DO THIS FOR REAL:
1. - If you have P2P Sharing- You're gonna have spyware, so get some type of spyware removal utility.
Spysweeper works if you wanna buy it.
Microsoft makes BETA Antispyware, available at their site- just search for it. $FREE$
2. Mozilla is ad supported too- trust me, I know-
DO NOT DOWNLOAD:
Weatherbug
Time Tracker
Kazaa- Kazaa lite is better, but not much
Lime Wire- SUCKS!!!- get Bearshare.
3. IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR IT- DON'T DOWNLOAD IT.
How much simpler could that get?
4. Now- the fun part:
Terminating Stay Residents - (Background Files)
Shut your computer down-
When it comes back on- and you see your "manufacturer" logo-
or Black Screen- Start TAPPING F8.
This should bring you to Advanced Options-
Highlight "Safe Mode" - Using your arrow keys, and press enter.
Enter on Windows XP/98... whatever OS you're on.
Choose the Administrator Profile.
Click YES to continue running in Safe Mode.
Start>Run>MSCONFIG -
Click the Startups TAB
Disable ALL-
Now - Re-enable your Antivirus Software- If you don't know what it is, it will prompt you that it isn't running when you restart, so don't worry.
Apply and Close- EXIT WITHOUT RESTARTING- We've got more to do.
Now- you're computer probably won't take as long to let you access certain things upon startup.- I hate that shit.
Now- Find your Internet Explorer Icon- "lowercase blue "e"
Right click on it-
Select, Internet Properties.
On the General Tab
DELETE COOKIES
DELETE TEMP FILES- AND PUT A CHECK IN OFFLINE CONTENT BOX.
Click the Advanced Tab-
Under "Browsing"- look for "Enable 3rd Party Browser Extensions"
Take the Check OUT of the box- this WILL take off any added toolbars, ie Yahoo, Google, etc. - I know for a fact that Google, is NOT ad supported- so it's safe.
Apply, and OK-
Then Restart your computer into Normal Windows.
* YOUR COMPUTER SHOULD NOW OPERATE NORMALLY
I'm a Support Technician for eMachines-
and YES, Our computers SUCK
So i deal with ALOT of problems.
Feel free to email me at bhartvigsen@magna.alorica.net