[1rudeboy]

I've tried to install Spybot and AdAware, and all I get is an error message saying that a WS2_32.DLL file cannot be found. Anyone know a way around this?

[Lunatic Fringe]

I've tried to install Spybot and AdAware, and all I get is an error message saying that a WS2_32.DLL file cannot be found. Anyone know a way around this?

Yes, create a bogus file with that name in your System32 directory... the program is going to overwrite it anyways.

[AlexW]

"I've tried to install Spybot and AdAware"

I have heard nothing but bad things about AdAware....Usually
regarding interactions with other software.

I have spybot on my computer. I can go a week between scans and I show only 3 or 4 cookies, usually from "commission junction".
One thing I did was to set my cookie settings to prompt me for 3rd party cookies.

Every now and then I get cookie request from post on Free Republic, but they seem to be related to links from other sites that are quoted.

There is a new problem I have, and I get it when I go to Drudge and some other sites...It is a really annoying sound
when a page changes. It sounds like a sick cow with a door slam that follows. I have no idea where it comes from, and it is not in my Windows sounds.

[SengirV]

I've tried to install Spybot and AdAware, and all I get is an error message saying that a WS2_32.DLL file cannot be found. Anyone know a way around this?

Yes, Get a Mac and use OS X. Your computer experience will improve more than you can imagine.

Now I'm just waiting for the wintel folks who have NEVER used OS X to tell me how wrong I am. Try it first, then come talk to me.