Removing unwanted software
J. M. Pescado:
WTF is "Windoze Defender"? Does it hide under bases and shoot at descending swarms of little green aliens?
KatEnigma:
MS insists that you have Windows Defender by default because too many idiot sheep out there are too stupid to install a Spyware blocker. So like how worms virtually disappeared after XP SP2 came out and all the sheep had a firewall automagically installed and turned on, the theory is that the same will happen with most of the more malicious Malware with Windows Defender. Sure, you may not need it, but if they give a sheep a choice, they won't install it, and then all they do is bitch when their system goes kaplooie because they're also the ones most likely to click on links in Spam and banners and get the spyware in the firstplace!
I've actually been using it for months now, and it (gasp) is actually less of a resource hog than Spybot. It also seems to work a wee bit better, unless I was just extra lucky about not picking up anything nasty before I finally switched to Firefox. They were going to charge for it after X amount of months, but when I got the update notice on New Year's, instead it said that it's free up until you make the 3rd support request. That was also when I discovered that MS has made a script you can download so that you can verify Windows and install updates without having to switch out of Firefox. :o
As for the Vista upgrades, if you can get it for free or for $5, then for Pete's sake, send in your voucher! And then file it away someplace safe for a year or 2. You may actually want to upgrade later on, so why not save yourself $200+ against that eventuality?
dizzy:
I wouldn't exactly call the $200 version of Vista an "upgrade". It's a bit like Mac OS X 10.0 (if you had the displeasure of being a victim of that).
notveryawesome:
I have found that, when files are difficult to delete, sometimes going into Properties and unticking 'Read Only' (and sometimes renaming the files as well) will allow me to finally delete them. I assume that you've tried this?
witch:
I think Hijack This can help regain control of some files.
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