AdAware is taking forever to run

[jeanlucas@hotmail.com]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:21:10 GMT, "Sammy bin Snoozin"
<SammyBinSnoozin@REyahooMOVE.com> wrote:

>
>Should I dump this program or is there a setting, etc. that needs to be checked?
>
>I know I can only scan "key" portions of the computer, but I prefer to scan the whole drive.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Sam

I'm running an older version, and AdAware has always been slow.
However, not as slow as you are saying. I'll keep my older ver. if
this is the case. However, I do want to ask how big your hard drive
is? I only have 60gigs of space and about 25 gigs in use.

[jvin007]

<use_a_hammer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1190776432.524765.218870@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
> The problem I was having, was MULTIPLE popups when I opened
> a program for the 1st time, one right after another. I'll bet I had to
> click "OK remember" at least 20-30 times in a row for the same
> program.
>
> Every though I don't use it anymore, I'm glad to see that the problem
> is resolved. SWT is the #1 rated freeware program, from what I've
> read anyway.

Now that would be annoying and I do seem to remember having a
problem similar to that when I first tried Spyware Terminator. I had
HIPS turned on then and I turned it off as the popups were getting
on my nerves. However, I think I will turn HIPS back on just to see
if I get a bunch of popups with the newest version.

[Sammy bin Snoozin]

<use_a_hammer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1190826420.717095.106030@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
> On Sep 26, 11:41 am, "Sammy bin Snoozin"
> <SammyBinSnoo...@REyahooMOVE.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Bob. Where can a feller get the older versions? That might be the problem here.
>
> http://filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/

Thanx again Hammer Dude!!!

[Sammy bin Snoozin]

<jeanlucas@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:f7elf31p8hauup1pleoipl9kaobio0juig@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:21:10 GMT, "Sammy bin Snoozin"
> <SammyBinSnoozin@REyahooMOVE.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Should I dump this program or is there a setting, etc. that needs to be checked?
> >
> >I know I can only scan "key" portions of the computer, but I prefer to scan the whole drive.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Sam
>
> I'm running an older version, and AdAware has always been slow.
> However, not as slow as you are saying. I'll keep my older ver. if
> this is the case. However, I do want to ask how big your hard drive
> is? I only have 60gigs of space and about 25 gigs in use.

30GB with about 2GB free.

[use_a_hammer@yahoo.com]

On Sep 27, 1:27 am, "Sammy bin Snoozin"
<SammyBinSnoo...@REyahooMOVE.com> wrote:
> <use_a_ham...@yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:1190826420.717095.106030@19g2000hsx.go oglegroups.com...
> > On Sep 26, 11:41 am, "Sammy bin Snoozin"
> > <SammyBinSnoo...@REyahooMOVE.com> wrote:
> > > Thanks Bob. Where can a feller get the older versions? That might be the problem here.
>
> >http://filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/
>
> Thanx again Hammer Dude!!!

Off of that page this is the one that most people are using "Ad-Aware
Personal 1.06r1" notice how much smaller it is than the 2007 version.
(4.63MB compared to18.84MB)

Also only having 1GB of free space on your HD is probably another
reason that it's running slow. If you haven't done so in a while you
might want to do a temporary file clean up and make sure the recycle
bin is empty. Also get rid of programs you never use.

Just switching back to the older version of AdAware is gonna free up
some space on your HD.