Dave, In Ad-Aware you have the option to have it ignore certain programs as a default. I don't believe it is an active program like PUK. When run it searches your computer for ad-keying files and programs and offers you the choice to delete them or watever. It tells you what program they're for. So...tell it to Ignore all PalTalk files. I also have it ignore Gator password/ID filler-inner. I like Gator.

Ad-Aware is called Ad-Aware. Just search for it using Start | Find | Files.

However, I strongly recommend you use Add/Remove to remove any Windows program. They all change things and drop files here and there on your computer that simply deleting the directory will not remove. Add/Remove is in Start | Settings | Control Plane.

If you don't have a Windows computer, however, you're screwed - nothing you can do about it - should have got a PC, you know. Live with it.

:-)