Hello, it's possible that part of the ESET firewall or security may be blocking some Window-Eyes components from running properly and this may cause Window-Eyes to not function properly. Specifically make sure that wineyes.exe and wecom.exe are allowed.
Many thanks. On 9/20/2010 10:34 PM, Tom Fairhurst wrote: > Hi, listers, , thanks for your help. Removing temporary files didn't > solve things after all, though it did speed things up. After an > uninstall and reinstall of Esset, I continued to have stability issues > and even a couple of new problems with MS Office. However, just about a > half hour ago, I restored my system to an earlier point but with Esset > installed, and the issues seem to have cleared up. I have no idea why > they started and really don't know why system restore fixed them. I did > learn some useful information from Google searches which may help if the > problems resurface, especially the MS Office issues. Will spare further > details. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Mannion" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: "Tom Fairhurst" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:17 PM > Subject: Re: Esset Smart Security4 > > > I have used Eset for a number of years, both under XP with Window-eyes > and under windows 7 with window-eyes as well. I have found it to be > stable and not to put any noticeable drag on the system. Do you have > another security software program installed at the same time that it > might be conflicting with? If I were having your experiences I would > not want it either, but I am suggesting that maybe there is an issue > that is not just the fault of Eset. At one time in order to see if it > was causing an unrelated problem, I uninstalled it and installed > Microsoft security esentials and right away noticed a huge drag on the > system in comparison even after MSE was done with its initial scan. So > for the person that suggested that MSE is the end all solution and > blindly favoring MSE with no comparison, my findings in that > comparison were much different. In addition, eset allows you to decide > to temperarily allow some inbound or outbound traffic, not just block > or unblock unconditionally. > > On 9/20/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> You are missing Microsoft Security Essential. That is, it will not bloat >> your system. Also, a back up of all your system and programs before any >> virus occur is a good Virus protection. >> >> Take care >> Terje Strømberg >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tom Fairhurst [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:17 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Esset Smart Security4 >> >> I just purchased this program, as Nod32 has been highly recommended by GW >> Micro and Window-Eyes users. I know that others have tried Smart >> Security, >> so I thought I would try it, too. I have Window-Eyes 7.2 with Windows >> XP and >> the latest updates. After installing Esset, I noticed my machine growing >> slower and more unstable. I installed it last week. I tried repairing it >> today, and problems still persisted, so I have uninstalled it >> completely for >> now. It was causing all my programs to hang. After I rebooted, the >> problems >> returned right away. I had difficulty getting on the internet as well as >> running MS Word, Outlook Express, etc. Window-Eyes wouldn't run properly, >> even after unloading it and restarting it again. After uninstallation, >> the >> computer is running normally, but I don't want to be unprotected for >> long. >> What am I missing? Thanks. >> >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >> only. 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