TheTrueDarkOne

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  1. 160 GB HD

    $80.00 Rebates $30.00

    XP

    $80.00

    Ram

    $35

    CD Rom

    $30

    P4 2.6

    Not exactly sure

    Estimated value*

    $200.00 adding other parts $275

    Brand New with Warranty

    Used, no warranty

    $200.00

    Used, Friend I'll fix it if i can warranty

    $100.00 ;) $225.00

    Just to mess with him, pre-isntall AOL free TRIAL ;):P

  2. What you're doing is overkill. Many anti-virus programs will conflict with each other causing their effectiveness to be wiped out. Use one real time scanning program and back it up with online scans. Your paranoia may actually get the PC infected easier.

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    its not paranoia, im not scared of getting a virus ( you should see my virus logs), I am just testing out differnt security levels.

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    The check using one anti-virus installed at a time. Remove all traces of previous versions before installing a new one. This will better determine what works best.

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    I know i was quite vague and didnt get my point through ( i was busy)

    I am seeing which way offers more security.

    I have files that i know are infected, and i scanned each one with a scanner to see which one picked it up, and which one didnt.

    I am now seeing if they still pick it up while multiple ones are installed.

    The only REAL TIME is Norton, the rest are just on the drive un-active unless i manual scan them.

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    You are told something then come back and say something different. In another post you say QUOTE "thanks for your input guys...this is just another im to lazy to google my problem, let me waste your wondeful time" Unquote. Seems like it doesn't matter what we say, you are going to do what you want to do anyways. Have a good time at it. If you aren't afraid of a virus, why do you keep 2 on there anyways???

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    1. You took my im not afraid of virus to a high extent. I am not saying i have no fear forget them, I was telling someone who said I was PARANOID that i am not going to spazz out if i get one.

    2. I said thanks for someone telling me that it was just McAfee, sry im vague I usually dont direct my thanks to one, i like to thank everyone who posted something useful.

    3. Apparantly you dont know me, which explains why you are trying to jump on my case, tring to decimate anything i say. If you knew me you would understand my post, and this is why I am not going to rip your post apart, and show the ignorance ( please look up ignorance,unless you know the difference between that and arrogance)

    Edit:

    Know - Knew

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  3. ... I am seeing which way offers more security. ...

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    It's like anti-malware programs (Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc.): They leapfrog each other continuously. One may find out about and update for a particular virus or malware first and if you run the scan at that point it will pick it up while another will not. That doesn't mean the first program is "best" because the others will find out about the bad stuff and update too. Eventually the second will have an update the first hasn't yet found.

    That said, the reason to choose one anti-virus over another isn't based then on which finds more viruses, they all work, it's which program's interface and additional features you prefer, price if you choose to go commercial, and the program's "footprint" if you have an older system or OS.

    But hey, tweak away! That's part & parcel of being a geek. :thumbsup:

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    Yes, and lets say Avast is always getting the virus,that means for the most part it is going to be the most up to date, so i may decide to go with it, and so on.

  4. What you're doing is overkill. Many anti-virus programs will conflict with each other causing their effectiveness to be wiped out. Use one real time scanning program and back it up with online scans. Your paranoia may actually get the PC infected easier.

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    its not paranoia, im not scared of getting a virus ( you should see my virus logs), I am just testing out differnt security levels.

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    The check using one anti-virus installed at a time. Remove all traces of previous versions before installing a new one. This will better determine what works best.

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    I know i was quite vague and didnt get my point through ( i was busy)

    I am seeing which way offers more security.

    I have files that i know are infected, and i scanned each one with a scanner to see which one picked it up, and which one didnt.

    I am now seeing if they still pick it up while multiple ones are installed.

    The only REAL TIME is Norton, the rest are just on the drive un-active unless i manual scan them.

  5. What you're doing is overkill. Many anti-virus programs will conflict with each other causing their effectiveness to be wiped out. Use one real time scanning program and back it up with online scans. Your paranoia may actually get the PC infected easier.

