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NW seems to have deleted itself...
brachra200
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I launched NW, i got a quick error that closed itself almost immediately, then I went to check my game folder to launch the game that way,
Now my entire game folder seems to be gone.
i cant find it anywhere, it seems the game has uninstalled itself.
Any ideas on this one guys?
NO ANTIVIRUS WAS RUNNING (none are even installed)
Mumble was running
Steam was running
thats all.
Now my entire game folder seems to be gone.
i cant find it anywhere, it seems the game has uninstalled itself.
Any ideas on this one guys?
NO ANTIVIRUS WAS RUNNING (none are even installed)
Mumble was running
Steam was running
thats all.
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Someones like Avast mess with your games.
Nepht and Dr Deflecto on primus
Dunno why someone wouldn't have one installed at all, but my antivirus just claimed this game to be a virus and my desktop shortcut for the game dissappeared. Can't login to the servers now neither. Guess I know a reason for not running one atleast.
I really hope this is some kind of a troll.
Anti-virus software OFTEN conflicts with software installations. As a result, when giving technical support to someone regarding software, it's requested that they turn off and even uninstall (in cases like McAfee) the anti-virus program.
Don't give technical support or respond to technical supprot-esque questions if you don't even know the most basic of tech. You'll just confuse the situation unnecessarily.
Hehe I laughed really hard when I read the title! Hmm maybe it's a "sign" ? lolz
Neverwinter Thieves Guild
So your professional advice is to NOT run a anti-virus on a system?
I've had 0 programs conflict with anti-viruses. Usually the false positives (and not always false) show up with inferior software, and sometimes software tries to install some things people flag as no-no's. (ie punkbuster, rootkits (drm natured), prism, etc) Network rules (I don't allow anything to "call home" without asking me) and enforce ownership once Ive added serial keys/registration info. If I wanted them to see if I had a legal copy, they can call me. Memory is even a no no unless I say so.
AV publishers do often work with developers to minimize the conflicts, but more often than not its a simple whitelisting, which can be revoked (if your software is good enough). These partnerships often cost the developers a little cash, which I'd venture to guess some companies dont, or wont pay.
antivirus is like a placebo. it makes you feel good because you think its doing something, but its really not.
there are some options on the software that are useful for people who are not very educated about computers, like scanning for malware and keyloggers and things of that nature, but as far as protecting you from an actual virus most will fail.
its simply because if someone comes out with a new virus, it is new, which means it is not in their database so it gets ignored.
the best antivirus in the world is simply educating yourself on what types of websites and downloads to ignore. the most common infestation comes from the 'adult' sites which people seem to love. i know when friends of mine get a problem and ask me to fix it 99% of the time it came from an adult site.
Stop using crappy anti-virus and pay for something decent like NOD32
"The harder the game, the better."
The myth that most websites that get infected are adult sites is just that now-a-days, a myth. Fact of the matter is sites like CNN, Adobe, FOX, ESPN, ect, all get hit with infections too on a regular basis. It just a question of timing...the sites themselves finding the infections before the customer actually clicks (or in some cases, just drags their cursor across an infected ad) on them. But that also has alot to do with your client base.......many of the infections I see come from those cheesy coupon and car parts sites....but most of my clients are either soccer moms or the elderly.
IMHO, the only tech who would recommend not using an av is just trying to get repeat business. Any good tech will at least try and have their clients protected with at the very least a free AV & a helper (Malwarebyte's lifetime subscription, $20. Easy to set up so the customer never has to think about it.)
That's because since 2010, Bit Defender has be one of the best av's available. I also use it, no problems what-so-ever....except it frequently wants a reboot after an update.
Who is this Avast and why is he/she messing with our games?
BUT! You can disable anti-virus for a certain program, i believe the correct question is (Why Don't you have a anti-virus at all?)