Topic: Ad Aware SE
Johncenawlife316's photo
Wed 01/30/08 03:34 PM
The pass week or so or when ever I go to start up this program it goes to auto update and it say's error retrieving updates.

Not sure if I should uninstall and reintall or what.


timmyschillin's photo
Wed 01/30/08 03:40 PM
Go to their website and download the most current version after completely uninstalling the previous version. It may help.

skwdad's photo
Wed 01/30/08 03:41 PM
I have been getting the same thing for about a 2 weeks. If you do re-install please post if it helped or not. I have very slow internet here and hate to download something that big if it isn't going to fix the problem.

Moondark's photo
Wed 01/30/08 03:43 PM
Weird, I just updated last week with no problem.

Johncenawlife316's photo
Wed 01/30/08 03:43 PM
Okay, I'll see what happens.


cutelildevilsmom's photo
Wed 01/30/08 03:55 PM

The pass week or so or when ever I go to start up this program it goes to auto update and it say's error retrieving updates.

Not sure if I should uninstall and reintall or what.



me too..i may have to re download.

Johncenawlife316's photo
Wed 01/30/08 04:38 PM
I redownload the ad-aware software but it seem's like a different version then the one I had previews had on my computer.

Hopefully this versions works better, it seems to have updated already for me. That is after removing all of the older versions first before downloading the newer version.


Shaden's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:26 PM
The newer 7 version is very different. Personally I liked the old one better, yet it still works great. I scan each night. One night my computer was moving slowly and the new updates resolved it quickly! I have that and Spybot.

andreajayne's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:28 PM
this version sucks and i no longer use it. Spybot S&D improved with their last update, and it does just fine. I uninstalled AdAware completely.

Shaden's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:40 PM
I was mistaken I have Lavasoft Adware SE and still Spybot. Love them both.

andreajayne's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:41 PM
lavasoft and ad aware are the same program i believe you were right in what you said the first time.

Shaden's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:53 PM
Edited by Shaden on Wed 01/30/08 08:55 PM
Tired and feeling ditzy. Sixteen plus hours of driving in 2 days. You are right. For me they have worked well.

andreajayne's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:54 PM
i feel ditzy all the time. i just happen to know computers lol! ask me about anything else, i'd probably be the same way.

toastedoranges's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:55 PM
oh wow, it's not just me? huh. yeah i was going to download their latest version, just haven't gotten around to it


glad it's not just me though

Shaden's photo
Wed 01/30/08 08:56 PM
:) Ditto with the ditzy and sometimes with computers!

Johncenawlife316's photo
Wed 01/30/08 09:14 PM
I also have Spybot S&D and Advanced Windows care V2 personal which is free, AOL spyware program which never finds noting.

I guess if something comes along better then the ad aware by lavasoft then I'll download it and get rid of the other program.