What software do you use to maintain your Windows?

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Detomaso

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• Aug 13, 2004

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Hi guys/gals!

Well, I've been using my current Windows since Jan and I must say this is the longest period/time without reformat or reinstall. I'm able to maintain my Windows since I had broadband where I could reach for tools and updates to maintain it. (touch wood)

I'm just wondering, what do you guys use to maintain your's?

Here's mine:

Security

Firewall: Windows SP2
Antivirus: Norton Antivirus 2002 (LiveUpdated)
Registry Cleaner: RegSeeker

Spyware

SpyWareBlaster (Regularly updated)
Lavasoft Adaware SE (Updated on every search; search weekly)
SpyBot - Search & Destroy (Updated on every search; search weekly)
CWShredder (Updated on every search; search weekly)
HijackThis (Updated on every search; search weekly)

Windows configurator & tweaker

TweakNow PowerPack 2005

 

MiNdWaRp

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Montana

• Aug 13, 2004

• #2

Firewall: Dialup -_-
Antivirus: AVG free version
No registry cleaner

Spyware Search and Destroy
Lavasoft Adaware

TweakUI

Constant Vigilence!!!1!

 

HaTE

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SLC, Utah, USA

• Aug 13, 2004

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Firewall: none
Antivirus: none
Spyware: Ad-aware, Spybot S&D, Hijackthis
Tweaks: TweakXP Pro 3, TuneXP, TuneUp Utilities 2004
Reg Cleaners: CCleaner, System Mechanic 4 Pro

 

s[H]sIkuA

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• Aug 14, 2004

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Protection
No Antivirus!! lol no internet
No Firewall

Cleaner
Diskeeper (defragmenter)
Reg Supreme (registry)
Ace Utilities (for file)

tweak
none actually
many tweak i just tweak manually

performance
cacheman

 

mccoyn

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Michigan, USA

• Aug 14, 2004

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Firewall: Hardware router and just installed ZoneAlarm.
Virus scanner: McAfee virus scan.
Adware scanner: Ad Aware

The two most important things are:

Windows update.
My own skepticism.

 

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dicecca112

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MA, USA

• Aug 14, 2004

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Norton Internet Security for Firewall
D**n McAfees per order of stupid Merrimack University for Antivirus
Adware and SpySweeper for spyware
Nortom Systemworks to Maintain Windows

 

Syx

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• Aug 14, 2004

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Firewall: Microsoft router & Norton Firewall
Anti-Virus: Norton AV
Spyware: Spywareblaster, Spywareguard, Spybot S&D, Adaware Pro
Other: Diskeeper Pro
I'm not using any registery cleaner but I probably should..

 

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youngbuck

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CO, USA

• Aug 14, 2004

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Time: Atomic Clock Sync

Firewall: ZoneAlarm 4.5 Pro

AV: NOD32

Cleanup: Window Washer 5

Defrag: Diskeeper Professional

Spyware etc.: Ad-Aware SE & Spybot Search and Destroy

Misc: xp-AntiSpy

 

JigPu

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• Aug 14, 2004

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Firewall: My D-Link Router
Antivirus: None (usually) OR Computer Associates' eTrust Antivirus
Spyware: Ad-Aware, Spybot, Hijack This, CWShredder
Registry Cleaner: jv16 Power Tools
Drive Cleaner: Crap Cleaner
Defrag: Diskeeper
OS Tuning: TweakXP

JigPu

 

b0bby

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• Aug 15, 2004

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firewall: netgear router
av: norton
spyware: ad-aware, spybot s&d
reg cleaner: regClean
defrag: diskeeper
tweaks: manual

 

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RJARRRPCGP

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• Aug 15, 2004

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HaTE said:

Firewall: none
Antivirus: none
Spyware: Ad-aware, Spybot S&D, Hijackthis
Tweaks: TweakXP Pro 3, TuneXP, TuneUp Utilities 2004
Reg Cleaners: CCleaner, System Mechanic 4 Pro

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YIKES!!! No firewall!!! No firewall means ol' Blaster and ol' Sasser is just around the corner for you.

 

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• Aug 15, 2004

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Windows Firewall.

 

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RJARRRPCGP

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• Aug 15, 2004

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Avast 4.1-(www.avast.com) Good anti-virus software will update on the fly and majorly fast!

Perfect Disk-A good defragmentation utility, definitely better than the defragmentation utility that comes with Windows )

 

shadowdr

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• Aug 15, 2004

• #14

Firewall Mcaffe and lynksys wired router
Antivirus Nortons
spyware Adaware/ Spybot/Spysweeper
Registry MS RegClean
Mantainance Nortons System Works 2003
Backup Ghost 7/Nero 6 Bootable DVD
Misc. Eraser 5.7/Speedfan/Belarc Advisor

 

towcutter

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• Aug 16, 2004

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Norton Internet Security Pro
Windows Firewall
Norton Antivirus
System Mechanic Pro
Ad Aware Pro
Spy Sweeper
Usually 2 applications for each job

 

gorilly

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• Aug 16, 2004

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Antivirus: AVG Free Edition
Firewall: got a router

Adware:
Adaware 6.0 pro
spybot S&D 1.3
Reg mechanic

Windows system tools defragger
windows system tools clean up