Hi I have a strange problem and I hope there may be an answer ! when ever I down load a file that is a zip file, the contents come up as a media player icon but what is inside the flie is either a exe file or batch file etc.

So I hope there may be an answer to this

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A while ago I started noticing that Windows Defender hasn't been able to properly load. I'm runnin Windows Vista Home SP 2. After a few attempts to find a solution to the problem on my own I also noticed that Windows Update isn't working at all either. I think this is all stemming from a while back an automatic update completely locked up my computer and it had to be shut down. And now, automatically or manually, I cannot install any type of updates. The way it seems it may have been a Windows Defender update that is messing me up as all my other security measures work fine.

I have just received an e-mail telling me that McAfee have taken money from my visa card to pay for renewal of their antivirus program. I had uninstalled it several months ago, and didn't know that I had to contact them to stop them renewing it automatically. I don't know if this is common knowledge, but if it isn't I thought your readers might like to know about it.

I am using xp home edition SP3. I have an icon that has appeared on the task bar of web sites I am using. I contacted the BitDefender web site and tried to send them an e-mail. They want to know a code number before the e-mail can be sent. I am unable to do this as BitDefender does not appear on the "all programs" list, or in the control panel " add or remove list. It does not appear on the search facility of the computer. Can you help please?

Here are three recommendations.

• Free Avira AntiVir – a nice program, apart from some self-advertisements.
• Panda Cloud Antivirus – a new contender, which seems to be unobtrusive, very simple to use, and well-working.
• AVG Free – but do not install or activate their LinkScanner function. The program tends to be overbearing and intrusive.

Hi there,

I have an XPS M2010 runiing Windows XP Pro, Service Pack 3.

Security wise, I have Windows Firewall, Zone Alarm Security Suite and Force Field.

I run many applications, but one in particular refuses to function, I think since my computer last made some automatic windows updates.

Introduction

I've been working with Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES 8.2 for a while, designing forms that end users can fill-in on their computer screen and then email back to the company or administration at the click of a button.

My general impression is good. LiveCycle Designer is an impressive and extensive tool that is mostly up for the job.

Hi, i have a Toshiba satellite running windows vista home basic 32bit, i was trying to shrink the C drive and i couldn't shrink it less than a certain extent with the windows manager, so i tried using paragon partition manager to resize it, so i selected the drive D to be expanded then the drive C to take the free space from and i applied the changes, it asked me to restart, after restarting a screen of the progress was showing and progress is moving normally untill it finished and restarted by it self, after restarting i got a black screen and it says "windows failed to start, a recent hardwa

I can't uninstall Norton Internet Security from Windows XP. I click on remove, and it scans for settings and tells me that I need to close the Web browser and try again. I don't have the web browser open. I have been searching for an answer for 2 days now and can't get anywhere. Anyone know?