AdAware is taking forever to run

[Sammy bin Snoozin]

What I am doing wrong here.... I installed AdAware latest free version 0023.0000 (that's the only version info I could find) and run it on the entire computer. Running overnight the progress bar shows only 1/3 finished. The other version ran on the same computer in a few minutes.

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

[bob brozewicz]

Sammy bin Snoozin wrote:
> What I am doing wrong here.... I installed AdAware latest free version 0023.0000 (that's the only version info I could find) and run it on the entire computer. Running overnight the progress bar shows only 1/3 finished. The other version ran on the same computer in a few minutes.
>
> 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
>
sammy,

there have been posts to this group in the past were the def files get
corrupted and cause adaware to run slowly. look in the achieves for the
steps to resolve the issue but, basically you delete the adaware def
files and download the current updates from lavasoft and the issue is
resolved. i had this issue once with version 1.06 se. deleting the def
files, then downloading the updates resolved the issue for me.

if your running the 2007 version, i cant help there. i currently still
running version 1.6 se.

again, check old posts, the issue has been discussed in the past.

hope this helps.

bob brozewicz

[Sammy bin Snoozin]

Thanks Bob. Where can a feller get the older versions? That might be the problem here.

"bob brozewicz" <brozewicz.rf@verizon.net> wrote in message news:0zqKi.2264$6K4.2049@trnddc06...
> Sammy bin Snoozin wrote:
> > What I am doing wrong here.... I installed AdAware latest free version 0023.0000 (that's the only version info I could find) and run it on the entire computer. Running overnight the progress bar shows only 1/3 finished. The other version ran on the same computer in a few minutes.
> >
> > 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
> >
> sammy,
>
> there have been posts to this group in the past were the def files get
> corrupted and cause adaware to run slowly. look in the achieves for the
> steps to resolve the issue but, basically you delete the adaware def
> files and download the current updates from lavasoft and the issue is
> resolved. i had this issue once with version 1.06 se. deleting the def
> files, then downloading the updates resolved the issue for me.
>
> if your running the 2007 version, i cant help there. i currently still
> running version 1.6 se.
>
> again, check old posts, the issue has been discussed in the past.
>
> hope this helps.
>
> bob brozewicz

[use_a_hammer@yahoo.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/

[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!!!

[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.

[siljaline]

"Sammy bin Snoozin" wrote:
What I am doing wrong here.... I installed AdAware latest free version 0023.0000 (that's
the only version info I could find) and run it on the entire computer. Running overnight
the progress bar shows only 1/3 finished. The other version ran on the same computer in a
few minutes.

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,
Take your issues to the experts at Lavasoft. http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

Silj

--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[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.

[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.