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Yes, Adobe is entirely too invasive. I’ve been successfully using Foxit for several years but I should try out others.

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Charlie

…I also wondered if we could stop talking about burning USB Flash Drives.

While “burn to usb” has occurred several times in this thread, actually “burning” usbs (as in setting them on fire?) has not.

For those of us who would like to know about creating a bootable flash drive, it would be nice to know how…with ambiguous terms like “burn” explained for less geeky people like me.

I too have long wished for a way to avoid having to physically unplug and replug in usb sticks which have been “Safely Removed.” The issue is the cheaply made usb jacks (read junk hardware) which don’t last and malfunction.

…just make sure not to install the last MSE update. Avoid KB2949787…you may be able to uninstall the KB update too!

Kinda difficult since it does not include itself on the Add or Remove Programs list.

Any ideas for getting rid of the Red MSE icon?

Current version of Malwarebytes removed Conduit’s Search Protect from my XP Pro Sp3 today. Hope it stays away.

Yep, I’m in SoCal too and got called for the first time today. Either Filipino or Indian accent. Lots of voices on other calls audible in the background. I accused him of being a telemarketer; ooo, that insulted him. Said he worked in San Jose for Windows, not for Microsoft.
Me: “But Windows IS Microsoft.”
Him: “No, they are separate.”
Claimed my pc was made by Microsoft and “No, Microsoft is not Windows.” Oh, Really?
Claimed if I hung up without permitting them to remotely remove virous-infected [sic](poor guy doesn’t know how to spell virus) files today, that my pc would be blocked and forever unusable. Yikes!
Drilled me down the r-clk MyComputer Manage SystemTools EventViewer Application to see all those *.INF files which are “INFected.”
I kept asking to prove he was trustworthy. He showed me he knew my, i think it was my, XP Pro product key. Me:
“How can I verify you are trustworthy?”
Him: “Here is our website: http://www.windowsglobal.webs.com. If you have any problems after we clean your computer, just email us.”
The call got dropped from his end twice and they have not called back…yet.
I feel so lonely.

Several Windows Secrets approved anti-virus programs indicate I am clean.
I am hoping someone can tell me how he knew my product key and if it can be blocked.

I tried the PCMagazine macro for flashing Excel text.

The 2nd line in the macro, namely:
Public Const FR As String = “Sheet1!A1”

generates compile error msg:

“Constants, fixed-length strings, and Declare statements not allowed as Public members of object modules.”

Can you tell me how to fix that? Thanks for any help. I know you are busy.

John