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Hello OldRebel,
Glad to see you back. I read in a post that you had a problem when
you installed IE7. I think I read that AOL's software and the install of IE7
had something to do with you having to reformat your computer. Could you
please tell me what happened? I am using AOL dial-up and I have not installed
IE7 yet. If there was a problem between the two I definitely do not want to
install IE7 until the bugs are fixed. I do not want to have to reformat my
pc. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank You in advance!
 
As far as I know, there is no current problem between the AOL 9.0SE software
and IE7. Previously, I thought there was, not because I had problems
installing IE7, but because the AOL dialer and some AOL program files kept
disappearing. In retrospect, that might have been caused by something else,
perhaps a faulty Office plugin for Widows disc cleaner, which I understand
was just patched by Microsoft. It also might have been one of my registry
cleaners. Currently I am using MSN 9.5 dialup and AOL 9.0 Vista Ready, and
have had no problems, except a slight problem installing Windows Live One
Care, probably because of the MSN accelerator. Whatever you do, make sure
that before you actually begin the installation of IE7, turn off all
antivirus and antispyware products Except your firewall. If you have the
Zone Alarm firewall, it is advised to uninstall it and use the Windows
firewall until after IE7 is completely installed. For example, if you use the
immunizations by Spybot and SpywareBlaster, undo them until after IE7 is in
place. Reboot twice after its installed. Then you can re-enable ALL your
security programs. Make sure you check the IE7 FAQS, because there are some
toolbars, etc, that don't work with IE7. AOL is working on an IE7 conpatible
toolbar, but last time I checked it was still in beta testing. Personally, I
recommend AOL 9.0VR for dialup, which can be downloaded from aol.com.
Sometime in the future, they will have CDs available for order, but not yet.
My last reformat was an optional one, but it solved some problems created by
a faulty autoupgrade from MSN 9.2 to MSN 9.5, programs errors in the new KIS
MP1 causing it to crash, and an anti-keylogging driver from Spysweeper 5.2
that had installed itself in my keyboard drivers and could not be deleted by
ordinary means. BTW - I understand that Norton Internet Security may have
some scripting errors after IE7 is installed. If you are using McAFee, One
Care, AVG, or Avast, you shouldn't have any problems AFAIK. That's the sum
total of my knowledge on the matter, except to say that I like IE7 and was
determined to get it to work right on my PC no matter what other software I
had to uninstall to achieve my goal.
 
Another thing I mght mention: If you use any Sonic or Roxio products like
Easy CD Creator or BackUpMyPC, you might find some conficts after IE7 is
installed. I don't know the current state of that conflict, but I chose to
uninstall all my Roxie stuff, because One Care does backups for me, and I can
use other CD burning software. Good luck!
 
Thanks so much Paul, you have helped a lot. I do use SpywareBlaster and
Spybot immunizations and I would not have thought of disabling them if you
had not told me to do so. I am using KIS 6.0.1.411 the newest version. I will
check out AOL 9.0VR for dial-up also. I will check out the FAQ's for IE7 and
I may actually get brave and try to install IE7 in a couple of days after I
make sure everything is ready. Again you have been a big help. Thank You So
Much!
Sincerely,
 
I understand that they have fixed - or provided a workaround - for the buggy
updater for that version of KIS. I decided not to try it again yet, because
I am using both AOL and MSN and didn't want the hassle of configuring the
Antihacker for 2 ISP softwares. LOL Until I finally make a choice on 1 of
them, One Care firewall is easy because it permits all AOL and MSN programs
by default. Make sure you disable all the Proactive Defense and AntiSpy
modules in KIS, as well as the AV scanning before you try to install IE7.
All should be OK once it's installed if you reboot twice before re-enabling
the antivirus and proactive defense. Good luck!
 
You are correct, they have a fix you can download for the update problem. I
ran the fix and mine is updating okay now. I thought about trying One Care,
but I have already bought KIS and my license dosen't expire until July 07 and
I can't afford to buy One Care right now. I like KIS, I haven't had any
problems with the new version so far, except the update thing, and the fix
came out the same day. I really appreciate people like you that are willing
to help those in need of help.
Thank You!
 
LOL I'm don't mind sharing what I've learned by making my mistakes. Perhaps
I can help others avoid the same problems. I bought KIS because I thought
One Care was messing up AOL. KIS is probably much safer than One Care. At
least I managed to get WOC for only about $20 with rebate. You might say I'm
somewhat schizo: I have both AOL and MSN AND both WOC and KIS available to
install whenever! I'm stuck with WOC and KIS for a year and have to fight the
temptation to switch back and forth. Too much switching can do as much
damage as a virus. In fact, most of my reformats have been because of
security software conflicts. Soon I must choose between AOL and MSN, but I'm
procrastinating.
 
I agree with you, KIS is the safest security program I have used so far, and
I have tried several. The only thing I didn't like about it to begin with was
Anti-Hacker. It was hard for me to get used to. I have finally gotten used to
it and I think it is the best now. I would recommend it to anyone that has
the patience to learn it, or already has the experience with this kind of
firewall. I myself am not that computer savvy. Any way, it's almost midnight
here, I'm in East Tennesse and I think I am going to call it a night. Thank
You Again for your help and advice, I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
 
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