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Skriven 2006-07-27 23:34:00 av George Vandervort (1:382/8)
  Kommentar till text 19869 av Gerald Miller (1:342/512)
Ärende: The Ultimate Troubleshooter
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Hello Gerald!
Take a look at "Crap Cleaner" at www.ccleaner.com
it has some good diagnostics and Cleaning out old deadwood as well as show you
what's all running in the Backgrounds and at startup..



Thursday July 27 2006 16:29, Gerald Miller wrote to George Vandervort:

 GM> Hello George,
 GM>
 GM>     On Thursday July 27 2006 at 00:26,
 GM>     George Vandervort [1:382/8] wrote to Gerald Miller,
 GM>     about: The Ultimate Troubleshooter
 GM>
 GM>>> I would like to know if anyone has any experience / knowledge
 GM>>> about The Ultimate Troubleshooter found at:
 GM>
 GM>>>     http://www.answersthatwork.com/TUT_pages/TUT_information.htm
 GM>
 GM>>> I am less than impressed with the Windows Defender beta 2.  In
 GM>>> fact, I am thinking of classifying it as "Spyware" in spite of
 GM>>> the claim that it is supposed to stop such activity.  AND, I
 GM>>> still get the "Windows Defender encountered an error:
 GM>>> 0x80070002. The system cannot find the file specified." even
 GM>>> after I downloaded and installed the specified file.
 GM>
 GM>>> Is there anyone with anything good to say about Windows Defender
 GM>>> beta 2?
 GM>
 GV>> Nope, but I purchased and use (they have a 30day full function
 GV>> Trial Version)
 GM>
 GV>> Everest Ultimate Edition 2006
 GV>> http://lavalys.com
 GV>> It is a Great Diagnostic and troubleshooting program
 GM>
 GM> Yes, it's a good tool for getting the information about the Hardware
 GM> that is within the computer and, in some cases, detecting some
 GM> software program faults.  I bought my version near the end of March.
 GM>
 GM> I just finished updating / upgrading the Windows Defender beta 2.  I
 GM> had to download and run the Windows Genuine Advantage validater
 GM> application _before_ I could download the upgrade.  I hope the update
 GM> will attend to the "... cannot find the file specified." problem!!!
 GM>
 GM> Most of MY software problems have to do (I think) with the File
 GM> Associations.  For example, if I click on a .PDF file, it _should_
 GM> load into the Adobe Acrobat Reader v7.0 (can't get any .PDF files to
 GM> load into the reader even after I go through the File Association),
 GM> and there are other association problems as well.
 GM>
 GM> My reason for asking about TUT is because I've got way too much stuff
 GM> loading into the TaskBox on startup and I'm wanting to clean it up so
 GM> that only the "essential" items get loaded.  I've already eliminated
 GM> the Atomic Clock Sync (doesn't have to run all day, every day - once a
 GM> week is sufficient), PowerOff (since there is only the W2K box on the
 GM> network [now], I don't require a service to remotely startup/shutdown
 GM> the WinXP box), and about five other (unnecessary) "services" through
 GM> my use of the CodeStuff Starter <http://codestuff.mirrorz.com/> and
 GM> its search engine. I'm sure that there are likely other programs that
 GM> don't require loading at Startup and I thought that TUT might be an
 GM> answer.  I guess that by using the CodeSuff Starter program to disable
 GM> certain programs from loading at Startup is likely my best option
 GM> currently...
 GM>
 GM>            Cheers ... Gerald
 GM>
 GM> ... Gotta go... the orderlies are about to check my room!
 GM> -+- GoldED+/DPMI32 v1.1.5-b20060121 [msg of Thursday July 27 2006]
 GM>  + Origin: Only the mediocre are always at their best. (1:342/512)


Regards,
George Vandervort
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