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Forum: General May 29th 08, 10:58 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 22
Views: 2,817
Posted By O.J. Newman
New AdAware (free)

Hi Again Gary:

I just read in the Win ME general forum that Ad-Aware SE users have been
experiencing the same problem of the latest def files not working with Win
ME, and appearing to act as if...
Forum: General May 29th 08, 10:55 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 17
Views: 2,250
Posted By O.J. Newman
Ad-Aware SE troubles

Hello:

Over in the Win 98 general discussion group, they seem to be speculating
that the latest Ad-Aware SE def files are for NT-based systems only, and
have dropped support for Win 98/ME systems...
Forum: General May 29th 08, 09:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 22
Views: 2,817
Posted By O.J. Newman
New AdAware (free)

Hi Gary:

That you for pointing this out to me.

I was naively assuming that def files for Ad-Aware SE would continue to run
on Win 9x/ME systems. As you say, it doesn't make sense to change the def...
Forum: General May 29th 08, 09:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 4
Views: 1,407
Posted By O.J. Newman
Free version of Acronis v8

Hi Harry:

I'm just glad that you have been able to download the program and make good
use of it.

You're very welcome for the small bit of info that I provided.

Cheers,
O.J.
Forum: General May 29th 08, 09:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 2,493
Posted By O.J. Newman
Which firewall is best for Win98se

Hi Gary!

My experience with Zone Alarm is that it does *not* rely on any definitions
updates, but stands on its own.

The only updating that is done (in my experience) is that of asking the user...
Forum: General May 29th 08, 09:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 22
Views: 2,817
Posted By O.J. Newman
New AdAware (free)

Hello:

Ad-Aware 1.06r definitions can still be downloaded manually from the
Lavasoft web page:
http://www.lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/ or click...
Forum: General May 29th 08, 08:30 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 2,493
Posted By O.J. Newman
Which firewall is best for Win98se

Hello:

If you are interested in installing Zone Alarm for Win 98/ME, go to the Zone
Alarm Free product page (
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp )
and click...
Forum: General May 28th 08, 12:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 4
Views: 1,366
Posted By O.J. Newman
What's the best/highest version of IE I can use w/ windows ME?

Hello:

IE 6 SP 1 can also be downloaded from the link below.

Cheers,
O.J.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary S. Terhune" none
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Forum: General May 28th 08, 12:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 5
Views: 1,917
Posted By O.J. Newman
Free Year of CA Antivirus

Hi Heather:

Thanks for the info!

Unfortunately, the link disqualified me as a previous participant, since I
tried this offer several years ago.

Also, I noticed that CA A/V only supports Win 2000,...
Forum: General May 26th 08, 08:49 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 26
Views: 3,551
Posted By O.J. Newman
Free version of Acronis v8

Hello:

Here's an item from the Win 98 general newsgroup that may be of interest to
some.

Acronis True Image v8 supports Win 98 thru XP, including ME. However, while
it supports ATA drives, it may...
Forum: Monitors & Displays April 27th 08, 05:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.display
Replies: 18
Views: 12,002
Posted By O.J. Newman
maximize

Hello:

To automatically maximize various program windows, try the freeware utility
Autosizer at:

http://southbaypc.com/AutoSizer/ .

HTH,
O.J.
Forum: General April 12th 08, 07:24 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 1,727
Posted By O.J. Newman
Does anyone have Diskeeper 9 running on Win98 ?

"Warren" wrote in message
...
When I try to run I get an error "Can't launch Diskeeper from C:drive" :
I've tried updating to...
Forum: General April 12th 08, 07:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 7
Views: 1,142
Posted By O.J. Newman
Max Win ME Hard Drive Size?

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
By Format I am assuming you mean Partition.

That should work, assuming your motherboard...
Forum: General April 11th 08, 06:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 7
Views: 1,142
Posted By O.J. Newman
Max Win ME Hard Drive Size?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike M"
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 6:17 AM
Subject: Max Win ME Hard Drive...
Forum: General April 11th 08, 10:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 1,727
Posted By O.J. Newman
Does anyone have Diskeeper 9 running on Win98 ?

"Nigel Stapley" wrote in message
news:vI2dnWWf89Sp2WTanZ2dnUVZ8t7inZ2d@plusnet...
Warren wrote:
When I try to run I get an error "Can't launch Diskeeper from...
Forum: General April 11th 08, 08:49 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 4
Views: 3,687
Posted By O.J. Newman
Last Versions of Software for Windows 98SE, + Current Software Still Supported

Hello:

I came across an interesting thread in the MSFN Forum that is listing "Last
Versions of Software for Windows 98SE, + Current Software Still Supported."
Of course, most, if not all, of these...
Forum: General April 11th 08, 08:49 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 4
Views: 3,223
Posted By O.J. Newman
Last Versions of Software for Windows 98SE, + Current Software Still Supported

Hello:

I came across an interesting thread in the MSFN Forum that is listing "Last
Versions of Software for Windows 98SE, + Current Software Still Supported."
Of course, most, if not all, of these...
Forum: General April 11th 08, 06:35 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 7
Views: 1,142
Posted By O.J. Newman
Max Win ME Hard Drive Size?

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Win Me has problems with drives larger than 137GB due to not supporting
48-bit LBA (which was...
Forum: General April 11th 08, 02:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 5
Views: 1,647
Posted By O.J. Newman
newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

Hi Harry!

PC Mag has an on-line review of the new v4.8 of Avast! Home edition. It's
rated as 4 out of 5 stars - or "very good."

If you're interested, you can read the review at:...
Forum: General April 2nd 08, 04:09 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 5
Views: 1,647
Posted By O.J. Newman
newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

Hello Again:

See the 5-star CNet Download.com's Editor's review of Avast! Home v4.8 at:

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?tag=lst-1 .

Cheers,
O.J.
Forum: General April 2nd 08, 04:09 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 21
Views: 3,450
Posted By O.J. Newman
newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

Hello Again:

See the 5-star CNet Download.com's Editor's review of Avast! Home v4.8 at:

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?tag=lst-1 .

Cheers,
O.J.

P.S. Sorry...
Forum: General April 2nd 08, 03:52 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 21
Views: 3,450
Posted By O.J. Newman
newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

Hello:

For details see:

Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html

avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware &...
Forum: General April 2nd 08, 03:43 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 5
Views: 1,647
Posted By O.J. Newman
newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

Hello:

For details see:

Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html

avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware &...
Forum: General March 19th 08, 04:38 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 12
Views: 2,414
Posted By O.J. Newman
New AVG AV 8.0 no longer supports Win 98/ME

Hello:

Yes, but some of us are paranoid g!

Cheers,
O.J.

"Ogg" wrote in message
...
Hello, O.J.!
Forum: General March 18th 08, 05:00 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Replies: 31
Views: 6,159
Posted By O.J. Newman
eav antivirus

Hi Again Dave:

Thank you for both your explanation and your analysis and warning about this
junk!

O.J.

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message...
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