“Interestingly, RealPlayer 10.5 and RealPlayer 11, both of which are distributed widely, both violate our badware guidelines, but in different ways.
RealPlayer 10.5 is badware because it doesn’t tell the user that its “Message Center” feature will pop up ads from the system tray if the user doesn’t register the application.
RealPlayer 11 is badware because it installs the Rhapsody Player Engine without notifying the user. When the user uninstalls RealPlayer, Rhapsody Player Engine is left behind, unless the user also knows to uninstall it separately.”
For more information go on over to StopBadWare.Org (Blog) and (Full Alert)
As you can see it’s not a serious issue, but does violate the End User License Agreement.
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You get your new computer. You push the power button and Windows starts, the welcome screen comes up and your computer is ready to use in 30 seconds. Wow, you say, this computer is fast. A few months go by and after you shop on line, you bank on line you start you’re my space page, you download music from lime wire. You decide to check your email and press the power button. The Windows screen comes up, the computer is taking a lot longer to boot up. You see the startup screen and wait, wait and wait to start using the computer. You finally are ready and hit the internet explorer icon and it starts slower and takes longer to load you home page. “What is the problem?” you say to yourself as you wonder what the problem could be. “Spyware” someone tells you is the problem.
But is it?
There are several reasons why Windows slows down and it’s true that spyware is one of the major problems. What is Spyware? Spyware is software that transmits personal information from your computer to some place on the internet without your approval or knowledge. You get this from allowing an add-on to load when you install a program on your computer. A tool bar or other “helper” application supposedly to provide some free service ends up transmitting information about you and your internet habits to a marketing firm that uses the information to target specific ads to your computer.
A less threatening kind of malware (i.e. malicious software) is adware. Adware is similar to spyware, but does not transmit personally identifiable information, or at least the collector promises not to sell it. Instead, it collects usage information. Also, adware is often a side-effect of spyware, as both monitor you for a sole purpose - delivering advertisements to you that are especially tailored to your habits.
Another form detected under the spyware category are tracking cookies. Cookies are used all over the internet in useful and less useful places. Advertisement companies often set cookies whenever your browser loads a banner from them. The cookie contains code that notifies the company every time you visit a site that contains their ads.
If you surf the internet you get spyware. Just like spyware is big business removing spyware is a big business. Just perform an internet search on spyware and you will come across countless spyware removal programs. Some are freeware and some you pay a fee for. What do you use? I have downloaded countless programs and read many reviews and here is what I have found. No one spyware removal program does the complete job of removing spyware. Free programs such as Windows defender and adware do a great job however you really need to purchase a spyware program to complement them.
Remember, a pay or free program will not get them all. You really need both. Most have money back guarantees. Try them and keep the combination of the two or three (buy one, two free) that work for you.
There are several that I recommend.
1. Counterspy (see link in right bar) Its free for 14-days, and only 19.95 for the year. Well worth the money and I can say, it has removed over 99% of all spyware infections I have come across.
2. Download AVG - http://free.grisoft.com. This is free for home use, if you are a business or non-profit you must purcahse a license, but there are prices breaks for bulk, non-profit.
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Fellow readers, I have finally got the outline ready, and hard at work creating content.
videos, videos videos.
This is the major feedback that we have recevied from you, our visitors.
So be it, we will be creating videos ontop of the step-by-step guides. We are pushing for a January 1st 2008 release date.
This package will be a complete one stop guide to cleaning spyware off your computer.
Bonus videos included on how to optimize your Windows XP computer for optimum performance. Turn off unused services, and squeeze that little bit more out of your computer.
PS)… note the page peel affect
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Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
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SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
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SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
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ALT+double click: Displays properties
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SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
General keyboard-only commands
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F1: Starts Windows Help
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F10: Activates menu bar options
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SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
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CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
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CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
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ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
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ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
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SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
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ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window’s System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
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ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu (from the MDI child window’s System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
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CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
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ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
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ALT+F4: Closes the current window
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CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
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ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected object:
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F2: Rename object
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F3: Find all files
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CTRL+X: Cut
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CTRL+C: Copy
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CTRL+V: Paste
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SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
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ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To copy a file
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
General folder/shortcut control
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F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
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F5: Refreshes the current window.
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F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
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CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
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CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
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CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
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BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
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SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
Windows Explorer tree control
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Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
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Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
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Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
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RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
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LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Properties control
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CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs
Accessibility shortcuts
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Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
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Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
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Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
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Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
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Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off
Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
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Windows Logo: Start menu
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Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
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Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
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SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
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Windows Logo+F1: Help
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Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
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Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
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Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
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CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
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CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
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Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
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Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
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Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
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Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows
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Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
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Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
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Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
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Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
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Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
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Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
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Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
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Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Dialog box keyboard commands
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TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
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SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
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SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
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ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
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ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
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ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item
Easy step by step instructions on optomizing your windows XP computer. This was an amazing find, as it has saved me about 3 days of production. These steps (minus a few of my own) are a great start at making your computer run as fast as possible.
I am working on creating my own video, which is easier to see, and understand. Stay tuned.
“Consumers paid as much $7.8 billion over two years to repair or replace computers that got infected with viruses and spyware” found by Consumer Reports.
Today, my friend, you have hit the JACKPOT $$$
I am about to reveal to you the proven secrets I use to clean up hundreds of computers a year. I have create a system by using FREE and FREE TRIAL applications found on the internet, you can rid yourself of the problem.
Trust me. The longer you wait, the Worse the problems get. Act Now.
I have decided to release a few sections of my up coming Ebook on FREE VIRUS & SPYWARE REMOVAL : The Ultimate Non Techie Guide. You will learn where and how to download. How to install the programs, and then the steps we take that fix about 99% of the computers I have worked on. Most computers are repairable. There are the occasional few that need to be reformatted, due to a serious operating system corruption…..
For those of use who have used Windows from Day 1, this should bring back some memories. There are a few screens that I have never seen, mostly the betas.
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