Does the Windows SP2 Update have any anti-spyware included?
Nope.
Get both AdAware and Spybot. They're both free, so why not? And they each find a couple of things the other one misses.
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Gandalfe - Jan 02, 2005 9:08:29 am PST #933 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
tommyrot - Jan 02, 2005 9:46:30 am PST #934 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does the Windows SP2 Update have any anti-spyware included?
SP2 should be less vulnerable to getting spyware, but I don't think it does anything to get rid of spyware you already have.
Lilty Cash - Jan 02, 2005 1:46:19 pm PST #935 of 10003
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Thanks, guys. I ran AdAware and started SpyBot, but there was an issue with it so's I'll have to reinstall. But I feel good about what I've got so far.
Sue - Jan 02, 2005 2:30:29 pm PST #936 of 10003
hip deep in pie
So, My 20 Gig harddrive is almost full. Iffin I want more memory, can I just buy another 20 gigs of memory and pop it in? Or do I have to get a whole new harddrive and reinstall? And how much should one pay for more memory anyway?
DXMachina - Jan 02, 2005 2:34:35 pm PST #937 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
You can add a second harddrive, although it's not quite as simple as just plugging it in. A 120 GB harddrive can be had for under $100 US.
What kind of computer, and what operating system?
Sue - Jan 02, 2005 2:47:06 pm PST #938 of 10003
hip deep in pie
It's a Dell Dimension, Pentium 4, running XP.
DXMachina - Jan 02, 2005 3:01:04 pm PST #939 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Should be a fairly easy installation, then. The drive will come with instructions. (Maxtor's are very good. I presume other brands will be similar.) Just shop around for a good price, and buy the biggest drive you can afford.
Sue - Jan 02, 2005 3:06:36 pm PST #940 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Thanks DX!
Gandalfe - Jan 02, 2005 3:29:48 pm PST #941 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
So, My 20 Gig harddrive is almost full. Iffin I want more memory, can I just buy another 20 gigs of memory and pop it in? Or do I have to get a whole new harddrive and reinstall? And how much should one pay for more memory anyway?
Nitpicky me: You're talking about storage, not memory. Very different thing.
DCJensen - Jan 02, 2005 3:48:46 pm PST #942 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
I blame all the computer teaching materials that for years referred to both as memory.
It will take a long time to undo the damage to the nomenclature.