How to disable McAffee so you can install software.
Do you happen to use McAffee as a virus scanner? Have you ever tried to install software only to have it block you and not let you install the software that you want/need?
Here is a suggestion on how to disable the product, as its not that easy to do so you can install the software.
- Right click on the shield in the bottom right hand corner and choose Disable On-Access Scan, this will disable the “Real-time scanner”
- Enable the On-Access Scan when you are completed.
If the Disable On-Access Scan is grayed out then you will need these following steps to unlock the option.
- Right click on the shield in the bottom right hand corner and choose Virus Scan Console
- Double click the Access Protection task symbolized with a traffic light, it’s chosen by default
- Uncheck the box at the bottom labeled “Prevent McAfee Services from Being Stopped” OK to close the properties box
- You can choose to disable the On-Access Scanner one of two ways
- While in the Virus Scan Console choose the On-Access Scanner and click the Stop button at the top
- Or, close the Virus Scan Console box and right click on the shield in the bottom right hand corner and choose Disable On-Access Scan
- Enable the On-Access Scan when you are completed.
*Remember that you might need to be logged in as the administrator in order to install the software, and/or to disable McAfee.
McAffee is not my first choice in virus scanners, as it is rather bloated, and hogs a bunch of system resources. Personally, I dislike it, and try to not use it. However a lot of companies have it installed, so I thought I would share this with you.
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Categories: How do I? Tags: McAffee, Virus Scanner
Are you a Black Berry user on BES?
If you are BlackBerry user and you are connected to a BES or corporate email server (exchange) did you know you can retrieve and use the global address book for your company for personal contacts?
Did you make the same mistakes I did? Did you recreate a bunch of your contacts into your Blackberry only to wonder why am I recreating all my contacts? Did you move a bunch of them into your personal contacts so that you can IM your co-workers?
This is how you can search for co-workers in the global contacts list.
- On your BB open your address book
- Click the BB menu button, typically the key just to the left of the trackball.
- Scroll to LOOKUP and click
- Plug in a users name or part of a name and click to search.
- The search will bring up all the contact with the name you searched on, you should know what to do from here.
I hope this helps and wasn’t a waste of your time. This suggestion was passed onto me by a co-worker odly enough.
I guess we all can learn something new!
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Just how much resouces is that program using?
Have you ever looked at the task manager to see if a program or service was using a lot of your resources? Then once you have a look see that the program is not really using all that much and wonder…
“Hmm I thought for sure it was that program, but its not using much of my RAM!”
A ha! Let me show you a little trick to see just how much “Memory” that program really is using. If you remember we talked about RAM and Hard Disk Space a few articles ago, and I was teaching you the difference.
Well each program that you run uses to components. One part RAM, and One Part Swap space (this is space on your Hard Disk).
How do I see this elusive Swap Space you might ask, well, lets teach the Task Manager to show it to you again.
- Right-click in the task bar
- Select “Task Manager”
- Select the “Processes” tab
- Select “View”
- Choose “Select Columns”
- Place a check by “Memory – Private Working Set”
- Choose “Ok”
A new column will be available in the Task Manager, and you will be able to see how much RAM, and Hard Disk space each program is using.
Don’t be surprised when you see your favorite web browsers consuming 2 X the amount of memory you thought they were using!
Hope this helps!
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Stop webpages from resizing in Firefox
Have you ever visited a site, and all of a sudden your browser goes full screen? If you’re like me you like to use your windows at a specific size and not at the full screen size. I use a widescreen monitor, and most sites don’t use all the available realestate, so I size my windows. This way I can have a few of them open and displayed at the same time.
Here is how you can stop Firefox from resizing, so those annoying scripts can’t take control of your browser, and force you to view the site maximized.
Open up Firefox, and go to tools / options.
Select the Content Tab.
On the selection for Enable Java Script, select Advanced.
Locate the option for move or resize existing windows
On the Advanced Java script pop-up window, remove the check mark from “Move or Resize existing existing windows”.
Select “Ok”, and Choose “Ok” on the next window.
Now your browser will not be resized as you surf to new pages. This will not stop new windows (or pop-ups) from being opened to the maximum size, but your open widows will not be resized.
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How can I tell what type of CPU or RAM I have?
There is a great free little tool that you can use to find out some important information about your computer. This is a little freeware program that gives you some specifics about your computer, that you don’t have to go digging to find.
I use a program called CPUz. This program gives a wealth of information about your core system, so you know just what you have.
you can get the program here: CPUz
After installing the program, it will immedately get your system specs for you, so you can see all the important information about your system
The CPU tab will show you your processor, and the speeds that it runs at:
The Memory tab will show you the timings of your RAM and the amount that you have installed:
The SPD tab will show the size of each stick, and the type that you have. This is the information that you will need in order to go to your local computer store to purchase more.
Remember that your computer mother board might not accept certain types of RAM, and certain sizes. This means that you need to also know what type of mainboard your computer has installed as well. This information is on the Mainboard tab.
If you need help to figure out what all these numbers are, I would suggest that you print off the images that CPUz generates of your computer, and take them with you to your local computer store. The sales associates should be able to help you get the right kind of RAM for your system.
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How much RAM do I have?
Have you ever been told:
“You’re computer would run so much better if you just had more RAM”
What does this mean? RAM is the memory that your computer uses to actively work on something. Your computer also stores information on your Hard Disk, but the more RAM you have the better.
Think of it this way, your RAM is like your desk that you work at, and it only has so much space that you can use. After its filled up, all the information needs to be filled into that shiny filling cabinet behind you. It’s a pain to take files to and from the filing cabinet, but it has to be done, as your desk is only so big.
What if you could increase the size of your desk? Then you would need to make less trips to the filing cabinet. The same is true if you have more RAM.
How can you check how much RAM you have? Well you can see this information in your task manager and its the most helpful there, so lets have a look there. You can right-click on your taskbar and choose “Task Manager”
This will bring up your Task Manager. This is what your Task Manager looks like.
Where it says “Physical Memory” this is the amount of RAM that you have installed on your PC. The PC that I am using to write this has 8 GB of RAM, and 2.26 GB of it is in use at the moment.
If you notice that your graph is almost at the top, then you are maxing out the RAM, and you might want to consider putting more in.
There are some other tricks that you can do to squeeze out a bit more from your system, but we’ll save those for another time.
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Welcome to DutchGeek.com
Hello Everyone, I am happy to be starting my own Blog about the things that I like the most.
The graphics for the site are being designed as I write this, by my brother. He’s the artistic one, and I am the Geeky one. Better to stick with my talents and let others use theirs.
I will be adding news, and discussions about the latest gadgets, applications, and hardware.
I also plan to add information about tips and tricks for software, and general computer use. I’ll add tutorials, and guides as well, so you can make your computing experience a little easier.
Feel free to ask questions, or offer suggestions for content that you would like to see added. I will do my best to post up explanations for you.
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