Not a very wide appeal to these tools
ejhonda | 02/06/08
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I agree
BroGnorik | 02/06/08
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Another vote for Avast Anti Virus!
ChiTownJerry | 02/06/08
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Avast vs AVG
big red one | 02/06/08
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Avast vs AVG
psm5755@... | 02/06/08
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Actually thats not a very good thing to do
nilotpal_c | 02/06/08
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Vista? Still on XP!!!
ewingdweller | 04/24/09
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AVG crosses the line, sticking with Avast
mrh829@... | 02/08/08
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Sounds like configuration issues
techr@... | 02/08/08
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exactly - I agree
dariced@... | 02/10/08
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That is right.
Chippolus | 02/11/08
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AVG Configuration options
mrh829@... | 02/11/08
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Schedule complete test ANY time
RDrr | 02/11/08
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AVG vs Avast
len.prosper@... | 03/04/08
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AVG automatic delete
mrh829@... | 03/11/08
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I agree too
Arun (sreearun) | 02/06/08
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But which 2 or 3
voska1 | 02/06/08
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Well, almost all of them are essential to me
georgeou | 02/06/08
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Hear hear
knowbody | 02/06/08
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I guess you have no need for a good video codec can-opener.
georgeou | 02/06/08
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I guess it's easier not to install any codec and...
vlgligor@... | 02/07/08
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Another vote for Real Alternative
Oreamnos_americanus | 02/07/08
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Real Alternative is already in mega codec pack
georgeou | 02/07/08
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You are right, it used to be separate
Oreamnos_americanus | 02/07/08
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Registry Cleaning
pj_mouse | 02/12/08
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Appealing Windows Vista Free Downloads list
pcwizkid.tech.talk@... | 02/06/08
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Spam
thungurknifur | 02/08/08
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My Two or Three (of the ones mentioned) or Four
NewlyVistafied | 02/07/08
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Reg Cleaners tend to scare me
nucrash | 02/06/08
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Any registry tool not from MS...
bjbrock | 02/06/08
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Not only that....
James T. Kirk | 02/06/08
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I've used CCleaner for years
georgeou | 02/06/08
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Second that...
Lizzie_B | 02/06/08
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i've been useing CCleaner for years my self
SO.CAL Guy | 02/06/08
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CCleaner is the best
Obviator | 02/06/08
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Ccleaner works well
Peter.Koch@... | 02/06/08
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I've never had CCleaner mess up system restore
georgeou | 02/06/08
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set a restore point before CCleaner use
dariced@... | 02/10/08
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Here are a couple...
KNPepper | 02/06/08
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CCleaner is the best compromise
goyta | 02/06/08
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System Mechanic Pro was my Co-worker's choice
nucrash | 02/06/08
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I swear by it
hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/06/08
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An AVG "amen"
RestonTechAlec | 02/06/08
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Don't use this on a workstation
rhavermahl@... | 02/06/08
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what workstation ?
mxevans | 02/06/08
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It is an HP
rhavermahl@... | 02/06/08
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That's odd...
Lizzie_B | 02/06/08
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install troubles?
Vampyrick | 02/07/08
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Strange
Dr. John | 02/07/08
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No
rhavermahl@... | 02/08/08
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I know so many people who get victimized by demands for money
georgeou | 02/06/08
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I'm sure you don't tell your non-home users that.
techr@... | 02/08/08
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Thanks but no thanks...
Mike Cox | 02/06/08
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-5 Two utilities are from Microsoft
nucrash | 02/06/08
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Sysinternals
supportguy | 02/12/08
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To Thanks but no thanks . . .
jimwelton@... | 02/06/08
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Thanks for the fish Mike
nucrash | 02/06/08
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Good one Mike
Physco Dude | 02/06/08
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Excuse me????
mikeholli | 02/06/08
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Mmmm... Tasty treat
nucrash | 02/06/08
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And Mikey catches another one
georgeou | 02/06/08
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I need to step back on ratings
nucrash | 02/06/08
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Yes Mike, YOU should avoid freeware
hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 02/06/08
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-2 and improving
nucrash | 02/06/08
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In my scoring system
Michael Kelly | 02/06/08
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Except that....
James T. Kirk | 02/06/08
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Shooting fish in a barrel
techr@... | 02/08/08
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Yes, but bashing Microsoft in his post?
nucrash | 02/06/08
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freeware still = badware
beatphreek | 02/06/08
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What about IE7?
nucrash | 02/06/08
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Perhaps
Michael Kelly | 02/06/08
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That's because he CALLS tech support
techr@... | 02/08/08
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Microsoft freeware
DNSB | 02/11/08
|
  
