broadjump client foundation

[Guest]

i'm not sure if it's a wondows program or not, but i'll ask anyway... there
is a folder called 'broadjump client foundation' on my pc, and i don't know
what it does... i'm running an abit nf-7 mobo, radeon powercolor 9250 video
board, xp home (sp2, regular visits to windows update), works suite 2005,
ie7, norton internet security 2006 (soon to be nis 2007), an adware fixer,
and a spyware fixer (there are more programs, but that's the basics)... what
i'd love to know is what the broadjump program does, which one of my app's
uses it, and if i can remove it (it's almost 11 mb... i can use the space on
my h/d) safely... any suggestions?

 

[Curt Christianson]

It's part of your broadband internet software. You can read more about it
here:

http://www.deeperwants.com/cul1/homeworlds/journal/archives/000534.html

It's not really dangerous, but some find it rather obnoxious.
If you're in the situation where you need/want to reclaim the 11MB the
application uses, then it's time for a bigger HD.

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

It's part of your broadband internet software. You can read more
about it here:

http://www.deeperwants.com/cul1/homeworlds/journal/archives/000534.html

It's not really dangerous, but some find it rather obnoxious.
If you're in the situation where you need/want to reclaim the 11MB the
application uses, then it's time for a bigger HD.

I don't know anything about this program, but I certainly endorse that last
sentence. 11MB is a *tiny* amount of disk space these days. Considering that
a 250GB drive sells for around $90 US, 11MB is less than a penny's worth.

 

[Guest]

ok, i guess i'll keep it (something tells me i need it, anyway)... as for the
hard drive issue, i've pondered an upgrade for some time, but my pc is old
enough that current h/d's won't work with it (and a new computer really isn't
in my budget)... thanx for the help, anyway...

 

[Rock]

ok, i guess i'll keep it (something tells me i need it, anyway)... as for
the
hard drive issue, i've pondered an upgrade for some time, but my pc is old
enough that current h/d's won't work with it (and a new computer really
isn't
in my budget)... thanx for the help, anyway...

What do you mean current hard drives won't work? Is there a BIOS limitation
on size? An EIDE drive (PATA) should work though SATA won't without an
adaptor card and that's not worth it. Newegg was offering a WD Caviar 7200
RPM 320 GB EIDE drive for under $90 US.

One last comment, I recommend you not get NIS 2007 and get rid of NIS 2006.
That will save you some money and problems. NIS is bloated, and a resource
hog. It can cause problems down the line. There are good programs, some of
which are free, that do the job just as well or better and cause fewer
problems.

Here are some of the alternatives. Anti-Virus: Avast (free), AVG (free),
NOD32; Firewall (all free): Sunbelt Software Kerio Personal Firewall, Comodo
Personal Firewall, Zone Alarm; Anti-Malware (all free): Ad-Aware SE
Personal, SpyBot S&D, Windows Defender, BHO Demon, Spyware Blaster,
HijackThis.