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Spyware which Ad-Aware can't get rid of - on work machine!

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  • Rex_Mundi
    Rex_Mundi Posts: 6,311 Forumite
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    Browntoa re your post No 7 giving advice how do you run Windows 98 in safe mode please.

    In W98 you shouldn't have to run any scans in safe mode. Doing a scan in safe mode is needed more in XP because some nasties sit in system restore and reinstall themselves after the scan. W98 doesn't have system restore so you should be able to scan it normally.
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  • djohn2002uk
    djohn2002uk Posts: 2,323 Forumite
    Reboot your Win98 machine and hold down F8 while it is booting (in the top row of buttons) when it eventually gives you options, use the arrow buttons to choose "Safe Mode". Then do what you need to do and reboot and it will start again normally.
    Edit. Rex is absolutely right, but I'll leave my post incase there's anything else you need to do in safe mode.
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