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Getting back to the original question . . .

I use REVO Uninstaller for general uninstall chores on my client’s systems as well as my own and have used it for years. It DOES detect Default Tab as an installed program and does a great job of uninstalling it.

Swampster

Try changing the IP for the 2nd router to 192.168.1.1 / 255.255.255.0 and then make the default gateway 192.168.0.1 (or whatever your address is for the router that is the DHCP server).

Swampster

(Gary Hill)

Just a thought on your original question: Many defrag programs have a setting that will cause it to automatically do a disk cleanup before it does the defrag. Check it out

I have used MSE since the day it first came out and have had great things to say about.

HOWEVER, because of the ambiguity of the classification that we call “malicious software”, that it is advisable to run a partner program with ANY primary security package.

With Microsoft Security Essentials, the best one that I have found is Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Pro. I call it a “partner” program because it excels in the areas where MSE is sometimes weak. Remember, because of the fact that ALL publishers have to find a happy balance between power and the number of angry lawyers it has to deal with PLUS the ambiguity of what is and what isn’t malicious software, no single-database approach is likely to get you any better than 94-95% effectiveness

My system works, and I have the experience of over 5,000 of my clients running this combination approach with exceptional results

Gary aka the Florida Swampster

If you have faithfully followed all the links that have been provided over the course of this discussion and STILL have no resolution, then maybe it is time to take it to a trusted professional.

As usual, we thank you for a very informative article.

:confused: Just out of curiosity, why didn’t you consider Windows Defender Offline? It may be using a subset of the Windows operating system, but it isn’t using the OS that is infected and cannot be influenced by it. Also, it can be updated and you have the choice of a Quick or Full scan all on the first page. It shows you what it found and even gives you the opportunity see details on each intrusions.

Flash for IE10/64 is now available via MU

Three options:

1. Uninstall Malwarebytes’ and reboot into “Safe Mode with Networking”. Download a fresh copy of Malwarebytes and update it. Run a FULL scan while still in Safe Mode.

2. Remove the Hard Drive and temporarily install it as a 2nd drive in a known clean computer. Run a full scan using a fresh installation of Malwarebytes’ plus whatever that computer has for a virus checker.

3. Download Windows Defender Offline using a known clean system and install it on a CD. With the HDD back in the original computer, boot from the CD and run a full scan. It will need Internet access to get the latest database, so make sure your Network cable is plugged in before you boot so that the program will recognize it correctly.

Swampster

Before you go to all the trouble of the repair reinstall, why don’t you try Window Restore. If it doesn’t show a restore point from before when this problem started, then click on Show More Restore Points and hopefully there will be one in there.

Stickboy,

I find it totally amazing that so many people could answer your post and not one of them came even close to flaming you.

Being a thoughtful gentleman, I will try my best to give you a perspective that you may or may not have considered. If it comes over as a flame, it is completely unintended and I would beg your forgiveness in advance.

Please consider the fact that when you boot a computer that is connected to the Internet by way of a broadband type of connection, you instantly have a connect capability to hundreds of millions of other users. There is NOTHING you can do on your “personal computer” that does not affect each and every one of them. Therefor, any mistake you make, either intended or unintended, has the potential to harm any or many of them.

As a person with 35 years of experience in computer design and repair, and who makes a hansom living repairing computers for people who knew or should have known of any given danger, please allow me to say that I love you because those of your persuasion are what feeds my family.

HOWEVER, as one who has to share the same World Wide Internet with you, may I humbly suggest that yours might not be the most responsible usage of this shared resource.

@stickboy,

Download and in stall REVO Uninstaller. Use this instead of the Microsoft interface in the Control Panel to uninstall the program. You will be amazed at how much the standard uninstall is leaving in the system. Following a reboot, go directly to Microsoft and download/install the latest version of MSE and all should be well.

The files and/or folders you are referring to ARE definitely leftover from various updates. The reason you cannot read them is because of the language they are written in. They are not created for your use, but are used in the Registry.

A normal “delete” will place them in your Recycle Bin, as has been noted by others and there they can remain for a week or so just to give you some confidence that they are not needed. Then they may be removed completely:cool:. In my experience, if these are files that might be needed later, they are locked and the operating system will not allow you to delete them.

, I have been working with Windows since version 1.0 and have NEVER deleted one that would delete by normal means and had any repercussions from it.

>>>This will only work if the key was originally for a retail version of Win7<<<

I work on computers all the time that have been lightening damaged and there isn't much left except the HDD (if it was off when it got hit) and the OEM label on the side of the box. Buying OEM replacement parts from the manufacturer is not a viable path to repair. You know that, and I know that! That would be like having your car destroyed by a fire and buying enough OEM parts from your friendly local dealership to build a new one . . . it aint gonna happen!

The key on the sticker is a brand new never been used key. If you don't believe me, take a factory-build Win 7 box and your key-finder software to read the key that the factory used . . . compare it with the key on the sticker on the side of the box. They are not the same! Now, if you try and use the key that your key-finder software revealed on a system other than the original system, then yes, they will give you a hard time about that because it has been associated with hardware from a particular manufacturer. But, if you use the key that you already paid for which is displayed on the side of your factory-built box, it will authenticate every time because it has never been used, and is not associated with any particular piece of hardware.

Now, as I said in my original post, I'm not a lawyer, and don't pretend to be. What I am saying is that Microsoft isn't the hard case that some would make them out to be. They will be reasonable with you if you're not trying to take advantage of them.

NOTE: Post was edited to remove sarcasm and inappropriate language.

Deadeye81
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Unlike Windows XP, Windows 7 does pretty good on just moving the HDD from the old system to the new one. It will spend some time on the first boot recognizing all the new hardware, but overall it is usually very successful.

That having been said, it is ALWAYS better to do a fresh install of everything if you are going to all new hardware to eliminate the probability that you will carry glitches from the old to the new.

To do this (legally) you would need to borrow an installation disk of the proper type from someone and use just use the installation key from the system you are replacing. When all is up and all your applications, etc. are installed on the new system, take the old HDD and temporary it into the new system and move all your data to the appropriate places. At that point it would be safe to reformat the old drive.

Now, I’m not a lawyer, so that might not be TECHNICALLY correct, but you would have satisfied the intent of the EULA agreement in that you are only using the operating system and related applications in ONE computer.