Ad-Aware

I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
98. Does anybody know of a solution?
Sol

PA
Wed Feb 27 17:38:07 PST 2008

Lavasoft Support Forums
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


S1L1Y1 wrote:
> I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
> the
> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> Sol

Alan
Wed Feb 27 17:44:21 PST 2008

S1L1Y1 wrote:
> I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> Sol

Sol,

I just updated my copy of Ad-Aware SE with a definitions file dated Feb
18, 2008 (SE1R221), so we Win98SE users may not be completely out of
luck just yet.

- Alan

Alan
Wed Feb 27 17:50:05 PST 2008

Did you try the Lavasoft support forums?
I found these there:

"Spybot Search & Destroy is still carrying Windows98 capability
http://www.safer-networking.org/

"If you are still going to use Windows 98, Keep using Ad-Aware SE
1.06r "
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/?2466

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm



On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:10:02 -0500, in
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
>only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
>2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
>2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
>98. Does anybody know of a solution?
>Sol
>

glee
Wed Feb 27 18:32:11 PST 2008

Install Ad-Aware SE again, for now. Updates are still available manually. Alan
posted a link in his reply to get the program. Robear linked directions to manually
update.

The updates can be downloaded from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/
Look on the right side of the page. Updates are linked for both versions of
Ad-Aware.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> Sol
>
>

Sunny
Wed Feb 27 22:06:31 PST 2008


"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
|I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
the
| only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
31,
| 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
Ad-Aware
| 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
Windows
| 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
| Sol

Ad-Aware manual updating :
http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip

Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation directory,
which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".

If still having problems updating, go to
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
"defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"

Don
Thu Feb 28 04:54:10 PST 2008

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98

Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different
(NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make
no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian
income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under
Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the
new normal."

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

pixturesk
Fri Feb 29 04:37:52 PST 2008

On Feb 28, 7:54 am, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> > I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98
>
> Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different
> (NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make
> no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian
> income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under
> Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the
> new normal."
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
I have no use for AdAware anymore, am now using Spyware Terminator,
http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a
non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than
AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along
with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer
seems very secure.

pixturesk
Fri Feb 29 11:08:40 PST 2008

On Feb 29, 7:37 am, "pixtur...@gmail.com" <pixtur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 28, 7:54 am, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
>
> > "S1L1Y1" <s1l...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> > > I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> > > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> > > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98
>
> > Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different
> > (NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make
> > no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian
> > income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under
> > Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the
> > new normal."
>
> > --
> > Don Phillipson
> > Carlsbad Springs
> > (Ottawa, Canada)
>
> I have no use for AdAware anymore, am now using Spyware Terminator,http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a
> non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than
> AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along
> with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer
> seems very secure.

I am using Spyware Terminator version 2.0.1.224, although they say
there is a previous "no longer support" version 1.9 which is Win98SE
specific, 2.0.1.224 seems to work fine on my 98SE computer.

simpleton
Mon Mar 03 02:45:34 PST 2008


> http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a
> non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than
> AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along
> with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer
> seems very secure.
>

As a non-techie too, i got fed up with Ad-Awares corporate response and how they ditched 98users,,,
and i dont care about the manual downloads, for if they can be downloaded manually, then how simple
would it be to program them to d/l automatically???

As such, I found a Much better proggy,, its called A-squared and it now puts adaware to shame,,
for many reasons.

check it n' see.....................

brbrown
Wed Mar 05 08:29:00 PST 2008

I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the
answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no
longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

brbrown
Wed Mar 05 09:41:00 PST 2008



"Sunny" wrote:

>
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> |I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
> the
> | only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
> 31,
> | 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
> Ad-Aware
> | 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
> Windows
> | 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> | Sol
>
> Ad-Aware manual updating :
> http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
>
> Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation directory,
> which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".
>
> If still having problems updating, go to
> C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
> "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"
>
>
> Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However, the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can I know that they are doing the job?

