Computers computer question - Page 2

tooge · 01-11-2011, 11:57 AM

I often get these "registry cleaner" popups that say that I am infected by something or other and I need to do this. It is free until its diagnosed, then it costs money. This is a scam right? Sorry, i'm a huge computard.

thanks

**Bane** · 01-11-2011, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

whatever...

I live and work in the real world. It's Microsoft's world and we only have licsenses to use it. Embrace the horrror.

Maybe if I worked in a field where I had to use a windows based machine I'd agree with you,but I don't and will never own another windows based machine.I guess if I was a pc gamer or whatever I may feel different,but I'm not so there goes that.

Edit.And yeah I'm so very glad that I don't work in the "real world" like some do.

**Bearcat** · 01-11-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

whatever...

I live and work in the real world. It's Microsoft's world and we only have licsenses to use it. Embrace the horrror.

Eh, in my real world, Windows is only around for end users... nothing important runs on it.

**BigRedChief** · 01-11-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

Eh, in my real world, Windows is only around for end users... nothing important runs on it.

thats a good thing too.....

I just have to much fun busting the chops of techies and their hatred of all things Microsoft. I certaintly relate to the root cause of their feelings but I just embrace the horror and move on.

**pr_capone** · 01-11-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

thats a good thing too.....

I just have to much fun busting the chops of techies and their hatred of all things Microsoft. I certaintly relate to the root cause of their feelings but I just embrace the horror and move on.

That is all you can do. Embrace it and learn to work with it.

Otter · 01-11-2011, 12:41 PM

I've been playing around with Ubuntu (linux dist) and I have to say that I am thoroughly impressed with the progress they've made for non-linux geeks. One of the biggest reasons I got away from it a couple years ago is because installing software was such a huge pain in the ass.

Well the devs created a Ubuntu Software Center much like Windows program manager and install/uninstall is a breeze. All the configuration settings are layed out in a very neat and easy to understand Windows-like format. As far as web compatibility everything from Youtube to any webpage you can imagine works flawlessly in the browsers which Firefox is the default but Google Chrome is also available in ubuntu linux version and the whole OS is completely free and constantly under development for improvement and upgrades. You can go to the deepest and darkest spots of the internet and not have to worry about a virus, malware or anything else.

I've got nothing to do with the OS just spreading the news.

Norman Einstein · 01-11-2011, 12:45 PM

Malwarebytes is great, I also have AVG loaded on my puter.

The AVG software is free, you can pay $40 a year and add live scanning as you go. Since I spent the $40 I haven't had any problems.

I run daily scans of both and update the software on a regular basis.

markd2000 · 01-11-2011, 12:51 PM

I've used CCLeaner for years and it works flawlessley. It's also free. The main purpose for me is to occasionally clean-up the registry...lot's of remnants remain with software updates and removals that tend to slow down to PC. It also has a clean up function that also speeds up the pc. Does not remove adware or viruses though.

**Bearcat** · 01-11-2011, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Otter

I've been playing around with Ubuntu (linux dist) and I have to say that I am thoroughly impressed with the progress they've made for non-linux geeks. One of the biggest reasons I got away from it a couple years ago is because installing software was such a huge pain in the ass.

Well the devs created a Ubuntu Software Center much like Windows program manager and install/uninstall is a breeze. All the configuration settings are layed out in a very neat and easy to understand Windows-like format. As far as web compatibility everything from Youtube to any webpage you can imagine works flawlessly in the browsers which Firefox is the default but Google Chrome is also available in ubuntu linux version and the whole OS is completely free and constantly under development for improvement and upgrades. You can go to the deepest and darkest spots of the internet and not have to worry about a virus, malware or anything else.

I've got nothing to do with the OS just spreading the news.

I've run Ubuntu for a few years now, and while I have dual boot with Windows 7 for Photoshop and games, I hardly ever use it. And there's a huge community for support, so you're not left hoping the next update fixes that annoying bug.

I did go back to Windows for a little while after I got a new laptop, because Windows 7 was so much better than previous versions of Windows, and I was having some issues with Ubuntu dealing with Flash, etc; that I hadn't had time to deal with... then one day I caught a virus from someone on the same network I was on, which got my butt in gear to fix the annoyances with Ubuntu. When I gave my old laptop away, I kept XP and Ubuntu on it, and they seem to like Ubuntu.... even if I only convert one person, the world is that much better for it.

**BigRedChief** · 01-11-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

That is all you can do. Embrace it and learn to work with it.

hey, don't get me wrong. I'm sitting in a training class that I installed Red Hat, ESX host, vSphere, vSphere client and attached SAN arrays to it this am. Having a lot of fun with it.

