I practice good net usage and non-Windows operating systems, but for the systems I manage that DO have VVirusmagnet XP/Vista/7 I use Avast.
Contrary to shad, I’ve never been convinced that paid software is better. Many of the big names are bloated slowdown factories that cause more problems than solve, and I’ve seen people spend hundreds on programs which did nothing to fix the problems encountered.
I had McAfee for years and its on all the home PC’s and server.
I have just changed to Win 7 64bit and it wont work with this.
So I picked up Avira.
I am very impressed with it.
McAfee is OK, just it doesnt work on this and that forced me to look elsewhere.
64 bit I did.
All the backups taken in WinXP cant be read by a Win7 OS.
Half the software I used to use, like McAfee, doesnt work on 64bit.
But I am slowly getting it together and there are a lot of things about it I like.
There are a lot of things I hate as well.
Typical Microsoft “I rule the world” type OS where I cant even get into folders even as an admin on my own system.
I prefer XP, but I guess I will eventually get comfortable with this and I will tolerate it eventually.
Besides, XP is almost out. They will stop support for it soon.
I’m strongly considering going for the 64bit ultimate version figuring it gives the safety of xp if all else fails (and language benefits) . I’ll check out driver and program issues more though first. Not that I have to much software that I’m worried about.
You may have the 32 bit version Sha8dow.
I cant get it to run on my 64 bit version.
Mind you mine is an Enterprise version that work provides.
So it may be a version incompatibility.
I shall have to look deeper as McAfee was the choice for many years.
I’ve def got 64bit. Think mine is the professional vesion. Mine wasn’t an upgrade tho pinge. The install came with the new desktop and I just redownloaded the McCafe software.
I was actually going to talk to fuzz about it soon as I know he is interested. Considering I hated vista and loved xp, i’m supprised how un annoyed I am with win7. Sure it’s got some annoying features but personally it could be slot worse. Biggest annoance so fat is the UAC dealie. But robag says I can turn it off, just haven’t got round to it. I thought about the whole “run in xp mode” but I can see I can live with it. Also I am impressed with the speed and also it’s stability compared to my Dell laptop on 32 xp which I wad running till now
Ah well that will mean that the version I have is not compatible with this OS.
I shall need to investigate that a bit more.
I am warming to the OS.
I never bothered with Vista after seeing it on a work laptop.
We refused to have anything to do with it.
I am an XP man and I loved it.
I just have to learn everything again.
The speed is a bonus for sure and I think it is stable as XP.
I have not had anything that I couldnt handle yet.
I shall have to investigate the McAfee bit because I think its a good AV.
I know it as well, so better the devil you know and all that.
Thanks for the info Sha8dow, I shall look into it further.
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I use Avira. Its free and its
I use Avira.
Its free and its as good as I have seen.
http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php
Beats McAfee by a yard and a half.
ESET nod32
for me. Costs, but never had any problem with it.
Free Antivirus - Avast!
U sh0uld read 0ur Forum Secti0n SS
Free Antivirus – Avast!
n0mad
i use avira now
after paying for trend for years, i haven’t noticed any diff going to a free service
I use Mc'Cafe
which pinge doesnt seem to like… but im yet to be convinced that something free is better in this case
What's an antivirus?
I practice good net usage and non-Windows operating systems, but for the systems I manage that DO have VVirusmagnet XP/Vista/7 I use Avast.
Contrary to shad, I’ve never been convinced that paid software is better. Many of the big names are bloated slowdown factories that cause more problems than solve, and I’ve seen people spend hundreds on programs which did nothing to fix the problems encountered.
I had McAfee for years and
I had McAfee for years and its on all the home PC’s and server.
I have just changed to Win 7 64bit and it wont work with this.
So I picked up Avira.
I am very impressed with it.
McAfee is OK, just it doesnt work on this and that forced me to look elsewhere.
Win 7
Hi Pinge,
I’m contemplating upgrading from XP and am interested to know what the Windows 7 experience is like? Did you have much issues with drivers etc?
64 bit I did. All the backups
64 bit I did.
All the backups taken in WinXP cant be read by a Win7 OS.
Half the software I used to use, like McAfee, doesnt work on 64bit.
But I am slowly getting it together and there are a lot of things about it I like.
There are a lot of things I hate as well.
Typical Microsoft “I rule the world” type OS where I cant even get into folders even as an admin on my own system.
I prefer XP, but I guess I will eventually get comfortable with this and I will tolerate it eventually.
Besides, XP is almost out. They will stop support for it soon.
Happy to talk more about it Chipper.
Win 7 an mccafe
I’m interested to know more… I have win7 and the mccafe, works ok! What am I doin wrong?
thanks Pinge
I’m strongly considering going for the 64bit ultimate version figuring it gives the safety of xp if all else fails (and language benefits) . I’ll check out driver and program issues more though first. Not that I have to much software that I’m worried about.
Shad are you using the 32bit or 64 version?
You may have the 32 bit
You may have the 32 bit version Sha8dow.
I cant get it to run on my 64 bit version.
Mind you mine is an Enterprise version that work provides.
So it may be a version incompatibility.
I shall have to look deeper as McAfee was the choice for many years.
64
I’ve def got 64bit. Think mine is the professional vesion. Mine wasn’t an upgrade tho pinge. The install came with the new desktop and I just redownloaded the McCafe software.
I was actually going to talk to fuzz about it soon as I know he is interested. Considering I hated vista and loved xp, i’m supprised how un annoyed I am with win7. Sure it’s got some annoying features but personally it could be slot worse. Biggest annoance so fat is the UAC dealie. But robag says I can turn it off, just haven’t got round to it. I thought about the whole “run in xp mode” but I can see I can live with it. Also I am impressed with the speed and also it’s stability compared to my Dell laptop on 32 xp which I wad running till now
Ah well that will mean that
Ah well that will mean that the version I have is not compatible with this OS.
I shall need to investigate that a bit more.
I am warming to the OS.
I never bothered with Vista after seeing it on a work laptop.
We refused to have anything to do with it.
I am an XP man and I loved it.
I just have to learn everything again.
The speed is a bonus for sure and I think it is stable as XP.
I have not had anything that I couldnt handle yet.
I shall have to investigate the McAfee bit because I think its a good AV.
I know it as well, so better the devil you know and all that.
Thanks for the info Sha8dow, I shall look into it further.
Pinge
McAffee in the news
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/antivirus-program-sends-com...
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