Antivirus

[Joan Archer]

Like you it's the one that's been on that box for ages and it still gets
updated and as that machine is perhaps only turned on about once a week to
keep it up to date, I have no need to change it.
Johns XP has the free version of Avast, it was my machine and I had NOD32
on there but took it back when I got Vista as I still had nearly a year
left, he can't have all the perks <g>
Joan

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
http://lachsoft.com/photogallery

"Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi Joan, - something about 'if it ain't broke' I guess <g>
>
> But to be fair, I've nothing against Avast. It's just that I've never had
> reason to use it. I know Alias always recommends it, and probably
> justifiably so, but AVG (7.xx) had always done well on my WinMe boxes and
> as I said elsewhere, I have no reason (yet) to pull it.
>
> Mart
>
>
>
> "Joan Archer" <archer_joan@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ubgTqK1FJHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> That's the version on my WinME machine as well Mart. )
>> Joan
>>
>> --
>> Joan Archer
>> http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
>> http://lachsoft.com/photogallery
>>
>> "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:eq6LyMdFJHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> AVG 7.5 is still running and regularly updating on my WinMe boxes,
>>> without any nag screens. No sign though, for how much longer.
>>>
>>> Mart
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uGSVg1aFJHA.5484@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus
>>>> program/version for Windows ME?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>> SGB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

 

[SGB]

Fab, Mike!

Your instructions seem to have fixed my SR.

As always...
THANKS SO MUCH!
SGB

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> OK, so that's not the problem. Try clearing the SR archive and rebuilding
> the SR control files.
>
> Disable SR using System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and
> check "Disable System Restore",
> IMMEDIATELY Reboot
> Enable SR using System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and
> UNcheck "Disable System Restore",
> Reboot
>
> Is SR still enabled? Do you see a checkpoint?
>
> Now carry out the following quick test:
> 1) Create a shortcut on your desktop to a file (any file).
> 2) Create a manual checkpoint
> Could you create a checkpoint?
> 3) Delete the shortcut
> 4) Restore your PC to the checkpoint you created.
> Was the shortcut restored? Did you see any error messages?
> 5) Reboot your PC
> Was the checkpoint retained?
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

[Mike M]

SGB,

That's good to read. Thanks for the feedback.
--
Mike M


SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote:

> Fab, Mike!
>
> Your instructions seem to have fixed my SR.
>
> As always...
> THANKS SO MUCH!

 

[SGB]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

Hey Mike,

My SR stopped working last night and this morning.
After a reboot, it came back to life, but there were no System CheckPoints.
Any ideas?
What do you think if I imported last month's registry?

TIA!
SGB

For some reasons, SR will not hold
"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> SGB,
>
> That's good to read. Thanks for the feedback.
> --
> Mike M

 

[SGB]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

Wanted to add...
The program simply will not open at times.
Error message reads I must reboot.

SGB

"SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hey Mike,
>
> My SR stopped working last night and this morning.
> After a reboot, it came back to life, but there were no System
CheckPoints.
> Any ideas?
> What do you think if I imported last month's registry?
>
> TIA!
> SGB
>
> For some reasons, SR will not hold
> "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
> news:uu8bmj4FJHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > SGB,
> >
> > That's good to read. Thanks for the feedback.
> > --
> > Mike M
>
>
>

 

[Mike M]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

What applications and utilities do you have being launched each time you
boot? It would appear that one of these may be interfering with system
restore, this being a particular problem with the version of system
restore that forms part of Win Me in that it is more susceptible to
interference from third party apps than the more developed later versions
that form part of XP and now Vista. Either that or it is an application
or utility that you run, but not all the time that is causing the problem.
Can you determine whether there is any consistency between running a
particular application and you then having problems with system restore?

