Broadband medic

now I'm a Mac User but I have had to keep the PC Lappy for people who do need Windows

Tell me about Broadband Medic please - the PC has AVG [ up to date] and also XP's Firewall and it's is also behind the Router.

Do we need this Broadband medic - thingy whatever it is ? It seems to be in the Start up tray.

I have a friend who using Logmein is keeping this lappy under control for me All M$S updates have just been done

OK folks - don't all rush at once to answer me .

As a Macuser I couldn't use this prog that NTL/Virgin produced . I didn't even know my husband had put it on his lappy - but I need to know about it as I suspect it will clash with stuff that we have put on the lappy .

PLease tell me what is in Broadband Medic

Never heard of it, and I've been on BlueYonder for years and years...

In a nutshell, if you are connecting thro' a router, you never need any extra s/w on your PC and you never need to install the ISP's CD. All the setting up can be done directly on the router.

Like I said - we didn't know this was on the PC Lappy , and my husband had always used Avast as an AV - this was only changed to AVG by my daughter because she needed to sign on her work account and there was a problem with Avast that day so Avast was dug out and AVG installed.

I did say that Broadband medic was elderly - it was prior to Virgin Media and was as far as I am aware never on offer to BlueYonder.

I needed to know if we could safely dig Broadband medic out - I have no idea what was in it - and still don't , and it's not going to be easy finding its component bits when we don't KNOW what is in it.

Edited by goldenoldie (Sat 26-Jun-10 08:43:19)

umm Lappies being portable are not always connected behind a Router - so things like AV , Firewall etc etc ARE needed and must be on the machine even when it's in its base and connected through the Router

I never said AV, Firewall are not needed; just the bloatware you get from your ISP. Something called "Broadband medic" is hardly gonna be much help in Coffee Republic.

@OP: Have you done a Web Search? You would find it's something from NTLWorld; see: http://www.virginmedia.com/helpsupport/broadbandmedi... . You don't need it.

i found this also ntl broadband medic
I agree not needed,just un-install it

Edited by tommy45 (Sat 26-Jun-10 14:44:30)

OH dear - my original post made it clear I knew it was from NTLWorld days - I just wanted to know what was in it - and believe it or not I do know how to use Google .

This darn thing will be removed as soon as we can do it

"Broadband Medic is ntl's support tool to help you keep your PC in tip top condition. It includes security alerts features, auto-diagnostic and auto-fix tools, tips for faster internet browsing and great features for general PC housekeeping. You can also download Broadband Medic "

Found using Google.