Software to avoid

ignatzatsonic said:

I haven't read all the posts in this thread, so this may be old news:

Earlier versions of Photoshop will not install on 64 bit Windows 7.

This is because the earlier versions have 16 bit installer programs that won't run on a 64 bit operating system.

I know for a fact that Photoshop 4 won't install on 64 bit from personal experience, but it works very well on 32 bit. That's why I am using 32 bit Windows 7.

I think the cutoff is at Photoshop 7--you need a newer version than that, which I think means the CS series. They have 32 bit installers.

This is really meant for current versions that are having compatibility issues.

I don't think Online Armor works for W7-x64.

Thanks for the replies folks. I'll not bother with Comodo then. In fact I don't really think I need a firewall. I've gotten by without one for years without problems and I've got Avast running constantly.

Cheers, John:)

AUX said:

I tried to install ZoneAlarm in one of the earlier builds and i had to boot in safe mode uninstall it.

I got my computer yesterday with Windows 7 pre-loaded.

ZoneAlarm was the FIRST thing I loaded. It registered and ran flawlessly.

johnwillyums said:

Thanks for the replies folks. I'll not bother with Comodo then. In fact I don't really think I need a firewall. I've gotten by without one for years without problems and I've got Avast running constantly.

Cheers, John:)

You should definitely get a firewall and use a good 3rd party firewall that isn't affiliated with MS. For safety reasons and for blocking your apps from outbound attempts, you're better off with a good firewall that runs light that no firewall at all. Disable Windows Firewall. Also go to Services, and stop/disable Windows Firewall. . PCToos or PrivateFirewall seem good. Perhaps ZAP.

Thanks for rereading my post and getting back to me.
I've done as you suggested and installed PCTools firewall (and disabled Windows firewall)
Everything seems good so far and PCTools very configurable and easy to use.

Cheers, John

So iTunes should not be used? That's interesting cause I have 64 bit iTunes and I've been having problems with Windows Explorer not working properly and I figured it was probably from an incompatible program. I thought it was either AIM 7 or CCleaner but that's interesting that it could be iTunes.

avg 9.0 works fine for me

Garmin Mapsource V6.15.7 has a majory memory leak. Memory use went from ~70MB to 1.2GB just sitting inactive for several hours.

V6.13.7 reportedly does not have this problem.