The message saying that you need to reboot suggests that SR might
"believe" that an installation is underway and needs to be completed by
rebooting before it can create a checkpoint. Check whether a copy of
wininit.ini is present in the Windows folder when you see the reboot
message.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote:

> Wanted to add...
> The program simply will not open at times.
> Error message reads I must reboot.

 

[SGB]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

Nothing in msconfig > Startup is different than before I installed Avast.
As far as I can determine there is no consistency when SR stops.
When I uninstalled Avast, I went through the registry as well, but feel
there is still some setting causing SR to become disabled. The reason I
believe something was not removed is I restored my computer to the day
before I installed Avast.

I do see wininit.ini present in the Windows folder.

I never had a problem with SR until I installed and uninstalled Avast.

I wish I could figure out what may be lagging behind after the uninstall.

SGB

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:uyR%23QYjGJHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> What applications and utilities do you have being launched each time you
> boot? It would appear that one of these may be interfering with system
> restore, this being a particular problem with the version of system
> restore that forms part of Win Me in that it is more susceptible to
> interference from third party apps than the more developed later versions
> that form part of XP and now Vista. Either that or it is an application
> or utility that you run, but not all the time that is causing the problem.
> Can you determine whether there is any consistency between running a
> particular application and you then having problems with system restore?
>
> The message saying that you need to reboot suggests that SR might
> "believe" that an installation is underway and needs to be completed by
> rebooting before it can create a checkpoint. Check whether a copy of
> wininit.ini is present in the Windows folder when you see the reboot
> message.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

[Mike M]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

If you have a wininit.ini file in the Windows folder then that is quite
likely the cause of your problem, or rather the application that is
generating the wininit.ini file since this is a "one time use" file, that
is the instructions it contains are acted on once only, when the system
next boots, after which the file is deleted (or renamed to wininit.bak).
Whilst the wininit.ini file is present SR will always report that you need
to reboot, and therefore act on the wininit.ini file, before it, SR, runs.

You need to check why a wininit.ini file is present and what is creating
it. Its contents will usually be a guide as it will tell you the name(s)
of files usually to be renamed, usually as a part of a delete but perhaps
as part of a program update.

> I wish I could figure out what may be lagging behind after the
> uninstall.

I've suggested where to start which incidentally shouldn't be Avast since
you have already said you uninstalled this app however if the uninstall
was incomplete it may just be the cause. The standard way of correcting
an incomplete uninstall being to reinstall the application again and then
uninstall.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com



SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote:

> Nothing in msconfig > Startup is different than before I installed
> Avast. As far as I can determine there is no consistency when SR
> stops.
> When I uninstalled Avast, I went through the registry as well, but
> feel there is still some setting causing SR to become disabled. The
> reason I believe something was not removed is I restored my computer
> to the day before I installed Avast.
>
> I do see wininit.ini present in the Windows folder.
>
> I never had a problem with SR until I installed and uninstalled Avast.
>
> I wish I could figure out what may be lagging behind after the
> uninstall.

 

[SGB]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

I found a consistency.
SR becomes disabled after I use CCleaner.
After I reboot, SR becomes enabled, again.
It has me puzzled, because I never had a problem using CCleaner before the
whole Avast application thing.
CCleaner never inferred with any application on my system... period.
When I run 'Analyze', then 'Run Cleaner' something below causes SR to stop
working. Very strange considering all these things were present before I got
myself into this #$%&.

ANALYSIS COMPLETE - (0.068 secs)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------
0.16MB to be removed. (Approximate size)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------

Details of files to be deleted (Note: No files have been deleted yet)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------
IE Temporary Internet Files (2 files) 8.83KB
Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Temporary Internet
Files\index.dat
Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Cookies\index.dat
Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\History\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SSUPDATE.EXE 0.15MB
C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.BAK 518 bytes
C:\WINDOWS\NDISLOG.TXT 0 bytes

CLEANING COMPLETE - (0.243 secs)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------
0.27MB removed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------

Details of files deleted
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------
IE Temporary Internet Files (19 files) 0.12MB
Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Temporary Internet
Files\index.dat
Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Cookies\index.dat
Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\History\index.dat
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SSUPDATE.EXE 0.15MB
C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.BAK 518 bytes
C:\WINDOWS\NDISLOG.TXT 0 bytes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------

BTW - the WININIT file is 'C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.EXE'. I deleted it, but I got
an
error message when I rebooted reading it could not load the .exe file press
any key to continue and after the rest loaded, I got a message reading it
could not find '/P', so I restored C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.EXE from the recycle
bin. I have no idea what that all means.

