ad-aware install error

I was checking this group out to find help with some
problems I'm having, and found at least two people,i.e.
~robear dyer and ron martell, advocating ad-aware to
detect many different types of hijackware.
I thought they would like to know that I couldn't install
ad-aware because of a corrupt installation file.
I found another (free) program, called Bazooka Spyware
Scanner, at www.majorgeeks.com, that seems to work...
Though it hasn't solved my low resources or other
headaches.
I'll keep looking, but if I can't find my problem already
solved here somewhere, I'll ask for help; I'm impressed
with the group. Harriet (hlr)

If you get a corrupt installation file, delete it and download it again...if need
be, from a different site.
It is available from Major Geeks:
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=506

The best procedure for spyware removal is:

Update your anti-virus app and then run a full-system virus scan.

Use CWShredder, the CoolWeb removal tool, available he
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...CWShredder.exe
http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip

In addition, install Ad-Aware 6 free edition, start it, click its 'Check for
Updates' link in the app to install updates, then use it to scan your system, and
remove what it finds.
Ad-Awa
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Install, update and run SpyBot Search & Destroy, scan your system, and then remove
the items in RED only.
SpyBot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download

Download, unzip, and run Hijack This from one of these locations:
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads...HijackThis.exe
Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or the Temp folder, doubleclick
HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Press that, save the log somewhere you can find it (Desktop, My Documents, or
similar).
Most of what it lists will be harmless or even required, so do NOT fix anything yet.

Copy the log files and paste them into a new post at one of these forums:
http://forum.aumha.org/
http://forums.net-integration.net/
http://computercops.biz/forums.html
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=30
http://tomcoyote.org/forums/
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com
http://boards.cexx.org/

The folks there will tell you what to remove.

A tutorial for using Hijack This is located he
http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"hlr" wrote in message
...
I was checking this group out to find help with some
problems I'm having, and found at least two people,i.e.
~robear dyer and ron martell, advocating ad-aware to
detect many different types of hijackware.
I thought they would like to know that I couldn't install
ad-aware because of a corrupt installation file.
I found another (free) program, called Bazooka Spyware
Scanner, at www.majorgeeks.com, that seems to work...
Though it hasn't solved my low resources or other
headaches.
I'll keep looking, but if I can't find my problem already
solved here somewhere, I'll ask for help; I'm impressed
with the group. Harriet (hlr)

-----Original Message-----
If you get a corrupt installation file, delete it and
download it again...if need
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Wow, I didn't really expect a reply, especially such a
long and detailed one; Thank-you, Glen.
My first thought was that I might have a virus or
hijackware - that's why I was reading this newsgroup. I
thought I had covered that with a new (free) program,
AntiVir, and (free) spyware, Bazooka, from MajorGeeks. I
was starting to check my system for software that may be
misbehaving.
Since you gave such a list of spyware and help sites,
however, I assume you weren't too impressed with my choice
of spyware. If you think I might still have something
hiding in my system, I'll try your more drastic measures.
When I boot up, I have only about 83% resources, and
that's up from about 63% before I started working on it,
but it still seems low to me. Also, something keeps
accessing my HD every second or so. One program seemed to
be Stimon (still image monitor), whose log showed endless
failures,(and it was starting at boot). I took it out of
the startup with msconfig, which, along with other
cleanups, helped startups, but I still get the HD light
blinking about every second. It drives me crazy, and I'm
sure it's not good for my system. ... Thanks again,
Harriet

I am sure the apps you chose work fine, but I have seen proven success with the ones
I recommended, so that is what I continue to recommend.

83% free resources at startup is quite good....dunno why you think it is low.

After you are finished with Bazooka or whatever you choose to run, I strongly
suggest you post a Hijack This log on one of the forums I linked in my previous
reply.

As for your startups and what may be causing your constant disk access, follow the
directions in the Hijack This tutorial to also generate a Startup List log, and
copy/paste that into your next reply here. The tutorial I referred to previously:
http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/

Also have a look he

Clean up your startup group:
http://www.westelcom.com/users/rogersr/clean.htm

Startup Programs Loading:
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm

Start-ups:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm

Task List Programs:
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm

StartUps:
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm

StartUp List:
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html

Windows Startup Online Repository:
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


wrote in message
...

-----Original Message-----
If you get a corrupt installation file, delete it and
download it again...if need
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Wow, I didn't really expect a reply, especially such a
long and detailed one; Thank-you, Glen.
My first thought was that I might have a virus or
hijackware - that's why I was reading this newsgroup. I
thought I had covered that with a new (free) program,
AntiVir, and (free) spyware, Bazooka, from MajorGeeks. I
was starting to check my system for software that may be
misbehaving.
Since you gave such a list of spyware and help sites,
however, I assume you weren't too impressed with my choice
of spyware. If you think I might still have something
hiding in my system, I'll try your more drastic measures.
When I boot up, I have only about 83% resources, and
that's up from about 63% before I started working on it,
but it still seems low to me. Also, something keeps
accessing my HD every second or so. One program seemed to
be Stimon (still image monitor), whose log showed endless
failures,(and it was starting at boot). I took it out of
the startup with msconfig, which, along with other
cleanups, helped startups, but I still get the HD light
blinking about every second. It drives me crazy, and I'm
sure it's not good for my system. ... Thanks again,
Harriet

glen;

Thanks, again. I'll check out your suggestions. It sounds
as though it may take a while, though, so I'll probably be
starting a new thread with my next post...
As for resources, I thought that a starting number should
be more like 95%. I use Photoshop and Illustrator, among
other resource hogs, I need lots of them. Memory too; one
of the things I downloaded recently is something called
RAM Idle, which is supposed to free up ram as you work. I
have 512MB of RAM, and when I boot up I show that I only
have about 360 something free. Now, online, with this
message box and the newsgroup webpage up, it's down to
256. According to what I read in the program, if I read it
correctly, having half your installed RAM available for
use is *good*. This is news to me, and I'm suspicious
because it *is* news, i.e., why haven't I heard it
somewhere before... Anyway, thanks again - I'll check this
thread once more to see if you've answered, because I've
gone on a lot more than I intended. ...Harriet

-----Original Message-----
I am sure the apps you chose work fine, but I have seen
proven success with the ones
I recommended, so that is what I continue to recommend.

