"Ed" <ex@directory> wrote in message
newsNudncvceP1hwg3VRVnyhAA@posted.plusnet...
> On 30/07/08 10:22, chris wrote:
>> "siljaline" wrote
>>> "Ed" wrote:
>>>> I run Windows98SE and I continue to fail to manually load the
>>>> latest
>> updates to Ad-Aware
>>>> which you are very kind to give an alert to.
>>>> I have Ad-Aware SE Personal Build 1.06r1
>>>> The last definition file that works for me is :
>>>> Reference Number : SE1R210 27.12.2007
>>>> Internal build : 253
>>>> But I am totally unable to load and install anything later than
>>>> that.
>>>> What to do?
>>> See these How-To steps >
>>> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=8713
>>> *Not a Thing of Beauty* but it /should/ work for you.
>>> Good luck and let us know how you made out.
>> I use the How-To method but that's not the problem.
>> I use the same version : Ad-Aware SE Personal Build 1.06r1 and W98SE.
>> The problem must be somewhere in Ad-Aware.
>> If I start Ad-Aware I get after 5-10 seconds the message :
>> Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file ( and an OK button
>> ;-) ).
>> I didn't backuped my latest working definitions file, so I don't know
>> exactly when my problems started.
>> My last scan with a working definition file was
>> Ad-Aware SE Build 1.06r1
>> Logfile Created on:zaterdag 17 mei 2008 22:50:37
>> Created with Ad-Aware SE Personal, free for private use.
>> Using definitions file:SE1R242 28.04.2008
>> For me Ad-Aware refuses to load the definition files from 22-05-2008
>> and
>> later.
>> Maybe already some definition files earlier, but I used Ad-Aware once
>> a
>> month and I overwrite the latest def. file.
>> This worked for years so I didn't backup the latest working def.
>> file. I
>> know ;-).
> Chris,
> You have explained my problem exactly.
> I too follow the How-to instructions that Silj kindly outlined. It is
> very simple to download the file, unzip it and extract the new defs
> file into the correct directory. As you say, it is when you fire up
> Ad-Aware afterwards that the new defs file fails to load and you get
> the error message:
> Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file
> Surely, somebody must have a solution to this problem?
It's time to put AdAware SE out to pasture for good...
The last definitions file to work with 98/ME is over two months out of
date(SE1R247 13 May 2008).
SuperAntiSpyware and Spybot S&D are 2 well known and respected products
that still support 98 and ME...
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index...howtopic=19951
-jen
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