Microsoft should have more freeware
Brian Blank | 02/11/08
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MS does release free software, but has to fear anti-competitive accusations
brendan@... | 11/05/08
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6.0
georgeou | 02/06/08
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Reliable Windows Vista Free Downloads
pcwizkid.tech.talk@... | 02/06/08
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Spam
thungurknifur | 02/08/08
|

Drum roll..........
D. T. Schmitz | 02/06/08
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Re: Thanks but no thanks...
PurplePeoplEater | 02/07/08
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Mike Cox is the funniest talkback guy we have
georgeou | 02/07/08
|

Mike reminds me of this crazy guy in town...
Too-Tired Techie | 09/24/08
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Get a new rep
DONC314 | 12/24/08
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Advanced WindowCare V2 Personal
Animal13 | 02/06/08
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Paint.NET -- Why
Mindea | 02/06/08
|

Paint
dave@... | 02/06/08
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It's a Quick Cut & Paste tool
nucrash | 02/06/08
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paint is good fro quick screen shots
beatphreek | 02/06/08
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Screenhunter
techr@... | 02/08/08
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Has better drawing and editing than Paint
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
 
What about IrfanView?
fcaprilli@... | 02/08/08
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IrfanView is small and effective
seccolor_regs@... | 03/17/08
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IrfanView
charliann | 03/13/09
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It's kind of Gimp Lite, feature-wise.
D. W. Bierbaum | 02/06/08
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Another good cleaner...Disk Cleaner
wsecomp@... | 02/06/08
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Disk Cleaner - right on
kermidge | 02/06/08
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some other Windows lacks ...?
peter r | 02/06/08
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RE: A dozen free
bastien@... | 02/06/08
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Vista has built in Adware detector
georgeou | 02/06/08
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RE: A dozen free
marXtevens | 02/06/08
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avg is lost my vote !!
robinson-59@... | 02/06/08
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AVG has problems
bigsibling | 02/06/08
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A few more
mdemuth | 02/06/08
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Thanks, will check those out
georgeou | 02/06/08
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RE: A dozen free
drjoewebb@... | 02/06/08
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RE: A dozen free
Professor Messer | 02/06/08
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Alternatively, get a Mac!
whisperycat | 02/06/08
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Sounds great!!!
rhavermahl@... | 02/06/08
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Sure it will!!!
Robert Kohlenberger | 02/06/08
|
  
So get a Mac and put Windows on it to make it useful?
mdemuth | 02/06/08
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So you can run the Apple software
voska1 | 02/06/08
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I understand 'cool'
mdemuth | 02/06/08
|
   
And no long reboots to switch between.
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
    
My Virtualization on Mac Experience
DannyO_0x98 | 02/06/08
|
  
Video Cards
rhavermahl@... | 02/06/08
|

Annnnnnd cue the Mac-tards.....
James T. Kirk | 02/06/08
|

um....
evilkillerwhale@... | 02/06/08
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Well, the first two are banned around here...
BitTwiddler | 02/06/08
|

Why ban Skype?
CobraA1 | 02/06/08
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Bandwidth Limitations?
nucrash | 02/06/08
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Security issues...
BitTwiddler | 02/06/08
|
  
Which issues?
CobraA1 | 02/06/08
|

Skype is a mission critical business
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
6 out of 12 for me!
kd5auq | 02/06/08
|
Don't forget a small PDF reader
coffeeshark | 02/06/08
|

Foxit is great.
James T. Kirk | 02/06/08
|

Yes Foxit is good - I would add OpenOffice...
WiredGuy | 02/06/08
|

I don't have too many bloat problems with the official PDF viewer
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
 
Well gee, tell us how you do it!!!
James T. Kirk | 02/06/08
|
  
It works that way on all my machines
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
   
not just response, but size
coffeeshark | 02/07/08
|
Irfanview & ZTree
baumjwb | 02/06/08
|

Keep ZTree
bart001fr | 02/11/08
|
Paint but not IrfanView????
peter@... | 02/06/08
|

Ok, I'll check it out.
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
Agent Ransack and other comments
rpolunsky@... | 02/06/08
|

Vista's index is really fast
CobraA1 | 02/06/08
|

FastStone is fast except on one machine
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
 
FSViewer
boony | 02/07/08
|
My opinions
CobraA1 | 02/06/08
|

Standard Divx doesn't do encode in Vista
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
Three more.
Anton Philidor | 02/06/08
|

Thanks
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
ImageMagick
daboochmeister | 02/06/08
|

Is it just free for home use?
mdemuth | 02/06/08
|
RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
bob@... | 02/06/08
|

The Soyo is an MVA panel
georgeou | 02/06/08
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So is the Westinghouse
bob@... | 02/08/08
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RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
kalex55@... | 02/06/08
|

