At 06:27 PM 5/20/00 -0500, you wrote: >Any suggestions... This harddrive was reformatted yesterday.. I put McAfee >on and then uninstalled it.. How do I know if I got ALL the little sneaky >files off before reinstalling the new one.. and is there really a chance >of a problem if I install more than one... "just a question >here" LOLOL... but, still want an answer..What would I look for in trouble.. > >your humble sponge here......, :-) If you have not installed a lot of software, and different versions of the same program on the disk, you can probably place a new one on there OK. The problems we had most were due to people running two or more at same time, then doing lots of program changes. We did find some problems with McAfee and Norton, on the same machine one after the other even if you un installed the first one before you installed the second. Try it, and see. You can use regedit and find the left overs from these two in the register usually. Learn to use msconfig to cause things to not load at startup also. Jack

At 10:14 PM 05/20/2000, Jack Henderson wrote: *************START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************* At 06:27 PM 5/20/00 -0500, you wrote: Any suggestions... This harddrive was reformatted yesterday.. I put McAfee on and then uninstalled it.. How do I know if I got ALL the little sneaky files off before reinstalling the new one.. and is there really a chance of a problem if I install more than one... "just a question here" LOLOL... but, still want an answer..What would I look for in trouble.. your humble sponge here......, :-) If you have not installed a lot of software, and different versions of the same program on the disk, you can probably place a new one on there OK. The problems we had most were due to people running two or more at same time, then doing lots of program changes. We did find some problems with McAfee and Norton, on the same machine one after the other even if you un installed the first one before you installed the second. Try it, and see. You can use regedit and find the left overs from these two in the register usually. Learn to use msconfig to cause things to not load at startup also. Jack **************END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************** Bless you Jack! Do you think we can get others to using Regedit and MSConfig to "fix" their systems? I certainly hope so. On the same subject, there are many programs/utilities/applications that allows the user to "tweak" his/her system, AND "tweak" things that MSConfig doesn't allow. Here's the start of another thread. (I'm sorry.) There is a FREE utility that allows the user to "tweak" just about anything and everything in Windows: Xteq-XSetup It works much better than MSConfig and covers more areas. The only drawback to this FREE utility is that one must download all the dozens of "plugins" that go with the program. http://www.xteq.com It can be complicated, and it can be "learner intensive", but it's well worth the effort. One example: When you try to start Windows and the startup fails - you have to reboot, and then you get that danged "Safe Mode" automatically. Well, for one, I don't need it! I know (99.99% of the time) WHY the Windows startup didn't work and don't want to go through all the shenanigans of "Safe Mode". XSetup allows you to set the bootup to bypass "Safe Mode" and just get on with your business. Sent just as a matter of information for the truly addicted "Window Geeks" on this List. SgtGeorge

> > >Try it, and see. You can use regedit and find the left overs from these >two in the register usually. Learn to use msconfig to cause things to not >load at startup also. > >Jack I want to know more about regedit and what can be done there... :-) Teach away ginger Mike & Ginger Woodcock/EagleRun Australian Shepherds [email protected] http://www.eaglerun1.com Ginger's WebDesign is here to help with your Web Needs, Give us a call, or email with your questions. Remember, the purchase of an EagleRun Aussie is not the end of a Transaction, it is the Beginning of a Relationship, enjoy!! :-)

At 03:22 PM 5/21/00 -0500, you wrote: >>Try it, and see. You can use regedit and find the left overs from these >>two in the register usually. Learn to use msconfig to cause things to >>not load at startup also. >> >>Jack > > >I want to know more about regedit and what can be done there... :-) > >Teach away > >ginger The MS help file is of no help on this as a rule. They know that if you use the regedit program and misstep, you can shoot yourself in the foot big time. Always backup your registry before you change anything in it. Nuff said, I will try to find the web site that has a good faq on regedit. I know there is one, just have not looked at in such a long time, not sure where it is now. There are also two or three good books on the subject, so will try to find some names. Now, under start, run, in the box type regedit, and run. The program will come up, and allow you to change the registry all you want. Remember to back up before doing any editing. This is quite a large file you are looking at, so is very complex. One of the fastest ways to find the area you want, is to use the find function. The down fall to this is the slow speed, and if you do not know the right words to find the area you are seeking, you will find nothin. Second problem. Nothin is in English. You must learn a good amount about the type of strings of letters and numbers used to mean things. I will see if I can find something for you to read to help start you out on your quest. Jack

At 04:22 PM 05/21/2000, Mike & Ginger Woodcock wrote: *************START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************* Try it, and see. You can use regedit and find the left overs from these two in the register usually. Learn to use msconfig to cause things to not load at startup also. Jack I want to know more about regedit and what can be done there... :-) Teach away ginger **************END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************** This is Jack's speciality, so I'll let him do the "teaching"; however, before any of you start learning how to use RegEdit (and screw up your Registry files), let me suggest that you download the FREE RegEditPlus from ZDNet. I don't have the specific URL handy to get the file, but you can log on to: http://www.zdnet.com And do a search for Registry Editor or Registry Editor Plus or RegEdit. RegEdit Plus keeps copies of backed up Registry files, so that you can "undo" any changes you make if they cause problems. Very necessary! SgtGeorge