Software to avoid

[hybridfan]

iTunes yuck what a pile of cack, sorry but I just hate it... I'll stick to my Foobar thanks

 

[swarfega]

Alcohol120 and Daemon Tools also.

Apparently the virtual S/PDIF driver they both use is refused by Win7.

out of interest did you try alcohol 52% free edition?

 

[TripOG]

alcohol 120 works for me

 

[SIW2]

Hi Chappy,

Daemon tools certainly doesn't work - sptd driver - have sent feedback about this.

SIW2

 

[killercat]

alcohol 120 works for me

What parts of it are working for you? And how did you install it?
You aren't talking about the virtual drives, are you?
Can you please describe a little more detailed? I'm curious, since that would be a first...

 

[glen4cindy]

I tried using my CD label printing software, Memorex Expressit 2.2 SE. It installs just fine, and runs just fine, but when I try to print, the program locks up and I have to open the task manager and end the task before I can regain control.

 

[swarfega]

Do other programs print ok?

 

[glen4cindy]

Do other programs print ok?

I've had no other printing problems. <yet>

 

[patio]

Just an FYI, I use AVG Free, and have had no problems on my rig with it. It scans automatically every night, and haven't had any problems installing drivers, or anything for that matter.

Agreed...this is why this list is purely subjective...
I have it running on both the 32 and 64bit versions with zero issues.
The caution tag should be removed.

 

[swarfega]

Agreed...this is why this list is purely subjective...
I have it running on both the 32 and 64bit versions with zero issues.
The caution tag should be removed.

Ive replaced the caution with an advisery.

 

[patio]

Thanx.

 

[Master]

avg will reset every day and needs you no ignore all programs intell you tell it other wise

 

[hierweg]

You can add BitDefender 2009 to the list. I don't think that BD '09 works well under 64-bit Vista and W7.. on both OS's they eliminate my use of the internet/network (this happens after a while, it's not immediately apparent), it's like a driver crashes or something. BD '09 works well under Vista 32-bit, though.

Maybe someone that's running W7 32-bit can try and see if it works for a few hours?

Another for the list is EASEUS Partition Manager -- it borked my W7 partition, and called for a reinstall for W7. It failed on expanding the partition..

about a month ago i was installing BD2009. it created some kind of a ghost user named BitDefenderComm which couldnt be deleted + i couldnt use bitdefender firewall nor windows defender. i had to use a system restore.

I was asking in customer support and they told me that bitdefender probably hadnt acces to some windows files and that messed up my system. i tried to install via administrator account and it worked perfectly.

...and the lived happily ever after.

And Paragon partition manager screwed my computer. I had to format whole disk.

 

[Jason]

about a month ago i was installing BD2009. it created some kind of a ghost user named BitDefenderComm which couldnt be deleted + i couldnt use bitdefender firewall nor windows defender. i had to use a system restore.

I was asking in customer support and they told me that bitdefender probably hadnt acces to some windows files and that messed up my system. i tried to install via administrator account and it worked perfectly.

...and the lived happily ever after.

And Paragon partition manager screwed my computer. I had to format whole disk.

I'm not sure if I had those symptoms or not.. however, are you running the 64-bit or 32-bit version of BitDefender, and are you positive, absolutely positive, that it's the 2009 series product that you installed? Also, what was the type (AV/GameSafe/Total Security/etc)?

If my memory serves me correctly, I did install it as administrator (not using the actual "Administrator" account name, but sufficient privileges should do). I didn't "run as administrator," I actually went into properties and went to the compatibility tab and checked "Run as Administrator" (as I believe those two options have different effects).

My copy did install correctly, but it malfunctioned (as I mentioned in my original post) every so often -- causing stuff to go haywire. How long have you been using BitDefender on Windows 7, and have you successfully had your system running for a period longer than a few (3~) hours, without it going haywire?

Thanks

 

[Azot]

The BSOD from Quicksys Regdefrag have better solution than reinstall. The program makes backup of registry files in C:\Windows\System32\config. These files: COMPONENTS, DEFAULT, SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE and SYSTEM must be deleted and backups must be renamed (just delete extensions). All operations can be done from other OS or live CD.

 

[SIW2]

Hi,

Quicksys works fine if the system and boot partitions are the same.

For many people, the first partition will be Vista and that will be the system partition as well. It is fine to regdefrag that - remember to set it temporarily as the default , so the defragger boots back into it to complete.

If the 7 partition is the system partition it should be fine on 7 too.

Defragging the registry across drives will cause BCD issues (with the reg defraggers currently available).

I experimented with Glary regdefrag - defragging my second boot partition (i.e. it is not the system partition ) - startup repair required.

Hope it helps

SIW2

 

[b43rb8]

online armor keeps Office 2007 from working properly in W7 7057 build.

 

[swarfega]

Thats not office malfunctioning though.

 

[swarfega]

avg will reset every day and needs you no ignore all programs intell you tell it other wise

So in other words better to avoid avg.

 

[b43rb8]

swarfega, no it is not office going south it is "online armor" being mischievous. the reason i "know" is because i did a before, during, and after test. so before "online armor" was installed Office 2007 was screaming fast. during "online armor" i had issues galore only could open word, then after uninstall all is well again. that meaning i can use power point, excel, windows publisher, picture viewer et al.
btw i have 0 issues with AVG-Free Edition. Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware work fine also.