Neysa, I also had it on my last laptop, no problems, my first computer had Norton, it worked but when I started seeing post from people about how much space it could take up I went to Trend. I have never had a virus, knock on wood. the only thing ever found in scans has been adware etc......Bobbie > From: gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:37:46 -0500 > Subject: Re: [GN] Replacement for Ad Aware > > I have had Trend Micro for years, and wouldn't change. It does a very good job for me, as I don't understand most of the computer stuff and it has kept me out of trouble for a long time. > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bobbie Smith > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 4:34 PM > Subject: Re: [GN] Replacement for Ad Aware > > > > > My new computer came with a 4 year subscription to Trend Micro Titanium, and I downloaded Microsoft Security Essencials (or whatever it is called)along with C Cleaner, Malewarebytes and I uninstall with RevoUninstaller. Microsoft and Trend seem to be working well together. On Malwarebytes I left everything at default, what was checked I left checked and what wasn't checked I left it unchecked. With C Cleaner I don't do the registry.Is there anything in that line I am missing? I am runing Windows 7 64 bit and am beginning to get used to it :) I know there are programs that came preinstalled that I don't need and yet I don't know enough about them to want to uninstall them yet, but being new I have plenty of memory and hard drive for now. It included a disk to download Adobe Photoshop which I may uninstall since I think it is far to complicated for me..George I thought you were gone, hadn't seen you on here in a long time, Son is enjoying his computer, that laptop is s! > ti! > ll going . Bobbie > From: BogusWoody@aol.com > > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:02:33 -0500I > > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [GN] Replacement for Ad Aware > > > > > > I, too, use CCleaner as a registry and file cleaner, and it has been very > > effective over the years. Keith didn't use CCleaner because it removed > > some files he needed, and he had to reinstall them. I don't recall what he > > used, but I tried what he used and it removed files that I needed -- files > > from MS Office Pro 97. So Keith and I use different cleaners only because of > > what the cleaners didn't like on our respective computers. > > > > In the cleanup section, I unchecked those files I don't want removed, such > > as history and cookies, and those I'm not sure of. > > > > On a related note: In the past one could view cookies and easily figure > > out their source and whether one needed to retain or delete certain cookies. > > Has anyone else noted that recently installed cookie file names are now > > gobbledygook and difficult to determine their source without going into the > > confusing text portion and searching for a domain name? > > EXAMPLE: > > Before: _woody@ancestry[1].txt_ (mailto:woody@ancestry[1].txt) > > Now: WPCDXCB7.txt > > > > Woody > > +++++++++++++++++++ > > ylstrong@charter.net writes: > > > > Thanks Elaine, > > > > I use CCleaner as well and do back up before I clean. I might be using > > Registry recklessly however because when I receive the result of the > > scan, then backup, I "Fix Selected Issues". Perhaps I need to Google > > and find out if I am using it properly. Actually on my Registry Cleaner > > all the boxes are checked - I have never changed it so that must be > > default right? I will do some studying up on CCleaner and make sure I > > am using it correctly. > > > > Yvonne > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On 12/8/2011 8:41 AM, ETM wrote: > > > Windows 7 also doesn't do a CAD. We just have to > > > learn. CCleaner has a "scan for issues" that will > > > check out the registry. Be sure to back it up (it > > > will offer) and do not alter the default settings > > > unless you are removing an item. I.E., I like to > > > keep my search history, it's as easy to find > > > something there as in bookmarks. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, December 8, 2011, Yvonne wrote > > > > > Hi Les, > > > ...... I can't use "scanreg" or "scanreg /fix" on my Windows 7 from my > > prompt it says error message can't find the program. > > yun - error message saysit can't find the program. I'm just wondering > > why - is it a program that has to be installed? > > >> Thanks. > > >> Yvonne