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August 14th, 2003, 09:03 PM
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Re: OT: System and Video BIOS Question
The guys here at the helpdesk suggest using Adaware in unison with Spybot.
Between the two of 'em you'll get more of the adware out.
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August 14th, 2003, 09:48 PM
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Re: OT: System and Video BIOS Question
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Originally posted by rdouglass:
I use AdAware routinely to check for SpyWare. It's one of those 'niche' programs i can't seem to do without....
http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/
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The guys here at the helpdesk suggest using Adaware in unison with Spybot.
Between the two of 'em you'll get more of the adware out.
Thanks, I'll take a look.... |
August 15th, 2003, 04:04 AM
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Re: OT: System and Video BIOS Question
Thanks for the advice everyone. I knew this was the right place to ask...  |
August 16th, 2003, 01:44 AM
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Re: OT: System and Video BIOS Question
As some have said already, do not flash when not needed. I have once flashed using the flash program of my motherBoards manufacturer and it failed making my mobo unusable.
Later i learned that flashing is best done out of windows and even in dos mode.
Just now i received an old computer i'm turning into a linux server and it flashed ok but i had booted using a startup disk.
Sometimes, for older machines an updated bios can do import stuff: the old pc (333Mhz) can now use very big harddrives and faster processors than pre-flashing it's bios.
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August 16th, 2003, 03:49 AM
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Re: OT: System and Video BIOS Question
My goodness... Flashing a BIOS and Windows go together like a snowball and Hell.
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August 16th, 2003, 10:00 PM
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Re: OT: System and Video BIOS Question
BIOS upgrades can be dangerous. However, there are some tweaks to the PC that you might just not notice. IIRC the BIOS includes informations that will route around known processor problems (every chip out there has errors). Upgrading your BIOS therefore can result in less bluescreens. However, if the problem is minor to non-existent, you don’t need to upgrade. I personally always upgrade. I like living on the edge… 
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