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    its not paranoia, im not scared of getting a virus ( you should see my virus logs), I am just testing out differnt security levels.

  6. "Complete" programs such as Norton & McAfee don't just sit on the drive until you "run" a scan. They integrate themselves into and throughout the OS, making changes to the registry to prevent infection in the first place. They "watch" files and bits moving in real time. If you have two installed those changes will conflict with each other (each may try to "take over" a certain portion of the registry for example) and the performance "hit" from having two programs doing real time scanning might be significant.

    Just have one running and update it religiously. Use online virus scans if you feel the need to wear a belt plus suspenders.      :)

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    If i wanted to i could STOP norton from watching files in REAL TIME. So then it would be just sitting there on the HD doing nothing waiting for my command. That is what im doing with AVAST & Kaspersky.

    So i am agreed with above poster, that it is just a McAfee thing trying to prevent conflicts. O well, i have Norton, Avast,Kasper, and now im about to get AVG then im good.

  7. well code 10

    Device failed to start. Click Update Driver to update the drivers for this device.

    On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooting wizard.

    Have you checked device manager for conflicts? What OS are you running?

    another way of saying code 10

    Code 10
    If the device has a FailReasonString value in its hardware key, that string appears as the error message. The driver or enumerator puts this registry string value there. If there is no FailReasonString in the hardware key, you receive the following error message:
    This device cannot start. (Code 10)

    Im still looking for a solution

  8. did avg at anytime threaten to stop the free version> i remember somebody did threaten or did stop it ... it must have been done during my 9 months off the internet ( to lazy to fix computer).

    O well, i have AVG on my computer now ( not running just here)

    theres a klaspkey thinger too. Im gonna get that one

    thanks for your input guys...this is just another im to lazy to google my problem, let me waste your wondeful time

  9. I would suggest just having one on all the time and going online once in awhile and having a free online scan like Trend Micro. Just in case something gets missed by Avg or Avast or whatever.

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    thats why i want multiple...

    so i can have them there to do multiple scans of suspicoius files ( no im not doing anything illegal).

    Norton pro 2003 is on auto-detect

  10. I thought you could install multiple anti-virus programs,just have rest off, and only run when you want to scan a file with more than one ( besides one on auto-detect).

    i tried to install latest McAfee, but it wouldnt install unless Norton was uninstall ( 2003 pro).

    did i believe wrong? or is this just another one of those tough Sh!t problems

  11. How do i set a password on it.

    I "archived" the file, and then went to

    File>Set Default password>entered one and pressed ok

    then all i have to do is double click the file, and it opens :( ..

    I think i'll stick to my .ZIP :)

    Im to lazy to google it and get the answer in 10 seconds, i'd rather wait for an unknown time and get an answer from you guys. Yes i notice that i coudl have found it with all the time i've spent typing this, and this right here as well.

    :)

  12. I live in the south where the Red-Necks rome. I still have 90s right darre!. :D

    I am a Flor-rid-dion. I am part red-neck caus my father is from kuntuckie right dare!

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    Im in latino texas

    Its still 90's here,and we only get snow 1 day a year, and its about 5mm thick. and that's if we even get that 1 day a year

  13. I upgraded to ?7.5???

    well it then told me it was a firewall issue. I then proceeded to windows firewall, to see that it was "allowed" in the "exceptions" tab.

    So through this it came to me, it has to be a problem with the way I am connecting or allowing something to connect to me!

    After a few minutes of thought I remembered, I was using a proxy from "HIDE IP Platinum". So could this be the issue i said?! I started to think to why i couldnt get onto gmail with IE.

    I could get onto GMAIL with firefox. It came to me, i remembered the proxy was only workable for IE, and not "netscape" browsers. I went through control panel>Network &...>Internet Options

    then I disabled the proxy, and POOF, I am on MSN messenger at the moment.

    Thanks for your feedback guys

    ~Jose

    See sometimes i just need to think instead of just running over hear :)