Esra
Wed Mar 05 12:46:35 PST 2008

brbrown wrote:
> I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the
> answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no
> longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?
>
>
I've alwys been happy with Kerio Personal Firewall 2.15. Small memory use.

But they moved on to 4.x - I don't know in what way it was found
wanting: there are some advisories here:

http://secunia.com/product/1493/

download:
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/files/keriopf215.zip

Sunny
Wed Mar 05 16:12:57 PST 2008


"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA6C1384-469E-437F-AA08-616A56F7EE80@microsoft.com...
| "Sunny" wrote:
| > Ad-Aware manual updating :
| > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
| >
| > Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation
directory,
| > which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".
| >
| > If still having problems updating, go to
| > C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
| > "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"
| >
| >
| > Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered
to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure
if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after
unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However,
the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can
I know that they are doing the job?

The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE
(there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)
The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal
folder, not the "skins" folder.
(The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -
"alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other
support folders listed above)

Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the main
Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the current
one.
Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the
Ad-Aware control panel
HTH

brbrown
Thu Mar 06 01:32:02 PST 2008



"Sunny" wrote:

>
> "brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA6C1384-469E-437F-AA08-616A56F7EE80@microsoft.com...
> | "Sunny" wrote:
> | > Ad-Aware manual updating :
> | > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
> | >
> | > Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation
> directory,
> | > which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".
> | >
> | > If still having problems updating, go to
> | > C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
> | > "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"
> | >
> | >
> | > Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered
> to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure
> if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after
> unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However,
> the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can
> I know that they are doing the job?
>
> The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is
> C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE
> (there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)
> The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal
> folder, not the "skins" folder.
> (The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -
> "alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other
> support folders listed above)
>
> Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the main
> Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the current
> one.
> Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the
> Ad-Aware control panel
> HTH
>
>
>
> Many thanks Sunny. That worked. I shall keep Adaware and update manually as you described. Thanks again. Brian

Sunny
Thu Mar 06 15:08:20 PST 2008


"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FFBBFD6D-96E3-496D-9724-BC68154F5448@microsoft.com...
| > | "Sunny" wrote:
| > | > Ad-Aware manual updating :
| > | > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
| > The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is
| > C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE
| > (there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)
| > The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal
| > folder, not the "skins" folder.
| > (The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -
| > "alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other
| > support folders listed above)
| >
| > Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the
main
| > Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the
current
| > one.
| > Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the
| > Ad-Aware control panel
| > HTH
| >
| > Many thanks Sunny. That worked. I shall keep Adaware and update
manually as you described. Thanks again. Brian

Ad-Aware has some strange update "features" lately.
On a WinXP PC, an attempt to update resulted in "no update available" but
a manual update resulted in a 10 day addition to "definitions". :-)

O
Thu Mar 06 20:44:25 PST 2008

Hello:

You can still use Zone Alarm v6.1.744.1, which was the last version to
support Win 98/ME.
See: http://filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/tech/907/ .

Note that the Zone Alarm site contradicts the File Hippo site and states
that "Pre-6.5 products will continue to run on the Windows 98/98SE/Me
operating system." Click on the "Systems Requirements" link at:
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp .

From what I could tell, no new functionality was added to Zone Alarm Free
edition between v6.1.x and v7.0.x. It seems that the new functionality was
added only to the Pro (paid) version of ZA.

Cheers,
O.J.

"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4CDC4511-BFBC-424E-B0F4-5877985EE2F8@microsoft.com...
>I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the
> answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no
> longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?
>
>

Sunny
Thu Mar 06 22:53:01 PST 2008


"O.J. Newman" <ojn@zoominternet.net> wrote in message
news:uulB73AgIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| Hello:
|
| You can still use Zone Alarm v6.1.744.1, which was the last version to
| support Win 98/ME.
| See: http://filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/tech/907/ .
|
| Note that the Zone Alarm site contradicts the File Hippo site and states
| that "Pre-6.5 products will continue to run on the Windows 98/98SE/Me
| operating system." Click on the "Systems Requirements" link at:
|
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp .
|
| From what I could tell, no new functionality was added to Zone Alarm
Free
| edition between v6.1.x and v7.0.x. It seems that the new functionality
was
| added only to the Pro (paid) version of ZA.
|
| Cheers,
| O.J.
|
| "brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:4CDC4511-BFBC-424E-B0F4-5877985EE2F8@microsoft.com...
| >I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for
the
| > answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which
no
| > longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