I still have A VAST headache. <eg>

Any more help will be greatly appreciated. <begging LOL>

SGB

P.S. I am concerned about reinstalling Avast and doing another uninstall. No
telling what the heck the it will do to my system next time.

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:Ob6FQV1GJHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> If you have a wininit.ini file in the Windows folder then that is quite
> likely the cause of your problem, or rather the application that is
> generating the wininit.ini file since this is a "one time use" file, that
> is the instructions it contains are acted on once only, when the system
> next boots, after which the file is deleted (or renamed to wininit.bak).
> Whilst the wininit.ini file is present SR will always report that you need
> to reboot, and therefore act on the wininit.ini file, before it, SR, runs.
>
> You need to check why a wininit.ini file is present and what is creating
> it. Its contents will usually be a guide as it will tell you the name(s)
> of files usually to be renamed, usually as a part of a delete but perhaps
> as part of a program update.
>
> > I wish I could figure out what may be lagging behind after the
> > uninstall.
>
> I've suggested where to start which incidentally shouldn't be Avast since
> you have already said you uninstalled this app however if the uninstall
> was incomplete it may just be the cause. The standard way of correcting
> an incomplete uninstall being to reinstall the application again and then
> uninstall.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

[Mike M]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

> SR becomes disabled after I use CCleaner.

No surprise there then. If you go playing around with the registry then
what else do you expect?

> BTW - the WININIT file is 'C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.EXE'. I deleted it, but
> I got an error message

Again no surprises there and exactly what should happen! Why did you try
and delete wininit.exe? The file of interest is wininit.ini (and when it
had been used wininit.bak) not the exe.

> I still have A VAST headache. <eg>

Generated I suspect by your use of snake oil and registry cleaners, none
of which are required when running Win Me. <vbg>
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote:

> I found a consistency.
> SR becomes disabled after I use CCleaner.
> After I reboot, SR becomes enabled, again.
> It has me puzzled, because I never had a problem using CCleaner
> before the whole Avast application thing.
> CCleaner never inferred with any application on my system... period.
> When I run 'Analyze', then 'Run Cleaner' something below causes SR to
> stop working. Very strange considering all these things were present
> before I got myself into this #$%&.
>
> ANALYSIS COMPLETE - (0.068 secs)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> 0.16MB to be removed. (Approximate size)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> Details of files to be deleted (Note: No files have been deleted yet)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> IE Temporary Internet Files (2 files) 8.83KB
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Temporary Internet
> Files\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Cookies\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\History\index.dat
> C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SSUPDATE.EXE 0.15MB
> C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.BAK 518 bytes
> C:\WINDOWS\NDISLOG.TXT 0 bytes
>
> CLEANING COMPLETE - (0.243 secs)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> 0.27MB removed.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> Details of files deleted
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> IE Temporary Internet Files (19 files) 0.12MB
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Temporary Internet
> Files\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Cookies\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\History\index.dat
> C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SSUPDATE.EXE 0.15MB
> C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.BAK 518 bytes
> C:\WINDOWS\NDISLOG.TXT 0 bytes
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> BTW - the WININIT file is 'C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.EXE'. I deleted it, but
> I got an
> error message when I rebooted reading it could not load the .exe file
> press any key to continue and after the rest loaded, I got a message
> reading it could not find '/P', so I restored C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.EXE
> from the recycle bin. I have no idea what that all means.
>
> I still have A VAST headache. <eg>
>
> Any more help will be greatly appreciated. <begging LOL>
>
> SGB
>
> P.S. I am concerned about reinstalling Avast and doing another
> uninstall. No telling what the heck the it will do to my system next

