I wanted to start a post for anyone who has any Microsoft related questions... Virus, Hardware, Web browsing, how to tweak and speed things up.. anything...


I am a Senior Microsoft Administrator,
I Do Security on a few Major Banks here in the NYC area.

I do anything with Windows Server all the way down the chain to windows desktops...

Think of this like free Microsoft Support... But i speak English as a first language..

how do i get free porn from pay sites?

Www.passwordhq.com
or
just use www.Ovguide.com

NEXT!

how can i download antivirus for free?

OK.... Should be simple....

Remove MS Money from my XP Emachine

You really cant put a price on an anti-virus, but if you want a free AV i would recommend you just use a trial and then purchase..

AVG AV is free, but doesn't protect against trojans or flash viruses..
ClamWin is free but does not include real time scans...

Malwarebytes is free, but doesn't scan automatically
if you don't mind scanning manually weekly, this is the best one out there..

It can be found at www.malwarebytes.org

Your best Paid AV is Norton anti-virus 2009/2010
I would recommenced you just buy it, as for the best piece of mind it is the best out their..
Another Great AV is Sophos or Kasperski, however the best is still Norton.

Im gonna borrow this from Microsofts website;

But here is step by step,

1. Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
2. In the Currently installed programs list, click Microsoft Money, and then click Remove.
3. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the removal process.
4. Repeat steps 2 through 3 to remove any programs that are associated with Money, the Microsoft Money System Pack, or an earlier version of Money.


Or.. In english...

1. Click on Start
2. Click on settings
3. Click on control panel
4. Double click on Add/Remove programs
5. Scroll down to Microsoft office,
look for Microsoft Money
6. Click Remove
Follow the steps involved, most likely just going to say to click next, and are you sure you want to remove..
7. Reboot..

Should be good to go..
Let me know..

...Won't work... Says resource is unavailable... Asks for MS Money install disk..

path: \\qa-6\WhistlerOPK\apps\Money2002\



(BTW... "O&O Degrag 2000 free" seems to work GREAT!.... ...)

OK...
Simply put you have corruption... this is installer corruption.. either due to a virus in the past at one point, or an installation/uninstallation not properly done..


You can download the fix on microsofts website here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=290301


The instructions and how it works is located here as well...

NOTE: once you download it,
You will want to run the Msicuu.exe program to clean up the issue..

Ok english..
After you install it,
select the program you want to remove, MS Money in this case..
Click on remove..
This will uninstall MS Money,
If this still does not work i will give you the manual way to remove it..


MCSE

There is an free AVG but you can also upgrade and pay small amount. Norton seems to slow down the computer too much.

Well to start with, it is probably your PC that has the issue, as i am running Norton 2k9 on a P3 600mhz with 256mb of ram, and my machine flys.. no issues..

however, again, AVG will not protect against active Trojan viruses, or variant worms.. Thus i would just not bother with it..
I have tested about 30 different AV's...

The Tops for home..
Norton Antivirus 2009/2010 "360 was to much of a killer of system performance.
Sophos - provided almost as good security as Norton, but it isnt as polished..
Kasperski - Best protection, but a pain in the *** when it comes to configuring it..
Vipre - Strong performance, but not as secure, contains no firewall
Panda - removes virus, trojan, spyware, worms, but doesnt use the normal naming convention, so any manual removals are kinda like guess work.


Best for business
Symantec endpoint 12 - best.. hands downs..
Trend-Micro, Good protection, not great but provides a great reporting service to help track down where the virus came from
Vipre Great, and easy to modify to improve system security

Worst anywhere...
AVG - cant find worms or active trojans
CA-Etrust - no antispyware. firewall, and support is in india
Mcafee running this on an identical machine next to norton 360 it made this machine look like a p2.
Avaira - cant find trojans
Eset - if you thought norton slowed you down try this...

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Yes, I need a new computer. I do not use my PC except for forums and to research things I am interested in.
Not ready to buy a new one yet....the economy sucks right now.

OK...OK... So I had a brain-F**t...

This emachine T1150 is 6+ years old, and has been left on 999.99999999% of its' life!!!!!

Got my money's worth for sure....


I had just forgot about "Msicuu.exe", because I didn't have it on my thumbdrive...

I just did a "Clean install"...(Only the 2nd time in the life of this emachine!!!!)


Thanks,.... U DA MAN!!!...

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