XP PRO 2 YRS, BEING FORCED TO RENEW INTRNET DOWNLOAD MANGR. SOS!

[Badgerdog]

Please help! Internet Download Manager has disappeared after two years of
owning XP Pro and Windows 2003. Now unable to download e-mail attachments or
anything. Have never had this problem on any computer before.

Is this genuine Microsoft or some third party scam - saying Trial Period is
over and I must now register, etc.. AFter two years? Surely Int Download
Manager comes automatically with XP or Office 2003??

 

[Joe Terry]

Internet Download Manager is not a Microsoft Product. Take a look at
http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/ -- these are the people you probably
want to talk to.

 

[Badgerdog]

Thank you so much for replying. Am desperate! Never heard of these people -
never had their product so why should I renew it? They are apeing Microsoft
format - blue message with dark blue line at top. I cannot even open an
email attachment any longer. This started, like a trojan or virus or
something, a few days ago. What part of my computer controls downloading or
reading attachments? Is it WINDOWS XP PRO or is it Office 2003? In other
words, can I get into that part and see if they have managed to block
something off that prevents downloads?

It comes up like a cookie when I try to open somthing or download but I
have cookies blocked, so.

 

[Badgerdog]

PS Joe. Sorry to bother you again. Discovered they are called RegNow and, as
you say, nothing to do with Microsoft but how did they get their damned virus
into my computer!?

 

[DL]

It got on your PC as a result of a 'user' installing it, probably as a
result of clicking 'ok' in response to what they thought was an 'official'
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