I installed Ad-Aware AE today. On my Windows XP computer everything seems to work fine. But my Windows Vista computer (Toshiba laptop) kept starting slow after installing it. After Windows "Welcome" the screen turns black for a long time. I turned off Ad-Watch Live! and now the system starts up OK again. Does anybody know why this problem occurs? And how I can solve it, so that I can turn on the Realtime Protection? The security software on both computers is the same: Avast! Antivirus, PC Tools Firewall Plus, Spybot (Resident/Teatimer on) and Windows Defender.

Hi Marloes
What AE version is installed FREE/PLUS/ or PRO ?
Raziel

Hi Raziel!
I am sorry for forgetting to tell: FREE.

no prob.
try this ...
disable the Teatimer in Spybot S&D.
You should also check your firewall settings ... is AE definitively allowed ?
Let me know how it works for you
Raziel

Thank you Raziel! I'll try and let you know. Although I wonder why Spybot would only cause problems to Ad-Aware in VISTA and not in XP. Sometimes computers are complicated . By the way: Is it OK to run the Ad-Watch live! with Windows Defender? That also has a realtime protection!

Just try it

NB Spybot's Teatimer also make trouble in XP.
Post back if you should come in trouble.
Regards
Raziel

I have turned off the Teatimer on both computers now. That solves the problems in VISTA and indeed also makes everything work better in XP. So thank you very much! Running Windows Defender is OK?

It should not be a problem, although it is not reccommended to run two Real-time protections at once. Do you have any problems with Windows Defender and Ad-Aware AE running together?

I did run the Spybot Resident and Teatimer with Windows Defender for serveral years and never had any problems, untill I upgraded Ad-Aware to the AE version yesterday. Now the problems are solved by turning off the Spybot Teatimer. The function of Ad-Watch Live! almost is the same I think. And I did not have any problems yet with running Windows Defender too. Windows Defender is a standard part of Windows Vista. And Ad-Aware AE was made to also run in Windows Vista. So I assumed running Windows Defender and Ad-Watch Live! together would be OK, but I am not sure.

Hi again
I think there are no problems to expect.
To be on the safer side, open your task-manager and check if Defender or AE needing a high amount of RAM or
CPU-usage.
A nice weekend
Raziel

Hi Raziel!
Thanks again! I checked and think it is OK!