Downloads and version info also available here :
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/information/znalm/zaReleaseHistory.html

S1L1Y1
Tue May 27 08:59:23 PDT 2008

I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
Sol
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Lavasoft Support Forums
> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
>
> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> S1L1Y1 wrote:
> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
> > the
> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
31,
> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
Ad-Aware
> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
Windows
> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> > Sol
>

Gary
Tue May 27 09:31:44 PDT 2008

You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You deserve
no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
> Sol
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Lavasoft Support Forums
>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
>>
>> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>>
>> S1L1Y1 wrote:
>> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
>> > the
>> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
> 31,
>> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
> Ad-Aware
>> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
> Windows
>> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
>> > Sol
>>
>
>

S1L1Y1
Tue May 27 10:40:57 PDT 2008

This is a new problem this is not the first time I am manually updating but
this is the first time I have this problem.
Sol
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:OBeincBwIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You deserve
> no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
> > install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
> > message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
> > Sol
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> Lavasoft Support Forums
> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
> >>
> >> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >>
> >>
> >> S1L1Y1 wrote:
> >> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this
is
> >> > the
> >> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since
December
> > 31,
> >> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
> > Ad-Aware
> >> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
> > Windows
> >> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> >> > Sol
> >>
> >
> >
>

Gary
Tue May 27 11:02:52 PDT 2008

OK, I'll try to be more helpful. There are several threads in the Lavasoft
forums on this, going back a week or two or more. Many users are reporting
the same thing with several different versions of the DEFs files (and I just
tested the version that came out this morning on a new install and I get the
same thing.) I downloaded today's defs using the link here and also trying
the link in the article PA cited.
http://lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/ (look at upper right for
button to download.)

Don't know what's going on, but in all the threads in that forum, I get the
same basic feeling: Lavasoft will soon kill SE altogether, though why the
DEFs files they keep putting out are causing so much trouble, who knows. No,
not ALL users are having problems, but Lavasoft ain't talking.

Regardless, the hints are strong that Lavasoft will stop providing any
updates, anyway, so it's time, I think, to get rid of it.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:OBeincBwIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You deserve
> no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
>> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
>> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
>> Sol
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Lavasoft Support Forums
>>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
>>>
>>> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
>>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
>>> --
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>>
>>>
>>> S1L1Y1 wrote:
>>> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this
>>> > is
>>> > the
>>> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
>> 31,
>>> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
>> Ad-Aware
>>> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
>> Windows
>>> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
>>> > Sol
>>>
>>
>>
>

Gary
Tue May 27 11:09:34 PDT 2008

Like I said in the answer I just posted, LOTS of people have been having
this problem, especially over the last few weeks. Every thread I found in
Lavasoft forums seems to be the same -- Updates don't work for lots if not
most people, and Lavasoft has yet to respond to the issue in any sensible
terms. Like I more or less said in the other post, it's time to put AdAware
SE out to pasture for good.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uJ5AcDCwIHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> This is a new problem this is not the first time I am manually updating
> but
> this is the first time I have this problem.
> Sol
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:OBeincBwIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You
>> deserve
>> no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> >I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
>> > install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
>> > message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
>> > Sol
>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >> Lavasoft Support Forums
>> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
>> >>
>> >> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
>> >> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
>> >> --
>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> S1L1Y1 wrote:
>> >> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this
> is
>> >> > the
>> >> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since
> December
>> > 31,
>> >> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
>> > Ad-Aware
>> >> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
>> > Windows
>> >> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
>> >> > Sol
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

philo
Tue May 27 13:09:36 PDT 2008


"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
> Sol






you need to *unzip* the download to your Ad-Aware SE Personal
folder

If you did that, then simply try re-downloading the defs
as the download may have been corrupted.





> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Lavasoft Support Forums
> > http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
> >
> > Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
> > http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >
> >
> > S1L1Y1 wrote:
> > > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this
is
> > > the
> > > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
> 31,
> > > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
> Ad-Aware
> > > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
> Windows
> > > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> > > Sol
> >
>
>

Gary
Tue May 27 13:36:03 PDT 2008

I downloaded today's DEFs five different times using as many different links
as I could locate and two different machines, though I believe they all
refer back to the same download. None of them work. Have you tried this
update process lately with any good luck?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:trSdnTRzXsEf96HVnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@ntd.net...
>
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
>> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
>> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
>> Sol
>
> you need to *unzip* the download to your Ad-Aware SE Personal
> folder
>
> If you did that, then simply try re-downloading the defs
> as the download may have been corrupted.
>

philo
Tue May 27 15:33:36 PDT 2008


"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eoiVHlDwIHA.5832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I downloaded today's DEFs five different times using as many different
links
> as I could locate and two different machines, though I believe they all
> refer back to the same download. None of them work. Have you tried this
> update process lately with any good luck?
>

I just downloaded the defs a minute ago to try it and found no problem...on
my win2k machine
so maybe Lavasoft has corrected the evidently bad defs.ref file (unless they
stopped win98 support???)


This is the link I used
http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip


> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:trSdnTRzXsEf96HVnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@ntd.net...
> >
> > "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
> >> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
> >> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
> >> Sol
> >
> > you need to *unzip* the download to your Ad-Aware SE Personal
> > folder
> >
> > If you did that, then simply try re-downloading the defs
> > as the download may have been corrupted.
> >
>

S1L1Y1
Tue May 27 15:39:31 PDT 2008

What do you recommend instead of Ad-Aware?
Sol
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:%23tKHiPCwIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> OK, I'll try to be more helpful. There are several threads in the Lavasoft
> forums on this, going back a week or two or more. Many users are reporting
> the same thing with several different versions of the DEFs files (and I
just
> tested the version that came out this morning on a new install and I get
the
> same thing.) I downloaded today's defs using the link here and also trying
> the link in the article PA cited.
> http://lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/ (look at upper right for
> button to download.)
>
> Don't know what's going on, but in all the threads in that forum, I get
the
> same basic feeling: Lavasoft will soon kill SE altogether, though why the
> DEFs files they keep putting out are causing so much trouble, who knows.
No,
> not ALL users are having problems, but Lavasoft ain't talking.
>
> Regardless, the hints are strong that Lavasoft will stop providing any
> updates, anyway, so it's time, I think, to get rid of it.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:OBeincBwIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > You never provide sufficient info, not even when asked for it. You
deserve
> > no help, but your answer is the same one PA Bear gave you.
> >
> > --
> > Gary S. Terhune
> > MS-MVP Shell/User
> > www.grystmill.com
> >
> > "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >>I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
> >> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
> >> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
> >> Sol
> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >>> Lavasoft Support Forums
> >>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
> >>>
> >>> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually; cf.
> >>> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
> >>> --
> >>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> >>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> S1L1Y1 wrote:
> >>> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this
> >>> > is
> >>> > the
> >>> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since
December
> >> 31,
> >>> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
> >> Ad-Aware
> >>> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
> >> Windows
> >>> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> >>> > Sol
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>

