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    Thumbs down SpyBot version 1.4 BE VERY CAREFUL

    Spybot has been a piece of crap for many months and version 1.4 is now ready. I installed earlier today and now find that old programs that I had removed from my W98SE computer are being loaded each cold boot such as Logitech wireless mouse software. There is nothing on my computer that calls for Logitech software (or hardware) -- it is long gone and good riddance or so I thought. This latest version is very "possessive" and I would urge you to protect yourselves if you should decide to upgrade. I nominate this once great program for the Programs From Hell list. Just my personal take on this. Free is not always a great price. JC
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    May i suggest reading this thread.
    http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=188770

    There are something in the configuration you will WANT to change.
    As for the logitech loading up, sounds to me that there was a whole bunch of stuff not gotten off the computer when you uninstalled it. Like the Logitech folder with all the install .exes in it.

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    Wink

    Thanks for that heads up Train. Sad as it is to say, misery loves company. The free bar is open folks. As in all businesses, there is aways someone who has to screw around with a product to show their skills and to show the boss they are "on the job". Looks like someone took that sage advice presented in these pages over the years "if it ain't broke, play with it until it is so we can fix it", or words to that effect. JC
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    My thoughts are, who is paying whose wages to have there stuff ignored

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    Oops! Sorry 'bout that.
    Last edited by Dudley; June 6th, 2005 at 03:10 PM.

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    Pardon me, but are you complaining about the Spybot software or the Logictech? Or both?

    After reading the responses I assume it is the Logitech software, and the fact that the uninstall applet did NOT get all of the left-overs. Several good registry cleaners are needed, frequently, to insure the cleanest possible system. Do a search here and see what the peeoples here think about the various cleaners. I use MS' regclean, JV's regcleaner and Registry Healer.

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    Dudley: Read my heading again: "SpyBot version 1.4 BE VERY CAREFUL". That would indicate that the problem was SpyBot in the first instance and its undesirable affect on other programs as a secondary problem. I have used Registry Detective for many years with excellent results. No I don't know why the Logitech items did not disappear entirely, perhaps in my zeal to dump Logitech I neglected to do a clean sweep. Perhaps SpyBot dredged up old dormant items and freshened them up thinking that surely to god everyone would want all their old junk reinstalled or brought to the surface. That seems to be the common thinking by software programmers.

    Train: Not sure what you are saying: "My thoughts are, who is paying whose wages to have there stuff ignored". Did I just get my wrists slapped???
    And how did I get demoted to virtual intern after many years here and in VirtualDr's previous version?? JC
    Last edited by Johnny Canuck; June 7th, 2005 at 12:11 PM. Reason: Additional comments
    A Smith & Wesson beats four Aces.
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    Train: Not sure what you are saying: "My thoughts are, who is paying whose wages to have there stuff ignored". Did I just get my wrists slapped???
    You, no WAY!

    I am talking about the maker/writer of the program. We have nothing to do with that !

    And how did I get demoted to virtual intern after many years here and in VirtualDr's previous version?? JC
    When they updated the software, they changed what everyone was called.
    Plus they changed the number of post one has to have to reach the next level.

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    AAA whats in a name anyways. LOL I still reference those old dummies books sometimes!! I think I still got one on windows 3.1 LOL!! I don't even remember what 3.1 looks like anymore!


    Did I miss out on some wages??? Please send me my check!
    If it ain't broke, you arn't trying hard enough!!

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