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Spyware and Adware removal

Raj — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:18:13 +0000

Trying to find good spyware and adware removal software for free? Well you have come to right place. I have been look for good software that really removes spyware and adware from the computer not put more in your computer. Many other software out there say’s they remove spyware and adware from your computer, but most of them are fake. This is excellent software that really removes and clean up spyware and adware from your computer it’s called: Malwarebyes. You can find it at http://www.malwarebytes.org Also here is how you can install it and scan for malware, spyware and adware Step by Step:

Basic Guide:

Note: Guide for Advance user at the end of Basic guide

Go to http://www.malwarebytes.org and click on “Download free version”
site looks likes something like this:
It will bring you to http://www.download.cnet.com website: Then click on “Download Now" Tested Spyware free
Then you will get something like this if you have pop-up blocker. Click on the “close” for information bar
then left click on Yellow bar then click on “Download File…”
Click on the “Run”
Click “Run” again to allow by Security Warning
Choose Language then click “OK”
Click “Next”
Read the License Agreement then choose “I accept the agreement” then click “Next”
Information about version for Malwarebytes click “Next”
Where you want to install it. By default it’s C Drive click “Next”
What is the name it’s going to show in the Start Menu. Leave it default just click “Next”
Leave check box for create a desktop icon for easy access then click “Next”
Quick check before start installing if everything is correct click “Next” other wise click Back and correct it.
Complete leave both check and click “Finish” so it can update database and it will start the Malware byte to scan your computer.
Once it finish updating database it will give you pop-up like this click “OK”
To Starts scanning your computer for Malware, spyware, and ad-wares click on “Scan”
Note: you can choose the Quick Scan for faster and basic scan or choose Full for advance scan and it will take little longer
After it’s finish scanning it will say show result if nothing found it will show something like this:

Advance Users:

Go to http://www.malwarebytes.org and click on “Download free version”
Click on the “Run” and follow the screen for instruction
Once finish installing then update the database
Scan for malware, spyware, and ad-ware
If it finds anything select all and remove it

Note: if it finds some please try to scan again to make sure it’s removed sometime it requires to re-boot computer. Some spyware put’s it’s self back when you re-boot. So please again again to be sure it’s clean.

amdide.sys could not be found

Raj — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:06:09 +0000

I was installing Sever 2003 on Dell 2850 got this error “amdide.sys could not be found” press any key to re-boot. I have installed twice and got same message I thought it was the Windows Server 2003 CD, but it’s not it’s the Dell Assistance CD that’s ver. 8.5 causing the problem. It does not give any error while you setting up once it finish copying the OS and re-boots then it gives error. You will need 8.7 Dell Assistance CD. You can download from Dell website. I have also known this has been problem with Dell 2650 Server as well. So in case you have other Model that gives this type of error check out dell website to see if there is any updated Assistance CD that you may needed. Hope this helps to fix your problem

Raj~

Increase Virtual Memory on Your Computer

Raj — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:10:39 +0000

Sometimes when using your computer you might get some errors saying that virtual memory on your computer is low. This normally happens when you have many applications open on your system and your computer has run out of virtual memory space. What’s virtual memory anyways – you might be wondering? Virtual memory is a computer system technique which gives an application program the impression that it has contiguous working memory (an address space) while in fact it may be physically fragmented and may even overflow on to disk storage. Systems that use this technique make programming of large applications easier and use real physical memory more efficiently than those without virtual memory. Cool, now that you know what virtual memory is all about, how can you increase it on your computer, so you don’t get those dreaded errors, and hopefully your computer runs a little faster? Here is how you do it:

On your desktop, go to MY COMPUTER right click it and go to PROPERTIES:

Select the ADVANCED tab, and under the PERFORMANCE option click on SETTINGS:

on the performance option window click on the ADVANCED tab again

On the VIRTUAL MEMORY option click “CHANGE”

Select the system drive, normally C: and make sure Custom Size option is checked. Increase the initial size (MB) numbers to double of what you have. If you have 1024 increase it to 2048 and then increase the maximum size (MB) to double of the initial size number. Click on OK and restart your computer.

That’s it; hopefully you won’t get those virtual memory errors anymore.

Basic computer things you should know

Raj — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:19:47 +0000

To keep the computer running faster:

Delete cookies and temp files once a week

uninstall programs that you don’t use

keep your Desktop clean