Re: AVG Software

You should be able to disable whatever E-mail scanning component(s) that
McAfee has. I do not know how you do that. When I installed AVG Free 7, I
did not even install their E-mail Scanner. The Resident Shield or whatever
name that whatever brand calls it, keeps you protected. Most AV apps have a
component that scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive,
including email and email attachments.

Having an E-mail scanner can actually cause .dbx file corruption in Outlook
Express.

<quote>
As surprising and ironic as it may seem though, the most common cause of
DBX corruption is not a virus, but rather anti-virus programs that are
configured to scan incoming or outgoing e-mail. Even the most well-known
anti-virus programs have exhibited this problem from time to time.
<quote>
The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express
Published: November 18, 2004
By Tom Koch
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx

how easy is it
to uninstall McAfee without hassle please?

I honestly do not remember, it was so long ago. But McAfee does leave all
kinds of stuff behind in the registry. McAfee's reasoning for that may be
that it makes a reinstall easier. Yea, right.

I found this...
Manual Uninstall of McAfee VirusScan 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x
http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/displaydoc.asp?docid=68717&CategoryId=61137

Looks like they have a VirusScan.reg file to remove the VirusScan registry
entries that you can download.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23wArc$$UHHA.1208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
brett <dbrett1(removethis)@toucansurf.com> hunted and pecked:
I'm having second thoughts about McAfee now they have upgraded their
security centre and the components which seem to have caused interference
with my OE (using Win XP +SP2).

In the past I found Norton extremely difficult to remove, how easy is it
to uninstall McAfee without hassle please?
Brett

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:etiEbvdUHHA.3592@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
would download the new app, whatever it is, download whatever you need to
remove Norton/Symantec, unplug the modem, uninstall Norton/Symantec then
install the new app and get updated pronto. Rebooting when needed. For
AVAST or AVG you do not need something extra to remove them. ;-)
Removal tools, that always makes me think that Norton/Symantec is worse
than any virus to get rid of.

Here are some tips on Norton-Symantec removal and some links to removal
tools.

Symantec NAV, NIS, NSW Removal
http://basconotw.mvps.org/SymRem.htm

Symantec NIS, NSW, NAV 2007 Removal Tool
http://basconotw.mvps.org/SymRem2.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:CE17DEE3-749E-401D-A094-F2566302E217@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Cheryl <Cheryl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Thanks for both ideas. I would guess that Norton should be completly
removed before installing another program.
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CEW


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

I use AVG Free and like it. Norton/Symantec sicks.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:A1C2F0DA-A0FF-4188-B1B4-8440592A9844@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Cheryl <Cheryl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I run Windows XP on a Dell. My subscription to Norton Security will
soon expire and I was thinking about trying the free download from
AVG. I would like to hear comments about this idea, as I know many of
you do use this software. Thank you.

CEW

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