83% free resources at startup is quite good....dunno why
you think it is low.

"hlr" wrote in message
...
glen;

Thanks, again. I'll check out your suggestions. It sounds
as though it may take a while, though, so I'll probably be
starting a new thread with my next post...
As for resources, I thought that a starting number should
be more like 95%. I use Photoshop and Illustrator, among
other resource hogs, I need lots of them. Memory too; one
of the things I downloaded recently is something called
RAM Idle, which is supposed to free up ram as you work.

OOPS!
I
have 512MB of RAM, and when I boot up I show that I only

How much is allocated to the graphics stuff?

have about 360 something free. Now, online, with this
message box and the newsgroup webpage up, it's down to
256. According to what I read in the program, if I read it
correctly, having half your installed RAM available for
use is *good*. This is news to me, and I'm suspicious
because it *is* news, i.e., why haven't I heard it
somewhere before... Anyway, thanks again - I'll check this
thread once more to see if you've answered, because I've
gone on a lot more than I intended. ...Harriet

-----Original Message-----
I am sure the apps you chose work fine, but I have seen
proven success with the ones
I recommended, so that is what I continue to recommend.

83% free resources at startup is quite good....dunno why
you think it is low.

Get rid of RAM Idle. So-called RAM-freeing programs are hogwash.
RAM is supposed to be used....if it is sitting free, why have it in the first place.
Windows memory management uses the RAM for whatever processes it can while it is not
otherwise used, and frees it dynamically when needed by an app.

Read he
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.htm
especially the section headed: The Advantages of More RAM:
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.php#ram
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"hlr" wrote in message
...
glen;

Thanks, again. I'll check out your suggestions. It sounds
as though it may take a while, though, so I'll probably be
starting a new thread with my next post...
As for resources, I thought that a starting number should
be more like 95%. I use Photoshop and Illustrator, among
other resource hogs, I need lots of them. Memory too; one
of the things I downloaded recently is something called
RAM Idle, which is supposed to free up ram as you work. I
have 512MB of RAM, and when I boot up I show that I only
have about 360 something free. Now, online, with this
message box and the newsgroup webpage up, it's down to
256. According to what I read in the program, if I read it
correctly, having half your installed RAM available for
use is *good*. This is news to me, and I'm suspicious
because it *is* news, i.e., why haven't I heard it
somewhere before... Anyway, thanks again - I'll check this
thread once more to see if you've answered, because I've
gone on a lot more than I intended. ...Harriet

-----Original Message-----
I am sure the apps you chose work fine, but I have seen
proven success with the ones
I recommended, so that is what I continue to recommend.

83% free resources at startup is quite good....dunno why
you think it is low.

-----Original Message-----

How much is allocated to the graphics stuff?


Steve B., Here is what I could find. Don't know if I
should be looking somewhere else....


Control Panel/System Properties box:
Windows manages virtual memory,
Performance tab, Advanced Graphics Settings has Hardware
Acceleration set to full.
-------------------

Photoshop settings (from Photoshop.ini file):
MEMORYUSAGE=50
FreeSpace=242871250
WorkingSetSize=8817187

from Preferences box:
Available RAM: 474358K
Photoshop RAM: 237179K
------------------------

Painter Prefs set to:
Max memory for Painter
and
Free memory for printing

-----------------------------
Illustrator: Can't find any info.
----------------------------

Adobe InDesign: sets Windows to manage virtual memory
settings automatically.
----------------------------------

Fractal Design Expression: "check to make sure that you
have as much memory available to Expression as possible"
(whatever that means)
------------------------------------------------

Thanks for your interest, Harriet

-----Original Message-----
Get rid of RAM Idle. So-called RAM-freeing programs are
hogwash.
RAM is supposed to be used....if it is sitting free, why
have it in the first place.
Windows memory management uses the RAM for whatever
processes it can while it is not
otherwise used, and frees it dynamically when needed by
an app.

Read he
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.htm
especially the section headed: The Advantages of More RAM:
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.php#ram
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hi, Glen:

I uninstalled, I read, I downloaded, I scanned: I'm
*clean*. I kept my Bazooka, because the SpyBot was 4.2MB,
it's 2:10AM here, and I have a dial-up connection. I read
a lot about the startup cleaning procedures, too, but
didn't do anything with that yet. My HD light continues to
blink.
I know I said I would start a new thread, but I'll see if
you respond, first. So then, what should I call it - ad-
aware install prob II? I was able to install the new ad-
aware download fine, by the way. The file even had a
different name.
Thanks for all your time. I'm really overwhelmed with all
the help that people are willing to give for free, or
freewill donation. ... Harriet

glen:
I found a kb article, KB138598, called "Disk Drive or CD-
ROM Access Light Blinks Every Few Seconds"

The blinking is normal. I posted a message with the info
in case others are having the same problem, but I wanted
to post it here, too, since I mentioned that the light was
still blinking in my last post here. .... Harriet