But the bread and butter of I.T. in the real world is Microsoft. It is what it is.

Otter · 01-11-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

I've run Ubuntu for a few years now, and while I have dual boot with Windows 7 for Photoshop and games, I hardly ever use it. And there's a huge community for support, so you're not left hoping the next update fixes that annoying bug.

I did go back to Windows for a little while after I got a new laptop, because Windows 7 was so much better than previous versions of Windows, and I was having some issues with Ubuntu dealing with Flash, etc; that I hadn't had time to deal with... then one day I caught a virus from someone on the same network I was on, which got my butt in gear to fix the annoyances with Ubuntu. When I gave my old laptop away, I kept XP and Ubuntu on it, and they seem to like Ubuntu.... even if I only convert one person, the world is that much better for it.

I use Windows for gaming and am slowly converting over over to Ubuntu for everything else. I've always used OpenOffice so it's really not that big of a transition. Everything else is equal if not better.

Like I mentioned below I got my feet wet about 3 years ago and was immediately turned off because software was so difficult to install. My oh my the leaps and bounds the devs made in fixing that.

It's a simply amazing OS.

**Bearcat** · 01-11-2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Otter

I use Windows for gaming and am slowly converting over over to Ubuntu for everything else. I've always used OpenOffice so it's really not that big of a transition. Everything else is equal if not better.

Like I mentioned below I got my feet wet about 3 years ago and was immediately turned off because software was so difficult to install. My oh my the leaps and bounds the devs made in fixing that.

It's a simply amazing OS.

Yeah, I use pidgin for AIM/gtalk/FB chat, and it's not bloatware like Trillian or AIM, and it has some pretty cool features/plugins. I use gtkpod for my iPod, and while it's not a one-stop-shop like iTunes (I use amazonmp3, usually via Pandora), again, it's not bloated with unwanted software (DIAF, qttask), and if something goes wrong, I can actually fix it. More and more sites offer a Linux option, either as a stand alone app or using AdobeAir... like Hulu, veetle, Pandora, Chrome.

It's really a no-brainer for anyone who's a little tech savvy (or not afraid to learn) and primarily uses their computer for email/internet, and it's quickly becoming an OS that you can lean on as a complete (and free) replacement for Windows.

Sofa King · 01-11-2011, 02:37 PM

i got a question on my comp as well.

posted it in the virus thread, because that's where people post shit when they **** up and catch something stupid.

Mr. Laz · 01-11-2011, 04:19 PM

registry cleaners are just as likely to screw something up really badly as they are to fix something if you don't know what you're doing.

run Malwarebyte while in safe mode for best effect

Extra Point · 01-11-2011, 05:29 PM

Okay, then. What do I use to wipe off, when I've searched through-and-through for a 3D method to impregnate Irina Vorovina, albiet I had my nuts cut 10 years ago?

01-11-2011, 11:57 AM
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $3984112	computer question I often get these "registry cleaner" popups that say that I am infected by something or other and I need to do this. It is free until its diagnosed, then it costs money. This is a scam right? Sorry, i'm a huge computard. thanks
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01-11-2011, 12:45 PM	#21
Norman Einstein MVP Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Casino cash: $10004900	Malwarebytes is great, I also have AVG loaded on my puter. The AVG software is free, you can pay $40 a year and add live scanning as you go. Since I spent the $40 I haven't had any problems. I run daily scans of both and update the software on a regular basis.
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01-11-2011, 12:51 PM	#22
markd2000 Starter Join Date: Dec 2004 Casino cash: $10005342	I've used CCLeaner for years and it works flawlessley. It's also free. The main purpose for me is to occasionally clean-up the registry...lot's of remnants remain with software updates and removals that tend to slow down to PC. It also has a clean up function that also speeds up the pc. Does not remove adware or viruses though.
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01-11-2011, 02:37 PM	#27
Sofa King Hello Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Dakota Casino cash: $1112096 VARSITY	i got a question on my comp as well. posted it in the virus thread, because that's where people post shit when they **** up and catch something stupid.
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Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	registry cleaners are just as likely to screw something up really badly as they are to fix something if you don't know what you're doing. run Malwarebyte while in safe mode for best effect __________________
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01-11-2011, 05:29 PM	#29
Extra Point MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Prairie Village, KS Casino cash: $10004900	Okay, then. What do I use to wipe off, when I've searched through-and-through for a 3D method to impregnate Irina Vorovina, albiet I had my nuts cut 10 years ago? __________________ "Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits." --Satchel Paige
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