Shockwave Plug-In.

[anotheoldgit]

Sometimes some pages are slow to load and I get a shockwave plug-in error notice.

I have carried out a google search to try and find out what this is, and it as come up with PC Activator, I have loaded this and it has carried out a scan for potential errors etc.

But to get rid of these issues it is asking me to enter my name and email so as to provide me with an activation key.

Is this safe?

[SlackAlice]

It wants some money from you, its not free. Have you paid for an activation code? The only free part of it was the download.

Check your browser plug-ins via the browser options and update them from there. What internet browser are you using and what Windows O/S?

[VHG]

As a general rule it is good practice NOT to just download and install a program because it came up in a search.

A search on the web shows this is another "smoke and mirrors" program that promises all sorts of things but probably delivers very little.

These sort of programs put all sorts of "text" on their web site (sometimes hidden) so their web page will turn up in a search. So they may put "Shockwave errors", "Windows errors" and so on just to get a "hit" on a search.

Just ignore the program and don't install it.

If you think it may be Shockwave then go to the list of installed programs and uninstall Shockwave then reboot (always good to do a reboot after a program uninstall).

Then either reinstall Shockwave, or wait till the next time you visit a web page that needs Shockwave and it will ask you to install it and probably start the install process automatically.

Then reinstall it.

You can get Shockweave from here

https://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you for your valuable advice, I thought it was safe because the google search came up with Fix "Shockwave Plugin" - Windows help centre, and I thought that if it was Windows Help Centre everything would be legitimate.

My browser is Firefox and my O/S is Windows XP.

[anotheoldgit]

I cannot get rid of PC activator now.

[VHG]

You really should get off Windows XP.

It has been out of support by Microsoft for a while now so it becoming more and more open to viruses and other nasties.

Also people who write software code (like the people who write Shockwave for example) probably no longer test it on Windows XP.

Windows XP came out in 2001, 14 years ago, and that is an age in computer terms.

Many new technologies were just not designed to run on Windows XP.

[VHG]

Instructions for uninstalling PC activator here, though not sure if it is the same for Windows XP.

http://pcactivator.com/uninstall/

[whiskeryron]

AOG Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[SlackAlice]

whiskeryron

Why did you put a link up to purchase W10? AOG's computer probably wouldn't be able to run it because it's too old.

Much better to purchase a new pc with W10 already installed.

[anotheoldgit]

I apologise for being late in getting back, but thanks all I have now got rid of that pesky programme.