PaulB wrote:Did this show up at the download stage or at the install stage? Why you and not me? Browser related? Inquiring minds want to know!
That was during the install stage. They slipped that choice screen in before the actual file install.
Browser related? I am running Firefox and Windows 7. I'm just lucky, I guess?
.....just a quicky, I saw this freebie recommended on the lounge many moons ago, took advantage of it and decided to run it quite regularly -that was until last week when the techie in the local shop sort of turned his nose up when I mentioned having used it for so long. How beneficial is it gents? Regards Dave.
Dave Davison wrote:.....just a quicky, I saw this freebie recommended on the lounge many moons ago, took advantage of it and decided to run it quite regularly -that was until last week when the techie in the local shop sort of turned his nose up when I mentioned having used it for so long. How beneficial is it gents? Regards Dave.
Dave, that was one techie's opinion...that should not count for much (unless its a hundred techie's that say the same thing!!_)
I can cancel his opinion with my own to say that I think it is a quality app...esp. since it is free! (Never had issues with it myself).
Regards,
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Dave Davison wrote:.....just a quicky, I saw this freebie recommended on the lounge many moons ago, took advantage of it and decided to run it quite regularly -that was until last week when the techie in the local shop sort of turned his nose up when I mentioned having used it for so long. How beneficial is it gents? Regards Dave.
If that techie mentions it again, turn up your nose at him.
I agree with the others here that it is a good quality utility and safe to use.
Thanks.....very reassuring ..........what are your opinions about Zone Alarm and AVG, the rather old laptop I have has the former which constantly flashes a [annoying] pop up at the bottom of the screen, warning that some devious activity is taking place whenever I perform some on line action. Many thanks Dave.
I can't say anything about those, since I've never used them. These last years, I've relied on the built-in Windows Firewall and on Windows Security Essentials. They have never let me down, but that doesn't imply anything negative about ZoneAlarm and AVG.
Thanks Hans, the refurbished computer I am currently using has the windows firewall set to ON and the updates set (presumably by the shop owner) to "Notify me but don't download or install". He has also loaded Superantispyware and Avira saying they are his preferences and should be adequate for me too. Would you say it is prudent to set the "Downloads" to Automatic or leave it a sit is? Thank you Dave.
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If you'd like to review updates before installing them, the current setting is fine.
If you always install all updates offered by Microsoft anyway, you might as well select Automatic.
Slightly off-topic, but still re CCleaner - Well, Piriform really! I've noticed with recent CCleaner updates that if I respond to the automatic prompt for new version, Piriform (I assume it's Piriform) pushes me to fileHippo for the free download - with all the related 'rubbish' that that engenders! The only way I've found to get the update from Piriform itself is to close the webpage and then retype www. piriform.com - when I do that, selecting the 'free' download automatically triggers the Piriform download rather than fileHippo. Am I just being unlucky here or is Piriform pushing on behalf of Hippo? Not really an issue now I've found out how to circumvent Hippo!!
Regards,
aekyall wrote:Slightly off-topic, but still re CCleaner - Well, Piriform really! I've noticed with recent CCleaner updates that if I respond to the automatic prompt for new version, Piriform (I assume it's Piriform) pushes me to fileHippo for the free download - with all the related 'rubbish' that that engenders! The only way I've found to get the update from Piriform itself is to close the webpage and then retype www. piriform.com - when I do that, selecting the 'free' download automatically triggers the Piriform download rather than fileHippo. Am I just being unlucky here or is Piriform pushing on behalf of Hippo? Not really an issue now I've found out how to circumvent Hippo!!
Regards,
I don't think it's FileHippo that's putting all that "related rubbish" in the download but Piriform itself.
In Hans's screenshot, you can still select which site to download from.
FileHippo.com
Download.com
Piriform.com
Probably just load shifting from Piriform servers to the other two listed.
