Popup notices driving me crazy

[Guest]

When I start my Dell notebook with Antispyware, I get constant notices of
folder request changes or "change to default user folders requires your
approval" popups. These continue thru-out my connecting, making me crazy,
since the folder request requires a reboot, I've done this several times
during a period of 10 minutes!!

Same as when I want to turn off my computer, Antispyware keeps going with
popup warnings sometimes for as long as 5 or 6 minutes.

Should I just remove antispyware, I also use Adaware and Spybot. This
problem began with MS Antispyware

 

[Pat Willener]

Maybe you should upgrade to the newest version "Windows Defender Beta2".
This version has less pop-ups, and they can be disabled completely.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

You should upgrade Microsoft Antispyware to Windows Defender--new name,
beta2, and let us know how this behavior changes for you:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en

download and run the downloaded file--it will upgrade the version in place.

 

[Guest]

I tried to load it, naturally there were 2 different versions with no special
instructions as to which one I need, and I couldn't open it because I don't
have Service Pack 2, never installed it because I heard it was trouble, and I
need my computer for work and can't afford downtime trying to figure out how
to install a testy update.

 

[Guest]

The different versions are for different hardware platforms (32- or 64-bit
processors). As for not having SP2, I'm a little confused. You want to rid
your system of spyware and non-virus malware with this program, but you
neglect to install a 'critical' update that provides significan privacy and
security protection, as well as fixing hundreds of known problems---you seem
a little two sided in protecting your system. I manage a small business with
30 comptuters on a domain, and I'm looking forward to setting up Windows
Defender with group policy to help protect us.

As for upgrading to SP2, I would highly recommend it for you. However I
understand your concern. I've seen upgrades to SP2 go good, as well as very
poorly. However, every problem I've seen with people upgrading PC's to SP2
has come from upgrading while having an existing issue (virus, malware, or
other cooruption problem). Since SP2 so drastically secures the operating
system, upgrading while the system is still compromised is the cause of a lot
of problems. But if you run a scan with an up-to-date virus scanner, and
then turn off that scanner while upgrading (the scanner may not like the SP2
setup program making so many 'drastic' changes), I believe it should go quite
well for you, and you'll probably be very pleased with the performance and
features added as well.



Shawn

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Jim--you don't need the x64 version.

You DO need Service Pack 2. It is quite the opposite of trouble, and it is
more likely to save you downtime than to cause it.