This thread is going to be killed with the first shot. Never the less, being a big dumb-bell I have to give it a ring.
Ever since Mr. Microsoft updated my IE from IE7 to IE8, there are many sites I have used for years, now subjected to Big Daddy`s IE8 justice of "Guilty until proven Innocent". Softpedia, FileHippo, Major Geeks and many more are now considered as threats. Probably the whole Internet has been programmed as a threat by IE8, I have not tried it all.
Every time I go to download something, I get a warning bar come up from IE. I click "allow download" but that is not good enough, if I go ahead, then the download freezes and so does my entire PC. I have to crash it and re-boot.
It is becoming a real adrenaline pumper.
The answer is to shut down, re-start in Safe Mode + Networking and creep round the back door which Mr.Microsoft has unwittingly left open. All is well then, we can download all these lovely "threats" without being arrested.
A lot of trouble, shut down, re-start in Safe Mode, download, shut down, re-start in Normal Mode and eventually get back to the Internet. WHEW ! what a fag.
PLEASE ;- Can anybody explain how I can possibly convince Big Daddy that these guys are not potential criminals and deserve a better deal ?
Also - BUM question - When operating in Safe Mode + Networking, do I HAVE to enable my AV and Firewall programs ? Or just go ahead naked ?
COMODO IS, my Firewall will not operate in Safe Mode, which only leaves me with the basic Windows Firewall. AVG is also no good, but I still have my old friend Spyware Terminator looking for trouble.
KAS
Ever since Mr. Microsoft updated my IE from IE7 to IE8, there are many sites I have used for years, now subjected to Big Daddy`s IE8 justice of "Guilty until proven Innocent". Softpedia, FileHippo, Major Geeks and many more are now considered as threats. Probably the whole Internet has been programmed as a threat by IE8, I have not tried it all.
Every time I go to download something, I get a warning bar come up from IE. I click "allow download" but that is not good enough, if I go ahead, then the download freezes and so does my entire PC. I have to crash it and re-boot.
It is becoming a real adrenaline pumper.
The answer is to shut down, re-start in Safe Mode + Networking and creep round the back door which Mr.Microsoft has unwittingly left open. All is well then, we can download all these lovely "threats" without being arrested.
A lot of trouble, shut down, re-start in Safe Mode, download, shut down, re-start in Normal Mode and eventually get back to the Internet. WHEW ! what a fag.
PLEASE ;- Can anybody explain how I can possibly convince Big Daddy that these guys are not potential criminals and deserve a better deal ?
Also - BUM question - When operating in Safe Mode + Networking, do I HAVE to enable my AV and Firewall programs ? Or just go ahead naked ?
COMODO IS, my Firewall will not operate in Safe Mode, which only leaves me with the basic Windows Firewall. AVG is also no good, but I still have my old friend Spyware Terminator looking for trouble.
KAS