Hi Ken - You might want to consider running such programs from a 'Clean
Boot' which offers some advantages over Safe mode.
From my Blog, Defending Your Machine, addy below in my Signature:
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Show hidden files and run all of the following removal tools from Safe mode
or preferably a "Clean Boot" when possible (which will let you use the
Windows Installer, access the Internet safely, etc., while still avoiding
interfering programs or malware), logged on as an Administrator. BEFORE
running these tools, be sure to clear all Temp files and your Temporary
Internet Files (TIF) (including offline content.) Reboot and test if the
malware is fixed after using each tool.
HOW TO Enable Hidden Files
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2002092715262339
How to boot to Safe mode
http://spyware-free.us/tutorials/safemode/ and
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406
Clean Boot - General Win2k/XP procedure, but see below for links for other
OS's (The procedure does differ by OS, so be sure to check for yours. The
following is for Win2k w/msconfig - you can obtain msconfig for Win2k here:
http://www.3feetunder.com/files/win2K_msconfig_setup.exe ):
1. StartRun enter msconfig.
2. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then clear the 'Process
System.ini File', 'Process Win.ini File', and 'Load Startup Items' check
boxes. Leave the 'boot.ini' boxes however they are currently set.
3. In the Services tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" checkbox,
and then click the "Disable All" button. If you use a third party firewall
then re-check (enable) it. For example, if you use Zone Alarm, re-check the
True Vector Internet Monitor service (and you may also want to re-check
(enable) the zlclient on the Startup tab.) Equivalent services exist for
other third party firewalls. An alternative to this for XP users is to
enable at this time the XP native firewall (Internet Connection Firewall -
ICF). Be sure to turn it back off when you re-enable your non-MS services
and Startup tab programs and restore your normal msconfig configuration
after cleaning your machine.
4. Click OK and then reboot.
For additional information about how to clean boot your operating system,
click the following article links to view the articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
281770 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281770/EN-US/ (Procedure not using msconfig)
267288 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows Millennium Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/267288/EN-US/
192926 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192926/EN-US/
243039 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 95
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243039/EN-US/
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Regards, Jim Byrd, MVP, DTS, ASVOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine,
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
In Ken A <nospaml@nospamnet> typed:
|| Thank you Yves Leclerc for your reply. I appreciate your prompt
|| responce.
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|| Ken A
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|| ||| Safe Mode(s) only load up the "bare" minimum drivers needed to
||| access the hardware. It does not load up any enhanced drivers that
||| can be used to accelerate the hard drive access so the hard drive
||| is accessed at the safe slowest speed possible.
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|||| Today for the first time I did a virus & malware scan in safe
|||| mode. For the
|||| scan I used Spybot SD, AdawareSE. and AVG Pro 7.5. Spybot did the
|||| scan in about the same time as in regular mode. AdawareSE took a
|||| lot longer. AVG scan took almost twice as long as a scan in
|||| regular mode. I am wondering why a scan in safe mode takes so
|||| much longer. I welcome anyone's thoughts on this time difference.
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|||| Thank you,
|||| Ken A
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