adaware question

echo

uninstalled mine cos i've been having probs for ages where the definitions won't update.downloaded the latest version but it won't install cos it says there isn't enough disk space even though i have 6gb free and the program is 20mb.dunno what i can do

[MaccA]

Hi echo,

I've no idea about why it wont install if you've got all that free space but I know I always seem to get the same problem with AdAware. It runs fine for the first 6 months then randomly stops updating and requires me to uninstall and then reinstall with the latest version.

Its just a fact of life I've learnt to deal with. Don't know of any resolution.

[MaccA]

DatabaseError

dowload spybot search and destroy instead.

echo

been using it for years and never had a problem


tonyhague

i've always used spybot and adaware.i find that one finds things that the other doesn't

isofa

Uninstall it.

Reboot.

Re-download the installer from the official site: http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

Install the new version.

echo

that's the version i downloaded and tried to install.i'd uninstalled the last version from add/remove.will using the uninstaller make a difference???? it's still gonna be 20mb and i'll still get the same message surely?

i tried downloading and installing an older version and it works ok but won't update definitions-which was the reason i uninstalled in the first place.still dunno why the latest version won't install.

DatabaseError

echo, so do i, adaware for a quick scan, spybot for a decent one