What is GtAOD?

[W. Watson]

I was looking through my Program folders to see what programs I might have
installed that aren't in the Add/Delete of Control panel and found GAOD by
Gtec. What is it? It seems to be related to AOL or Realplayer. Do I need it?
I'm not an AOL user. How do I get rid of it?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"Most people are alike -- except for
Republicans and Democrats." -- Groucho Marx

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In

I was looking through my Program folders to see what programs I might
have installed that aren't in the Add/Delete of Control panel and
found GAOD by Gtec. What is it? It seems to be related to AOL or
Realplayer. Do I need it? I'm not an AOL user. How do I get rid of it?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"Most people are alike -- except for
Republicans and Democrats." -- Groucho Marx

A google search yielded nothing useful. What makes you think it's AOHell or
Realplayer related? If you aren't using it, uninstall it, and see what
happens, I guess. I'm presuming you generally practice safe hex - have your
Windows & other apps fully patched, are behind a good firewall, have
good/regularly updated antivirus software, etc - you might also try Windows
Defender from MS to run an antispyware scan.

 

[Lem]

In

A google search yielded nothing useful. What makes you think it's AOHell or
Realplayer related? If you aren't using it, uninstall it, and see what
happens, I guess. I'm presuming you generally practice safe hex - have your
Windows & other apps fully patched, are behind a good firewall, have
good/regularly updated antivirus software, etc - you might also try Windows
Defender from MS to run an antispyware scan.

When doing a Google search, accurate spelling helps. A Google search
for GtAOD (as in your subject) rather than GAOD (as in the body of your
message) does suggest that this is related to AOL-on-Desktop. It may
have been added with the installation of any number of other apps whose
mfrs have a relationship with AOL, including Real and Netscape. There
is supposed to be a relevant article here:
http://www.theludwigs.com/archives/000913.html although you apparently
have to register to see it (I didn't).

Because it isn't in Add/Remove Software, it probably was never
installed. If you don't feel comfortable just deleting the entire
folder, rename it and move it out of Program Files. Give it some time,
and if nothing you care about seems to have been disabled, you can then
delete it.

 

[W. Watson]

When doing a Google search, accurate spelling helps. A Google search
for GtAOD (as in your subject) rather than GAOD (as in the body of your
message) does suggest that this is related to AOL-on-Desktop. It may
have been added with the installation of any number of other apps whose
mfrs have a relationship with AOL, including Real and Netscape. There
is supposed to be a relevant article here:
http://www.theludwigs.com/archives/000913.html although you apparently
have to register to see it (I didn't).

Because it isn't in Add/Remove Software, it probably was never
installed. If you don't feel comfortable just deleting the entire
folder, rename it and move it out of Program Files. Give it some time,
and if nothing you care about seems to have been disabled, you can then
delete it.

Sounds right. Next time I see my optometrist about my contact, I'm going to
complain. [I am serious though]


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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