andy wrote:[color=blue]
> Mick or Andre=
> I have tried to uninstall pogo.com- it is NOWHERE in my startup or
> add/remove programs..but When I turn on the computer, it is still showing up
> in the PROGRAMS list..I don't know how to get rid of it and all I need to do
> is click on it, and I get right to the games.
>
> In addition, Ebay has a symbol on my desktop and there is nothing on the
> add/remove programs that even says ebay so I have no idea how to get rid of
> it,,,
>
> Can someone help as I am still getting the blinking black screen...
>
> Andy
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> You have 1/2 answered your own question!
>>
>> Uninstall Pogo games if they are causing a prob. As Andre says, post your
>> Graphics and RAM; your hardware may not be for a Gaming computer.
>>
>> Uninstall McAfee, and just use Live One Care.
>> A point to note; you CAN NOT run 2 antiviruses on a computer at the same
>> time, unless you want heartache!
>>
>> "andy" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> When I turn on my computer, I have 5 names on Vista...After the computer
>>> boots up and I click on one of my user names, it goes to that name and loads-
>>> in the process of loading, the screen goes black- flashes off-goes on and you
>>> see the desktop and then goes black again and then it fully loads.
>>>
>>> I use McAfee Antivirus..I downloaded POGO.com games and that is when all
>>> hell broke loose...Then I downloaded Windows Live One Care on a trial basis...
>>>
>>> I have no idea what to do to make this work better and faster...
>>>
>>> I had a new hardrive put in a month ago and the computer is only 6 mos old.
>>>
>>> HELP
>>>
>>> Andy[/color][/color][/color]


Doesn't pogo use Java?

Look in control panel>add remove programs and see if you find Java
runtime environment 6 and another with the word update in it, if so I.m
pretty sure you should remove the earliest one. Java machine updates do
NOT overwrite or uninstall the old version and that can still be used
maliciously. The latest one is called Java(TM)6 Update 2 I think.

Also check IE settings and try disabling add ons.

If you have an AV, anti spyware or third party firewall find the
settings for them and change so they do not start when windows starts.
AVG doesn't have one I don't think, but many do. Set anything you can
not to load with windows and then reboot, I suggest always do this and
reboot to make sure things are not running before trying to uninstall
them, especially with things related to security as they often try to
protect themselves from malicious uninstall and if you try once they are
running you can leave parts of them behind but with no way to control them.

It seems to me like the screens you see when Vista loads depend somewhat
on the video drivers and card in use so don't rule out the possibility
that you see something different to others but it's quite normal. :)

Sorry if I have missed the point somewhere but add ons, toolbars and
other spurious (dare I say crap) are fundamentally a bad idea. This
applies to Yahoo, Google (Less so) and anything you don't need and
probably will never use, however reputable the supplier. Yahoo has
actually become an invasive bloody nuisance IMHO, you can tell them I
said that (Like that will make a difference). Also things like
weatherbug type things, they all can become a severe pain.