[SEL] <snip>Now Antivirus and O.T.

[S. Work]

Hi Jer,
  Odd that you have problems with AVG. I never had it to reset MY 
Preferences in any way.
My schedules stay where I set them, And Scan options stay as I set them. 
Even after a Full
Number Update  IE: 5.xxx - 6.xxx - 7.xxx etc.

  It actually sounds like your Laptop's HD is getting a bit flakey. 4 years 
is a long time for a
2.5 Inch drive to last. Does your laptop have 2 drive capability? (Second HD 
Port)
  If so. Check arround your local computer shops for a New/Good Used one of 
ample capacity
Backup anything important to you, Or use a HD-Setup tool (Maxblast for 
Maxtor's)
(Data Lifeguard for Western Dig.) etc, Usually manufacturer specific. But 
Maxblast can be
purchased for use with any hd brand. I suggest those, Because they both have 
a full partition
copy utility to backup/replace your current drive. XP Is Terrible about File 
fragmentation
(All Windows vers since ME for that matter)

                               - Solution 1-  (Retaining all your data)
a)  Do the full Drive-2-Drive copy ( Usually takes about 2 minutes/Gig.) on 
20 and under
about 1 Min/gig over 20.
b) Nuke (Recertify) your old drive, And either reverse the copy procedure, 
Or leave the
old drive in as an Archival storage drive. It should last a good long time 
in that role. My
Suspicion is that you are getting actual media damage to frequently 
re-written areas of
the drive.
  One final note on the above. If at all possible Hook your 2.5" HD up on 
your Desktop
(Via an adapter) to do these tasks. (The reasons are many but primarily Heat 
problems)

                               - Solution 2-  (Losing all your current data)
a) Use the system recovery CD's/DVD's that came with the laptop to restore 
it to factory
configuration (Asuming the drive passes the Preliminary tests)
b) Re-Install every program you use (Actually USE) and start it off fresh.

  You May have gotten some other computer advice from me in the past, So you 
know I
know what I'm talking about and there isn't much point re-hashing just to 
create more
distent among the other users here. If you need any further help on this, 
Feel free to E-Mail
me off-list at
 swork at endacomm.com  or Endacomm10 at yahoo.com  (In Order of preference)

     Steve.
P.S. I use (and have used) AVG Free for many years now with NONE of the 
problems you
wrote about. I Cannot say the same for Norton's , Avast , Defender , Or 
Panda.
All the aforementioned brands have made countless appearances on my repair 
benches !
  The only other one That seems to cause very little trouble is
Trend Micro's AV  (NOT the Internet Security suite). Which is the only other 
AV Tool
I recommend to my Customers/Clients.

  < Looks like I can get long winded as well Huh ??>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Evans" <jerrye at databak.co.za>
To: <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>; <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] <snip>Now Antivirus and O.T.


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>         The computer that I use to connect to the net with is a 4 year old
> Acer laptop and only has a "Celeron" processor (1733 Mhz with only 512
> Mbytes memory - running Win XP Service Pack 3 with all the updates.)
>         Yes, I do know that it is a "shitty" little computer but for now
> it has to do.

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