xp pro with mcafee

[dman32]

hi peeps

I just upgraded my OS from win98se to XP Pro and I have a problem with mcafee I see the file but it won't run meaning I tried doing a scan and it didn't work. I called mcafee and they said my version was old so they couldn't help me...(nice guys eh) anyone have any ideas on how I'd beable to get it going, maybe reinstalling it? All my other programs are working fine.

My version of virus scan is 6.0
pc 600mhz
20gig HD
256 ram

One more question I like to add another harddrive to my computer so I have more space without removing the one I have simply because of all the files i have. Is there anything I should keep in mind when looking for one aswell any extra hardware besides the harddrive


Thanks
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[Budfred]

You are out of luck on the McAfee, but it is not a great antivirus in my mind anyway. You might want to get the free version of AVG or NOD32 rather than sticking with McAfee. You can find links in mjc's AV/Anti-Trojan thread in the security forum...

You should be able to use just about any IDE hard drive out there. You might want to think about eventually making it your boot drive though, it will likely be a bit faster and last longer than the old one.

[dman32]

how would I go about making it my boot drive ?

thanks for the quick respone
So you think I should just unistall mcafee and put another antivirus ,what about norton?

[david eaton]

I would agree with Budfred, AVG free is good.
Norton will cost money, uses a lot of resources, and is no better than AVG, and probably not as good as NOD.

Having said that, any A/V is only as good as it's last update! Whatever you go with, KEEP IT UP TO DATE!

[Budfred]

NOD32 recently showed the best virus recognition in a comparison between most of the major AV programs, so that is why I suggested it. I am thinking of switching to it when my subscription to my Norton AV runs out. I could get another free copy of Norton with my tax program, but I don't like some of the things Norton is doing with it now and it is definitely bloated...

As for setting up the new drive as a boot drive, there are a number of ways to do it.

You can make an image of your current drive and install it on the new one.

You can install WinXP on the new one, transfer files and then wipe the old one and use it for storage.

You can set up a dual boot with both drives being bootable so that you have a backup if one fails.

And there are probably a couple more ways to do it that I am not thinking of right now... I would probably have just kept Win98SE on the old one and installed a dual boot with WinXP on the new one...

[dman32]

I just installed the AVG and it seems to work pretty good. Thanks for the suggestion, I can also can a free copy of norton but like you said it'll bloat the system.

About that HD I was thinking more along the lines of adding another one along with this 20gig , say a 40gig to make it 60gig, so I can keep the old files and still have lots extra. The reason for this is because after installing xp pro I only have 5.5gig left of free space. If I can't install an extra HD can You point me somewhere I can read on how to copy from one HD to another ?

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!

[Budfred]

There shouldn't be any reason why you couldn't install a second drive unless you simply don't have room for it. Hard drives are selling for as little as $.50 per gig now, so you can get a pretty big one pretty cheap.

To transfer a complete copy of a hard drive from one to another, you have to use an imaging software like Norton Ghost or Drive Image. These make an image of every aspect of programs on the drive and transfer the whole thing, it is like cloning the drive. There may be another way to do it when the 2 drives are on the same system, but someone else will need to fill you in if there is.

The easiest thing would be to set up a another install of WinXP on the new drive and gradually set it up just the way you want it. Transfer all files that you want to keep and when you have it set, wipe the old drive and use it for storage. It is also a good idea to use imaging software to when the drive is set exactly like you want it so that you can use it as backup if you have problems, but then you would need the imaging software....

[david eaton]

The easiest(and cheapest) way of copying one disk to another that I have found is XXCOPY (http://www.xxcopy.com).

Just install your new HD as slave, fdisk & format, download xxcopy to the existing one, run it with the command xxcopy c: d: /clone, and go and have coffee!

Job done

[dman32]

I just came across a problem with either avg or something else . when i had installed avg I got the nachi virus so i thought it had to do with that. but now the virus is gone and i still had the problem. so i uninstalled avg yet its still there. when I goto control panel from start tab it always pops up , heres what it says

VirusScan: Avsmcpa.dll

C:windows/system32/res0901/Avsmcpa.dll : the specified modual could not be found.
C:windows/system32/res0900/Avsmcpa.dll : the specified modual could not be found.
C:windows/system32/res09/Avsmcpa.dll : the specified modual could not be found.
C:windows/system32/res0000/Avsmcpa.dll : the specified modual could not be found.
C:windows/system32/res00/Avsmcpa.dll : the specified modual could not be found.

[mjc]

McCrappy rears its ugly head once again......

Your problem is not with AVG, but with McAfee and its pitiful excuse for an uninstaller.....

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318012

[dman32]

thanks alot mjc your a life saver
mcafee is starting to get on my nerves I'm glade i changed to AVg.