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4 Replies Last post: Jan 3, 2009 10:17 PM by Flashorn  
Click to view JimmyO1's profile New Member 66 posts since
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Jan 3, 2009 1:31 PM

problems with Ad-Aware 2008 free antispy


Hello forum members,

This morning when I went to update my ad-aware anti-spy program I found that it would not open. I got an error message somethng with 0000413. I uninstalled and reinstalled the program 3 or 4 times but it still would not work. The only other time this happened to me concerning this program was when they changed ad-aware to ad-aware 2008 free. I thought they were coming out with a new 2009 edition. I went to the lavasoft homepage but there is nothing there about a new adaware program. I then went to cnet and there was nothing on this there either. Does anyone of you know anything about this? I always thought that adaware free was a great antispy program.

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Click to view number6's profile Old Hand 2,239 posts since
Mar 28, 2008
1. Jan 3, 2009 1:45 PM in response to: JimmyO1
Re: problems with Ad-Aware 2008 free antispy
I used it for some time, but I decided to try other programs because Ad-Aware 2008 uses so many resources.


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Click to view coastie65's profile Member Moderators 9,161 posts since
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2. Jan 3, 2009 3:51 PM in response to: JimmyO1
Re: problems with Ad-Aware 2008 free antispy
Hi Jimmy, I quit using that a long time ago. You might want to try this good free app. www.SUPERantispyware.com coastie65


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3. Jan 3, 2009 7:17 PM in response to: JimmyO1
Re: problems with Ad-Aware 2008 free antispy

Hi Jimmy,

I agree with Coastie, SUPERAntiSpyware is one of the best FREE AntySpyware utilities out there.

Click to view Flashorn's profile Old Hand 2,608 posts since
May 19, 2007
4. Jan 3, 2009 10:17 PM in response to: JimmyO1
Re: problems with Ad-Aware 2008 free antispy

Hey Jimmy !!


If you still want to uninstall Ad-Aware , here are the instructions found

on the Lavasoft forum.

Uninstall Ad-Aware .


If you ever want to uninstall a program and it will not the first time , Re-Install

and use this Uninstaller from Revo :

Revo Uninstaller . Read how it works (very easy)

It also has many tools to choose from. This is a FREE software and considered

to be one of the best uninstaller as of yet. Until you get familiar with this uninstaller,

http://forums.pcworld.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/8235/Revo.jpg

I would suggest only using the Second Option.


The error you were getiing is for a Duplicate File , meaning , you were trying to

re-install a file alread there.So , your first attempt at uninstalling Ad-aware failed.


OH ! and BTW , there is a Ad-Aware 2009 but , PLZ do not try to download and install.

IT IS A ROGUE PROGRAM!!!!!! .


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