"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Doorman wrote:
>
>> I dumped Mcafee and installed Avast. Blazing fast now. Thanks
>>
>>
>
> Wow, that really worked?!!! ;-) It was a WAG on my part based on 1) many,
> many posts in the Vista newsgroups about all the problems caused by
> McAfee; 2) my hatred of McAfee programs.
>
> I'm really glad that sorted it for you and thank you very much for taking
> the time to post the solution. It will help others.
>
>
> Malke
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> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Careful though, good friend still using Mcafee has no problems (AOTD). I
still use Mcafee on my XP. I also had trouble with loading proprietary
software that ran flawlessly on her system. I must've had a gremlin.
Amazing though, we bought just weeks apart and her system (looks and feels)
quite a bit different than mine. Many desktop items, loaded files, and
mannerisms are noticably different.
I picked up PC Pitstop and it worked simular to Tuneup Utilities for
trashing unneeded files and registry fixes.
I also loaded PC Otimizer for their 30 trial, ran the system and dumped the
software. MSFT packs allot of useless stuff.
thanks for the help
Doorman
After running Pitstop and Optimizer I freed up 15 gig of crap.