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From: Ken Blake, MVP on 7 Dec 2009 19:50
On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:29:17 -0800, Shel <scs(a)XXXieee.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 18:15:50 -0500, "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote:

> >Also, although I have been a big fan of AVG for many years, the new
> >version (9.0) is a disaster on older PCs (I recently learned this a week
> >ago). Do yourself and them a favor and go with Avira AntiVir (which is
> >*far* less of a resource hog) instead.
> >
>
> Better yet, why not use the free Microsoft Security Essentials.


Avira Antivir is also free.

Which is better? As far as I'm concerned, Microsoft Security
Essentials is too new to answer that question for sure. But Avira
Antivir is an excellent product, and until Microsoft Security
Essentials has been around long enough to prove itself, I would choose
Avira.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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From: Hilary on 7 Dec 2009 21:55
On Dec 7, 8:51 pm, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote:
>
> You should also run the special AVG remover from this page:
>
> http://www.avg.com/ca-en/download-tools

What about AVG would require a special removal tool (just curious,
since I have it installed on my computer too)?
From: Daave on 8 Dec 2009 00:01
Hilary wrote:
> On Dec 7, 8:51 pm, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote:
>>
>> You should also run the special AVG remover from this page:
>>
>> http://www.avg.com/ca-en/download-tools
>
> What about AVG would require a special removal tool (just curious,
> since I have it installed on my computer too)?

Like Norton and McAfee, it has become �ber-bloated, and the uninstaller
is not thorough, leaving behind many remnants which could feasibily
cause conflicts. I don't know the specifics, but I'm sure this is
discussed in their user forums.


From: Hilary on 8 Dec 2009 05:29
On Dec 8, 12:01 am, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote:
> Hilary wrote:
> > On Dec 7, 8:51 pm, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote:
>
> >> You should also run the special AVG remover from this page:
>
> >>http://www.avg.com/ca-en/download-tools
>
> > What about AVG would require a special removal tool (just curious,
> > since I have it installed on my computer too)?
>
> Like Norton and McAfee, it has become über-bloated, and the uninstaller
> is not thorough, leaving behind many remnants which could feasibily
> cause conflicts. I don't know the specifics, but I'm sure this is
> discussed in their user forums.

I just read about something called Bootvis. It's supposed to make XP
boot faster. Does anyone know about this program (which I found on
Majorgeeks.com)?
From: John John - MVP on 8 Dec 2009 07:30
Hilary wrote:
> On Dec 8, 12:01 am, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote:
>> Hilary wrote:
>>> On Dec 7, 8:51 pm, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote:
>>>> You should also run the special AVG remover from this page:
>>>> http://www.avg.com/ca-en/download-tools
>>> What about AVG would require a special removal tool (just curious,
>>> since I have it installed on my computer too)?
>> Like Norton and McAfee, it has become �ber-bloated, and the uninstaller
>> is not thorough, leaving behind many remnants which could feasibily
>> cause conflicts. I don't know the specifics, but I'm sure this is
>> discussed in their user forums.
>
> I just read about something called Bootvis. It's supposed to make XP
> boot faster. Does anyone know about this program (which I found on
> Majorgeeks.com)?

It doesn't make the computer boot faster, don't bother with this tool,
most of the folks who say that it makes computers boot faster don't
really understand what the utility was for.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/bootvis.mspx

John

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