 

[Mike M]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

As I mentioned previously you need to examine the contents of wininit.ini
or wininit.bak to establish why this file is being created so frequently.
It could, of course, be ccleaner that is creating this file and using it
to remove the index.dat files at boot time in which case each time you use
ccleaner you won't be able to use SR to restore or create a checkpoint
until wininit.ini is processed.

> P.S. I am concerned about reinstalling Avast and doing another
> uninstall. No telling what the heck the it will do to my system next
> time.

Paranoia gets no-one anywhere fast. <g>

Of course what you do with your system is your business and yours alone
but I do have to ask why you feel the need to keep running ccleaner and
removing for example the various index.dat files. This is something I
feel to be unnecessary or at best something that one might want to do at
monthly or even three monthly intervals. For example I haven't knowingly
cleared the index.dat files on this system for well over a year when I did
so as part of swapping out the hard drive containing the TIF due to the
drive showing signs of pending failure.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote:

> I found a consistency.
> SR becomes disabled after I use CCleaner.
> After I reboot, SR becomes enabled, again.
> It has me puzzled, because I never had a problem using CCleaner
> before the whole Avast application thing.
> CCleaner never inferred with any application on my system... period.
> When I run 'Analyze', then 'Run Cleaner' something below causes SR to
> stop working. Very strange considering all these things were present
> before I got myself into this #$%&.
>
> ANALYSIS COMPLETE - (0.068 secs)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> 0.16MB to be removed. (Approximate size)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> Details of files to be deleted (Note: No files have been deleted yet)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> IE Temporary Internet Files (2 files) 8.83KB
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Temporary Internet
> Files\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Cookies\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\History\index.dat
> C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SSUPDATE.EXE 0.15MB
> C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.BAK 518 bytes
> C:\WINDOWS\NDISLOG.TXT 0 bytes
>
> CLEANING COMPLETE - (0.243 secs)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> 0.27MB removed.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> Details of files deleted
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> IE Temporary Internet Files (19 files) 0.12MB
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Temporary Internet
> Files\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\Cookies\index.dat
> Marked for deletion: C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\***\History\index.dat
> C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SSUPDATE.EXE 0.15MB
> C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.BAK 518 bytes
> C:\WINDOWS\NDISLOG.TXT 0 bytes
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> BTW - the WININIT file is 'C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.EXE'. I deleted it, but
> I got an
> error message when I rebooted reading it could not load the .exe file
> press any key to continue and after the rest loaded, I got a message
> reading it could not find '/P', so I restored C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.EXE
> from the recycle bin. I have no idea what that all means.
>
> I still have A VAST headache. <eg>
>
> Any more help will be greatly appreciated. <begging LOL>
>
> SGB
>
> P.S. I am concerned about reinstalling Avast and doing another
> uninstall. No telling what the heck the it will do to my system next
> time.

 

[SGB]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

Alrighty then... since that certainly cleared everything up, I should not
have a problem fixing my system. Uh??? (scratching head)

SGB

P.S. "but I do have to ask why you feel the need to keep running ccleaner".
Simple. It is like taking a shower, brushing my teeth, wearing clean clothes
every day and having a clean, tidy house. <BG>

