(Msg. 17) Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:05 am
Post subject: Re: AVG free 8.5 warning [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus (more info?)
FromTheRafters wrote:
> "Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9C7CEC1715127HHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247...
>> "FromTheRafters" <erratic DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>> news:h7m2h0$nmu$1
>> @news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000 DeleteThis @removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>>> news:h7lusg$t7h$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>
>>>> I guess I will look on the AVG free forum for WD conflict.
>>>
>>> Please share with us the results, if any.
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It's probably more of a generic warning. IE: If your running Norton
>> preinstalled, please remove it BEFORE you install AVG.
>
> Yes, but I think it is disingenuous for these security related
> programs to warn against competing anti-spyware programs unless there
> actually *is* conflict between them. It seems like they are making
> suggestions that result in the user removing the competition's
> software for fear of conflicts that don't actually exist.
>
> I believe that several "realtime" entities can run without conflict as
> long as there aren't "on access" conflicts involved, and these vendors
> (Microsoft included) use this misunderstanding of "realtime" to get
> users to remove the competition's software from their system.
I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both seem to be
working together.
(Msg. 18) Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:53 pm
Post subject: Re: AVG free 8.5 warning [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"tommy" <tommylee9_2000 DeleteThis @removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
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> I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both seem to
> be
> working together.
Was there a conflict, or was it just a misunderstood cautionary note?
(Msg. 19) Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:53 pm
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FromTheRafters wrote:
> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.RemoveThis@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
> news:h7tr6r$mk3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
>> I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both seem to
>> be
>> working together.
>
> Was there a conflict, or was it just a misunderstood cautionary note?
(Msg. 20) Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:02 pm
Post subject: Re: AVG free 8.5 warning [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"tommy" <tommylee9_2000.TakeThisOut@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> FromTheRafters wrote:
>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.TakeThisOut@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>> news:h7tr6r$mk3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>>> I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both seem to
>>> be
>>> working together.
>>
>> Was there a conflict, or was it just a misunderstood cautionary note?
>
> looks like a misunderstood cautionary note
I saw one of those in a sneak-peek at Windows Security Essentials. It
seemed to me like an intentionally easy to misunderstand cautionary note
about AV and AS (AV as conflicting and AS as needlessly "slowing down"
the computer) IIRC.
(Msg. 21) Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:25 am
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FromTheRafters wrote:
> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.TakeThisOut@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
> news:h7v65d$ka1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>>
>>
>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.TakeThisOut@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>>> news:h7tr6r$mk3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>
>>>> I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both seem
>>>> to
>>>> be
>>>> working together.
>>>
>>> Was there a conflict, or was it just a misunderstood cautionary
>>> note?
>>
>> looks like a misunderstood cautionary note
>
> I saw one of those in a sneak-peek at Windows Security Essentials. It
> seemed to me like an intentionally easy to misunderstand cautionary
> note
> about AV and AS (AV as conflicting and AS as needlessly "slowing
> down"
> the computer) IIRC.
>
>
http://www.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/microsoftsecur...essenti
I'm also concerned about WD not showing up in the add / remove list. Where
would you remove it?
(Msg. 22) Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:40 am
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tommy wrote:
> FromTheRafters wrote:
>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.RemoveThis@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>> news:h7v65d$ka1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.RemoveThis@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>>>> news:h7tr6r$mk3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>
>>>>> I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both seem
>>>>> to
>>>>> be
>>>>> working together.
>>>>
>>>> Was there a conflict, or was it just a misunderstood cautionary
>>>> note?
>>>
>>> looks like a misunderstood cautionary note
>>
>> I saw one of those in a sneak-peek at Windows Security Essentials. It
>> seemed to me like an intentionally easy to misunderstand cautionary
>> note
>> about AV and AS (AV as conflicting and AS as needlessly "slowing
>> down"
>> the computer) IIRC.
>>
>>
>
http://www.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/microsoftsecur...essenti >
> I'm also concerned about WD not showing up in the add / remove list.
> Where
> would you remove it?
I answered my own question with a google , and [ that was the exact problem
I ran into ]
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/22/how-to-disable-remove-and-uni...all-win
You can disable it, but you can't really uninstall it like other programs
[ an advanced MS feature ]
I think this only happens in Vista, don't know if other versions show it in
add / remove
(Msg. 23) Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:19 am
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"tommy" <tommylee9_2000 RemoveThis @removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> tommy wrote:
>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000 RemoveThis @removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>>> news:h7v65d$ka1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000 RemoveThis @removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h7tr6r$mk3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>
>>>>>> I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both seem
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> working together.
>>>>>
>>>>> Was there a conflict, or was it just a misunderstood cautionary
>>>>> note?
>>>>
>>>> looks like a misunderstood cautionary note
>>>
>>> I saw one of those in a sneak-peek at Windows Security Essentials. It
>>> seemed to me like an intentionally easy to misunderstand cautionary
>>> note
>>> about AV and AS (AV as conflicting and AS as needlessly "slowing
>>> down"
>>> the computer) IIRC.
>>>
>>>
>>
> http://www.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/microsoftsecur...essenti >>
>> I'm also concerned about WD not showing up in the add / remove list.
>> Where
>> would you remove it?
>
> I answered my own question with a google , and [ that was the exact
> problem
> I ran into ]
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/22/how-to-disable-remove-and-uni...all-win > You can disable it, but you can't really uninstall it like other programs
> [ an advanced MS feature ]
> I think this only happens in Vista, don't know if other versions show it
> in
> add / remove
>
WD does show up in my XP SP3 Add or Remove Programs list.
(Msg. 24) Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:06 pm
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Erehwon wrote:
> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.RemoveThis@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
> news:h80hkr$hsv$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>>
>>
>> tommy wrote:
>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.RemoveThis@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>>>> news:h7v65d$ka1$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>> "tommy" <tommylee9_2000.RemoveThis@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:h7tr6r$mk3$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I got AVG8.5 free installed. WD is still on there. They both
>>>>>>> seem
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> working together.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Was there a conflict, or was it just a misunderstood cautionary
>>>>>> note?
>>>>>
>>>>> looks like a misunderstood cautionary note
>>>>
>>>> I saw one of those in a sneak-peek at Windows Security Essentials.
>>>> It
>>>> seemed to me like an intentionally easy to misunderstand cautionary
>>>> note
>>>> about AV and AS (AV as conflicting and AS as needlessly "slowing
>>>> down"
>>>> the computer) IIRC.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
http://www.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/microsoftsecur...essenti >>>
>>> I'm also concerned about WD not showing up in the add / remove list.
>>> Where
>>> would you remove it?
>>
>> I answered my own question with a google , and [ that was the exact
>> problem
>> I ran into ]
>>
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/22/how-to-disable-remove-and-uni...all-win >> You can disable it, but you can't really uninstall it like other
>> programs [ an advanced MS feature ]
>> I think this only happens in Vista, don't know if other versions
>> show it
>> in
>> add / remove
>>
> WD does show up in my XP SP3 Add or Remove Programs list.
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