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Avenger_Orion
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Posted: Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004 11:36 pm
I installed McAfee AV yesterday and since than my computer reboots when I try to play HL2 or CSS.

Uninstalled Mcafee (McPain-in-the-ass) the unofficial way, aka getting rid of the program files map, because normal uninstall didn't work.
I also reinstallled HL2.
But I still getting reboots when I try to play :evil:
Can anyone help me? [tired]
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Posted: Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 01:35 pm
That's always the problem with those anti-virus programs. They try to take over yourmachine. This is one of the reasons I stick with trendmicro's pc-cillin for antivirus. I HATE their popup warnings but I know it's not taking over.

As for a fix, my thought is that it's not all uninstalled? ctrl_alt_del to see if anything else is running in the background.

I also wonder if it did something to the game when it installed.

I would be pretty upset if I were in your shoes. Probably just end up reformatting. Sometimes that is easier.
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Posted: Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 06:50 pm
Well, there are some keys left on the registry, I think that they are part of the problem, but I don't want to mess around in that thing.

Yeah, most AVs are as evil as the viruses they are supposed to protect you from :evil:

Had Noman, no problems with it, but the contract expired should have bought a new one, but I went the cheap road and downloaded the pest from my ISP [ohwell]

Might try to use regclean, it's a risk, coz it isn't written for XP
Can always undo it again

Hate to reformate again, did it some weeks ago, was a pain in the ass to get everything installed again
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Posted: Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 07:48 pm
i would suggest using grisoft's AVG as an antivirus...it is free, updates daily and you control it

there is a registry cleaning program that micro$oft put out for xp, but you have to search through their site to find the link for it

there is also a program that is called ad-aware by lavasoft (www.lavasoftusa.com) and it allows you to view what is occuring in your registry BEFORE the changes are made (mostly for spyware - but ad-watch is configurable)

there is also an installation cleanup utility that was also released by micro$oft, and if you ever tried to reinstall moh you would have had to use this proggy, as there was bits that werent removed by the uninstall process and caused no end of grief...a search on mr.gates site would also turn that up for you

good luck [angryalien]
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Posted: Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 08:23 pm
Have ad-aware, didn't work on this one
I'll try the program for xp, the regclean for 9x doesn't work anyway
I'm going to get Norman back because I liked it anyway

And the error got fixed, accidently btw
It were the nividea drivers who got screwed up.
Found it out when I tried to change the settings and the comp rebooted.
Only thing I had to do was (un)install them [smile]

I also tried to get rid of all McAfee registrykeys manually and verify the Steam files before, might have helped a bit too, don't know that for sure.
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Posted: Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 08:34 pm
can't find the cleaner, do you know where it is Stryder?
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Posted: Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 10:56 pm
quick search turned this up
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The RegClean utility is no longer supported and has been removed from all Microsoft download sites.


there are other programs that do this for you...try winxp manager or system mechanic [angryalien]
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Posted: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004 01:52 pm
thx [cool]
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Posted: Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 12:15 am
Kaspersky Internet Security or Anti-Virus.

Never had a problem with EITHER of these! I had Norton Internet Security installed before Kas, and I had a world of problems for about a 6 months. Once my subscription ran out, I decided to try Kaspersky, mainly because, like Foyleman said, the damn thing took over my machine, and was a biscuit eater to configure.

Never looked back! Never had any bother using MSM or YiM, the firewall is dead easy to configure, and after I installed it for the first time, it turned out my machine was riddled with virus' that Norton just didn't detect! Not only that, the internet security package offers full protection from email virus' and adware installers, etc. It actually gets minor updates to its database every few hours, not that you would know.

Seriously, you wouldn't regret getting this, everyone I have told about it that actually bought are well impressed. No problems with games or installers either.
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