S1L1Y1
Tue May 27 17:16:44 PDT 2008

I tried again but still same problem
"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:VvOdnSHLHZveEaHVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@ntd.net...
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:eoiVHlDwIHA.5832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > I downloaded today's DEFs five different times using as many different
> links
> > as I could locate and two different machines, though I believe they all
> > refer back to the same download. None of them work. Have you tried this
> > update process lately with any good luck?
> >
>
> I just downloaded the defs a minute ago to try it and found no
problem...on
> my win2k machine
> so maybe Lavasoft has corrected the evidently bad defs.ref file (unless
they
> stopped win98 support???)
>
>
> This is the link I used
> http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
>
>
> > --
> > Gary S. Terhune
> > MS-MVP Shell/User
> > www.grystmill.com
> >
> > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > news:trSdnTRzXsEf96HVnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@ntd.net...
> > >
> > > "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > >> I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for
manually
> > >> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following
error
> > >> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
> > >> Sol
> > >
> > > you need to *unzip* the download to your Ad-Aware SE Personal
> > > folder
> > >
> > > If you did that, then simply try re-downloading the defs
> > > as the download may have been corrupted.
> > >
> >
>
>

philo
Tue May 27 17:53:11 PDT 2008


"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OSFkmgFwIHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I tried again but still same problem


Since it's working on my Win2k machine , all I can guess is that the
definitions no longer work with win98...
but that does not seem like a good explanation.
So I'll have to fire up my win98 machine tomorrow to see if I have AAW-SE
still installed on it...
and if so, try updating it


> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:VvOdnSHLHZveEaHVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@ntd.net...
> >
> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> > news:eoiVHlDwIHA.5832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > > I downloaded today's DEFs five different times using as many different
> > links
> > > as I could locate and two different machines, though I believe they
all
> > > refer back to the same download. None of them work. Have you tried
this
> > > update process lately with any good luck?
> > >
> >
> > I just downloaded the defs a minute ago to try it and found no
> problem...on
> > my win2k machine
> > so maybe Lavasoft has corrected the evidently bad defs.ref file (unless
> they
> > stopped win98 support???)
> >
> >
> > This is the link I used
> > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
> >
> >
> > > --
> > > Gary S. Terhune
> > > MS-MVP Shell/User
> > > www.grystmill.com
> > >
> > > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > > news:trSdnTRzXsEf96HVnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@ntd.net...
> > > >
> > > > "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > > >> I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for
> manually
> > > >> install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following
> error
> > > >> message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
> > > >> Sol
> > > >
> > > > you need to *unzip* the download to your Ad-Aware SE Personal
> > > > folder
> > > >
> > > > If you did that, then simply try re-downloading the defs
> > > > as the download may have been corrupted.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

philo
Tue May 27 18:03:14 PDT 2008


"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:k_mdncszwu9nMaHVnZ2dnUVZ_hninZ2d@ntd.net...
>
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OSFkmgFwIHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > I tried again but still same problem
>
>
> Since it's working on my Win2k machine , all I can guess is that the
> definitions no longer work with win98...
> but that does not seem like a good explanation.
> So I'll have to fire up my win98 machine tomorrow to see if I have AAW-SE
> still installed on it...
> and if so, try updating it



I just came across this

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Signatures-Updates/Adaware-SE-referencefile.shtml

I see win98 is no longer listed as a supported OS...
so I guess that's then end of AdAware for Win98

Spybot S&D will run on win98 however...
so maybe that can be used instead of AdAware.


>
>
> > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > news:VvOdnSHLHZveEaHVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@ntd.net...
> > >
> > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> > > news:eoiVHlDwIHA.5832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > > > I downloaded today's DEFs five different times using as many
different
> > > links
> > > > as I could locate and two different machines, though I believe they
> all
> > > > refer back to the same download. None of them work. Have you tried
> this
> > > > update process lately with any good luck?
> > > >
> > >
> > > I just downloaded the defs a minute ago to try it and found no
> > problem...on
> > > my win2k machine
> > > so maybe Lavasoft has corrected the evidently bad defs.ref file
(unless
> > they
> > > stopped win98 support???)
> > >
> > >
> > > This is the link I used
> > > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
> > >
> > >
> > > > --
> > > > Gary S. Terhune
> > > > MS-MVP Shell/User
> > > > www.grystmill.com
> > > >
> > > > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:trSdnTRzXsEf96HVnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@ntd.net...
> > > > >
> > > > > "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eEdhrKBwIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > > > >>