on, but after a few minutes I adjusted. At least v8.xx loads faster than the v7.xx series, seems to run smoother as well. Anyone who is using Opera remember to use Spybot SD's Immunize feature to enable protection in Opera, you have to manually enable it under 'Permanent Opera immunity'.
  17. Never tried them, however I know two people that use them and they swear by them. However they also said they can get messy I don't remember the website address, but there's a company that sells already refilled Inkjet cartridges with their brand of ink at about 50% lower than the retail price of the brandname competition.
  18. I did it early in the morning, so that may explain it.
  19. Congratulations rridgely!
  20. Oh well, I'll just stick to what I already have. Thanks for saving me the download time by telling me that! When you state Avast can block sites, are you talking about the free Home Edition or the commercial Pro edition?
  21. Have you tried to reinstall Nero, and apply the latest updates or patches?
  22. You could start by visiting the Invision Power Board.
  23. If you use Opera and notice that forums, etc., that quickly have page changes aren't getting updated when you visit the main page you can change a setting in Opera that will force it to always check the document for changes. Screenshot (click to enlarge):
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