ZoneAlarm has had remote exploits
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
Good list
mford66215 | 02/06/08
|
freeware still = badware
beatphreek | 02/06/08
|

this never happened.
beatphreek | 02/06/08
|
Missed One
caeciszek | 02/06/08
|
Getting slower every years...
rvanrooyen | 02/06/08
|

I absolutely agree
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
internet browser and securitu
pdeason@... | 02/06/08
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RE: A dozen free
richard.roffey@... | 02/06/08
|
blender, openoffice, gimp, firefox, foxitpro-reader, and a free pdf creator
stevey_d | 02/06/08
|
I have a couple more
don3605 | 02/06/08
|

I own Agent news reader
georgeou | 02/06/08
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RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
james.faction | 02/06/08
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Not essential, but could be usefull
xrxca | 02/06/08
|

TweakUI is pretty cool, but I'm not sure how essential it is.
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
 
The problem is, define essential
xrxca | 02/07/08
|
RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
Fromster@... | 02/06/08
|
Here's some more that I would recommend
virtualcharlie | 02/06/08
|

TightVNC doesn't work right with Vista
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
 
Friends don't install Vista on Friends' computers
virtualcharlie | 02/06/08
|
  
Yes, Vista is not recommended for older computers
georgeou | 02/06/08
|

firewall
winddrift03 | 02/06/08
|

Partial Agreement
ScotlynHatt | 02/06/08
|
RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
Lizzie_B | 02/06/08
|
RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
pcwizkid.tech.talk@... | 02/06/08
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Message has been deleted.
thungurknifur | 02/08/08
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Windows Vista Free Downloads list
pcwizkid.tech.talk@... | 02/06/08
|

Spam
thungurknifur | 02/08/08
|
My Dozen
winddrift03 | 02/06/08
|

And...
winddrift03 | 02/06/08
|

Notepad Replacement & Sound Editor
virtualcharlie | 02/06/08
|
George, when this chatter settles, please publish a summary ...
Jim-MN | 02/06/08
|

I'll post some updates in the blog after I try.
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
Nice choice of applications
nilotpal_c | 02/06/08
|
RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
stephenburnett | 02/06/08
|

Actually
nilotpal_c | 02/06/08
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RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
jannuzi@... | 02/06/08
|

about anit-virus
jannuzi@... | 02/06/08
|
80286 in 1982?
stano360 | 02/06/08
|

That's when it first came out
georgeou | 02/06/08
|
k-lite codec pack: is it safe?
'alim | 02/06/08
|

There was an older version that caused explorer instability because of the
georgeou | 02/06/08
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RE: A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
zontco | 02/06/08
|

Ditto
boony | 02/07/08
|
File Management Essential
PJ in FL | 02/06/08
|
Dave's Quick Search Deskbar...
ErisDS | 02/07/08
|
HD Tune, WinDirStat, mOS choices, Nirsoft
cquirke | 02/07/08
|
I wonder how much FREE MAC stuff there is?
Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 02/07/08
|

I don't know.. but..
mietz | 02/08/08
|
A couple more
itpro_z | 02/07/08
|
There's much better lists than this
gsk@... | 02/07/08
|

My two favorite reviewed lists are
virtualcharlie | 02/08/08
|
Instead of k-lite codec, I would recommend VLC media player
toadlife | 02/07/08
|
cutepdf
aesirloke@... | 02/07/08
|
I agree, Infra Recorder makes coasters -- Why?
Jim-MN | 02/08/08
|
RE: A dozen free
richard@... | 02/08/08
|
Infra recorder vs other free burners?
D. W. Bierbaum | 02/08/08
|
Really Usefull Utilities
Gray Eagle | 02/08/08
|
How much Free Mac software is really out there?
INGRAMJE@... | 02/08/08
|
Firewall...
Jacdeb6009@... | 02/11/08
|
AVG Free has a critical flaw...
danwdoo | 02/11/08
|

How does Avast hit, perfomance wise?
D. W. Bierbaum | 02/12/08
|
 
Avast performs better than AVG, in my experience
mrh829@... | 02/20/08
|
uTorrent site
jmattioni@... | 02/17/08
|

I've never seen that, your problem may be from elsewhere
georgeou | 02/18/08
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RE: I am not a fan of anti-virus
superculdesac@... | 03/05/08
|
Why no spotmau powersuite
kenhe0518@... | 10/08/08
|
RE: A dozen free
DONC314 | 12/24/08
|
RE: A dozen free & essential apps for Windows
Marie55 | 01/23/09
|
CCleaner uninstalls incompletely
sfm153 | 01/23/09
|
Your Wrong on Several Choice
padapa | 02/13/09
|
Comodo free internet security
it_fixxer | 03/28/09
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