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:OQt3778GJHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> As I mentioned previously you need to examine the contents of wininit.ini
> or wininit.bak to establish why this file is being created so frequently.
> It could, of course, be ccleaner that is creating this file and using it
> to remove the index.dat files at boot time in which case each time you use
> ccleaner you won't be able to use SR to restore or create a checkpoint
> until wininit.ini is processed.
>
> > P.S. I am concerned about reinstalling Avast and doing another
> > uninstall. No telling what the heck the it will do to my system next
> > time.
>
> Paranoia gets no-one anywhere fast. <g>
>
> Of course what you do with your system is your business and yours alone
> but I do have to ask why you feel the need to keep running ccleaner and
> removing for example the various index.dat files. This is something I
> feel to be unnecessary or at best something that one might want to do at
> monthly or even three monthly intervals. For example I haven't knowingly
> cleared the index.dat files on this system for well over a year when I did
> so as part of swapping out the hard drive containing the TIF due to the
> drive showing signs of pending failure.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

[Mike M]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

There is absolutely no comparison between keeping yourself and your house
clean and repeatedly and unnecessarily deleting the various Windows
index.dat files. That is assuming that you are not trying to hide
something but if that was the case, and I'm not suggesting that it is, you
would need to do more than simple delete the files to prevent them being
read. Repeatedly deleting those files is more like spending 15 minutes
washing your hands every time you've touched something rather than your
daily ablutions. If the system needed to delete the files to run smoothly
then Microsoft would have built in a mechanism to do so just as they have
for emptying the TIF or clearing your cookies. However, as I have said
before.it's your system and what you do with it is your choice but
remember that not all that you do might be to the benefit of the system as
illustrated by your current problems with system restore.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote:

> Alrighty then... since that certainly cleared everything up, I should
> not have a problem fixing my system. Uh??? (scratching head)
>
> SGB
>
> P.S. "but I do have to ask why you feel the need to keep running
> ccleaner". Simple. It is like taking a shower, brushing my teeth,
> wearing clean clothes every day and having a clean, tidy house. <BG>

 

[webster72n]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

If I may interject this question, Mike, because it is pertinent to the
issue:
Avast doesn't have anything whatsoever to do with the SR problem SGB is
having,
does it?

Harry.


"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:uFMpIcCHJHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> There is absolutely no comparison between keeping yourself and your house
> clean and repeatedly and unnecessarily deleting the various Windows
> index.dat files. That is assuming that you are not trying to hide
> something but if that was the case, and I'm not suggesting that it is, you
> would need to do more than simple delete the files to prevent them being
> read. Repeatedly deleting those files is more like spending 15 minutes
> washing your hands every time you've touched something rather than your
> daily ablutions. If the system needed to delete the files to run smoothly
> then Microsoft would have built in a mechanism to do so just as they have
> for emptying the TIF or clearing your cookies. However, as I have said
> before.it's your system and what you do with it is your choice but
> remember that not all that you do might be to the benefit of the system as
> illustrated by your current problems with system restore.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote:
>
> > Alrighty then... since that certainly cleared everything up, I should
> > not have a problem fixing my system. Uh??? (scratching head)
> >
> > SGB
> >
> > P.S. "but I do have to ask why you feel the need to keep running
> > ccleaner". Simple. It is like taking a shower, brushing my teeth,
> > wearing clean clothes every day and having a clean, tidy house. <BG>
>

 

[Mike M]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

webster72n <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote:

> If I may interject this question, Mike, because it is pertinent to the
> issue:
> Avast doesn't have anything whatsoever to do with the SR problem SGB
> is having,
> does it?

Harry,

Not if Avast! is uninstalled, then no. However SGB seems to think it may
not have uninstalled correctly but appears, perhaps not unreasonably, to
be reluctant to reinstall Avast! and then remove it just in case the
original uninstall didn't complete. I think however the problem is due to
the repeated generation of wininit.ini files by ccleaner but those
shouldn't disable SR with the loss of checkpoints, just mean that SR
cannot be used until after the wininit.ini file has been processed by
rebooting, The contents of the wininit.ini file are processed by
wininit.exe very early in the boot process before the system is fully
loaded and files locked and protected. Once processed the wininit.ini
file is renamed wininit.bak. So what is disabling SR and clearing the
archive remains a mystery.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

