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GNUTELLA
March 11, 2010 in Bloggers Park by Techjockey
Gnutella is a file sharing network that allows users to send and receive files over the Internet. The first part of its name comes from the GNU General Public License, which originally allowed the source of the program to be made available to the public. The second part of the name comes from Nutella, a chocolate hazelnut spread, which apparently the developers ate a lot of while working on the project.
The Gnutella network is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, which allows users on different networks to share files. However, each user still must connect to an “ultrapeer,” which is a server that lists files shared by connected users. This makes it possible to search for files across hundreds or even thousands of other computers connected to the network.
Gnutella is a network protocol, not an actual program. Therefore, to access other computers on the Gnutella network, you must install a P2P program that supports Gnutella. Fortunately, many of these programs are available as shareware and can be downloaded from the Internet. Some popular Gnutella clients include Acquisition for the Mac and BearShare and Morpheus for Windows.![]()
Difference Vista vs XP
March 6, 2010 in Technology Junction by Techjockey
- Green indicates something about this has improved
- Red indicates something sucks more than it did in XP.
- White indicates either nothing much has changed, or the features are roughly equivalent
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XP
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Vista
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Comments / notes
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UI
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Find windows
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Alt+tab
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Flip and Flip 3D
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Alt-Tab Replacement / taskswitch provides window image preview for XP. Flip / Flip 3D not available in Home Basic or without Aero.
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Icons
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Static icons, image preview tool (limited document support)
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Live Icons and taskbar thumbnails
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Live Icons (scalable, document preview, etc.) not available in Home Basic or without Aero.
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Search
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Search (unindexed)
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Instant Search, Search Folders
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Search Folders: virtual folders containing files matching search criteria
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Shell / window environment
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Luna (XP) and Royale (MCE 2005)
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Aero (“Glass”)
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Full Aero glass not available in Home Basic; may require graphics card upgrade.
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Software
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Backup
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System Restore
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Backup and Restore Center, Previous Versions / ShadowCopy
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Previous Versions / ShadowCopy only available in Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition.
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Browser
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Internet Explorer 7
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Internet Explorer 7
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IE7 must be downloaded separately for XP.
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Calendar
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Nope
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Windows Calendar
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To date, most calendaring in Windows is done in “full” Outlook.
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Contacts
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Outlook Express (no system contacts)
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Windows Contacts
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To date, most contact keeping in Windows is done in Outlook and/or on the domain.
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Email
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Outlook Express
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Windows Mail
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Explorer
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The usual
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Now with content organization
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Not bad, but not incredibly useful, either.
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Faxing and scanning
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XP Scanner and Camera Wizard / fax services
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Windows Fax and Scan
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Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate only.
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Speech recognition
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Windows Speech Recognition
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Windows Speech Recognition
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Tablet and touchscreen
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Only in Tablet PC edition
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Yep
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Not available in Home Basic.
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Transfer
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Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
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Windows Easy Transfer
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Basically the ame thing, but Windows Easy Transfer enables new methods of transfer, including Easy Transfer Cables ( i.e. USB to USB).
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Widgets
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Nope
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Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
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XP has two commonly used, free widgets environments available: Yahoo Widgets (aka Konfabulator), Google Desktop.
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Networking and connectivity
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Networking
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Network Setup Wizard
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Network Center (Network Explorer, Map, Setup, Awareness, Projector)
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Hooray, lots of new superflous network utilities!
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Network projector
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Nope
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Yep
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Remote desktop (host)
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Available in XP Pro, MCE 2005, Tablet
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Available only in Business and Ultimate
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The new targeted equivalent of MCE 2005, Home Premium, loses RDC! Bummer!
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Wireless
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WiFi with WPA 2 support
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WiFi with WPA 2 support
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Vista now has improved WiFi ad-hoc / connection sharing.
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Media
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Media Center interface
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Only in Windows Media Center Edition
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Only in Home Premium or Ultimate Edition
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Media Center Extender
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Only in MCE
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Only in Home Premium or Ultimate Edition
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NTSC and ATSC tuners
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Only in MCE
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Only in Home Premium or Ultimate Edition
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CableCARD / DCT
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Nope
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Only in Home Premium or Ultimate Edition
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Media software
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Windows Media Player 11
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Windows Media Player 11
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DVD authoring
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Nope
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DVD Maker
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Imaging
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Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
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Windows Photo Gallery
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Video
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Windows Movie Maker
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Windows Movie Maker (with HD support)
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Now only in Home Premium and Ultimate. Minus points for taking it out of Home Basic.
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Security
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Antivirus
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Nope
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Nope
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Email filtering
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None in Outlook Express
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Junk and phishing filters in Windows Mail
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Family settings
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Basic user accounts
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Windows Family Safety Settings (with ESRB game support)
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Not available in Business, Enterprise.
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Malware
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Windows Defender and Malicious Software Removal Tool
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Windows Defender and Malicious Software Removal Tool
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Defender must be downloaded separately for XP.
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Network access prevention
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Nope
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Network Access Protection
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Network(ed) security
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Windows Security Center
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Windows Security Center
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Provides firewall, automatic updates, and reminds users to install 3rd party antivirus software.
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Windows Services
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Admin / remote authentication
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Windows Service Hardening
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Gaming
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DirectX 10
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Nope
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Yep
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Xbox Live Anywhere
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Nope
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Yep
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Performance and hardware
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Architecture
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32 and 64-bit support
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32 and 64-bit support
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Auto-defrag
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Nope
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Yep
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The new defrag util is dumbed down and doesn’t show users what’s what with their disk. Bad Microsoft, better defrag > auto defrag.
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Auxiliary display
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Nope
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SideShow
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Not available in Home Basic.
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Drive encryption
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Windows XP Encrypting File System
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EFS and Vista BitLocker
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BitLocker only available in Enterprise and Ultimate
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USB cacheing
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Nope
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Windows ReadyBoost
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Requires 512MB or greater USB drive.
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Optimization
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The usual multitasking
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Windows SuperFetch and Windows ReadyDrive
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Vista claims to improve efficiency of cached data in memory, as well as startup and spin time of hard drives.
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Sync
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ActiveSync
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Windows Sync Center
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Usage profiling
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Basic battery / power profiles
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Mobility Center (network profiles, sync, battery / power, etc.)
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XP can handle some sync / profiling with Microsoft’s SyncToy.
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Business
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Domain support
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XP Pro, MCE 2005
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Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate only
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MCE 2005 only by way of hack.
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Integrated IIS
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XP Pro, MCE 2005
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Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
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Offline files and folders
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XP Pro, MCE 2005
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Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
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Presentation mode
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Nope
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Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
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Other
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Upgradeable
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Not without reinstall
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Windows Upgrade Anytime
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Upgrade paths: Basic -> Home Premium or Ultimate; Home Premium and Business -> Ultimate
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How to remove Antivirus Pro 2010 for Free
March 5, 2010 in ITech-Videos by Techjockey
This is a totally free and working solution to remove Antivirus Pro 2010 and any other fake rogue antivirus/antispyware programs. It works for many other rogue antiviruses, not just for Antivirus Pro 2010. In the video, I am working with a Virtual PC. The antimalwares I am using to clean the computer are Malwarebytes antimalware and superantispyware free edition. You can download/buy these softwares from: Malwarebytes – malwarebytes.org superantispyware – www.superantispyware.com They are both downloadable for free, and they can remove any kind of disturbing rogue antivirus program you have. Hope this helps all of you.