[webster72n]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:eODBn8CHJHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> webster72n <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If I may interject this question, Mike, because it is pertinent to the
> > issue:
> > Avast doesn't have anything whatsoever to do with the SR problem SGB
> > is having,
> > does it?
>
> Harry,
>
> Not if Avast! is uninstalled, then no. However SGB seems to think it may
> not have uninstalled correctly but appears, perhaps not unreasonably, to
> be reluctant to reinstall Avast! and then remove it just in case the
> original uninstall didn't complete. I think however the problem is due to
> the repeated generation of wininit.ini files by ccleaner but those
> shouldn't disable SR with the loss of checkpoints, just mean that SR
> cannot be used until after the wininit.ini file has been processed by
> rebooting, The contents of the wininit.ini file are processed by
> wininit.exe very early in the boot process before the system is fully
> loaded and files locked and protected. Once processed the wininit.ini
> file is renamed wininit.bak. So what is disabling SR and clearing the
> archive remains a mystery.

In my case it disabled the creation of automatic System CheckPoints, but
that's all.
Otherwise Avast does a splendid job of protecting my System.
I have CCleaner installed also, but use it very sparingly and excluding any
registry fixes.
Thank you for your explanations, Mike.

> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>

 

[Mike M]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

webster72n <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote:

> In my case it disabled the creation of automatic System CheckPoints,
> but that's all.

That I understand and is what I thought was the case however SGB seems to
be saying that it disables SR and clears the archive which I don't
understand at all.

> Otherwise Avast does a splendid job of protecting my System.
> I have CCleaner installed also, but use it very sparingly and
> excluding any registry fixes.
> Thank you for your explanations, Mike.

Cheers,
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

[webster72n]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:u3eZ8UDHJHA.4408@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> webster72n <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In my case it disabled the creation of automatic System CheckPoints,
> > but that's all.
>
> That I understand and is what I thought was the case however SGB seems to
> be saying that it disables SR and clears the archive which I don't
> understand at all.

He just may be able to figure it out by/for himself.
If it were me, I would reinstall Avast completely, making sure it's
registered and all.
Then, if things shouldn't be right, uninstall it again, as you said.
But it's his decision to make, as you also said.
Now I must get ready for bed.
Nighty Night
>
> > Otherwise Avast does a splendid job of protecting my System.
> > I have CCleaner installed also, but use it very sparingly and
> > excluding any registry fixes.
> > Thank you for your explanations, Mike.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>

 

[SGB]

Re: Antivirus >>> TO: WEBSTER72N

I took me a while to post this reply, because I had to be able to type
through all the tears of laughter after I read your posts.

Harry, you are so sucking up to Mike and the icing on this cake is your
sentence should read "She just may be able to figure it out by/for herself.

You are the one that advised me Avast was a good anti-virus program, but you
neglected to give me all the details in your first post. You mentioned
nothing about System Restore until later in the thread.

"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:eUduHk1FJHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> To put this politely, don't ask Harry how to fix anything. He
> specializes in breaking stuff. (G) IOW, he could quite conceivably
> give you the wrong advice.
>
> HF

I remember sometime ago, Heather stated something similar to the above. I
should have kept it in mind.

"If it were me, I would reinstall Avast completely, making sure it's
registered and all." You go, Harry!

Considering you are not qualified and ASSume wrongly, I would not place my
trust in you, again. However, I take full responsibility for taking you
seriously. You are way too funny.

SGB

"webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uOylpBEHJHA.1432@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> He just may be able to figure it out by/for himself.
> If it were me, I would reinstall Avast completely, making sure it's
> registered and all.
> Then, if things shouldn't be right, uninstall it again, as you said.
> But it's his decision to make, as you also said.
> Now I must get ready for bed.
> Nighty Night

 

[Corday]

RE: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M.

Read my comment on the thread CDRW Drive 9/13.
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


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