StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
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join:2003-02-08
Clinton, MA
| One Care for nothing...but the chicks aren't free?
Catchy title, eh? 
I saw on Amazon, YOU can buy Windows Live One Care for $0 (after a $30 rebate) and I am "tempted" LOL...  ...
Here is the link for Amazon...
»www.amazon.com/gp/product/rebate···software
and the link for the rebate...
»g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G···516_.pdf
and, like I said.. I am "tempted"....
A couple of months ago, I tried Windows Live OneCare, and here are my impressions...
The Good...
1. Very very light on resources.
2. Excellent detection, especially with spyware.
3. They have Phone Support! And they actually were very helpful!
4. The Easy to use and setup Network program for sharing printers, etc..
5. Even if you have to "pay" for it, it covers Three Computers...
6. Stays resource friendly...
7. "Ahlett", I believe the name was, was very helpful! 
The Bad...
1. You have to sign up with or use a .passport account, and it can be a bitch. I am going to create an email account from live.com specifically for this purpose... (Sigh)..
2. The subscription is "self renewing, so next year you probably have to pay for it at full price...Any comments?
The Ugly...
1. There is a folder installed that has to do with data backup. I think it gets installed in the extra backup drive. I had to format the drive to remove it. Does anyone know anything about this and how to remove it?
More Questions...
1. Anyone use it and love it?
2, How does the subscription work? Can you cancel and sign up again with another special?
3. Is there any Free Online Backup with OneCare? I could have sworn I read that somewhere..
Thanks In Advance..
PS.. McAfee by Comcast is just too much to handle with the resources..
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Unknown_Poster
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| said by StraitShoot  :7. "Ahlett", I believe the name was, was very helpful! As usual.
»/profile?find=ahulett
Just another day at the office, so to speak.  |
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towerdave
join:2002-01-16
O Fallon, IL
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I have used Live OneCare for a couple of years now and have no complaints. I hardly even notice that it's there. I don't use the backup feature, have alternative means of backup, so I can't help with that issue.
It's definitely lighter on the system than Norton, which was my previous AV of choice, as I got free copies for beta testing.
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StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
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| said by towerdave :I don't use the backup feature, have alternative means of backup, so I can't help with that issue. Can one install Onecare without the backup feature?
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towerdave
join:2002-01-16
O Fallon, IL | reply to StraitShoot
I just don't use it. I don't think it's optional, so the system keeps bugging me that I have files to back up, but I just ignore those warnings.
TD |
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Cudni
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Someshire
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you can't install it without it, however, you can disable it (if you can put up with the warning about it) and not use it. You can disable almost any feature (firewall, av etc). So you can use Acronis/Ghost for backup, ZoneAlarm/Comodo for firewall, Diskeeper/Perfect as defrag and Onecare as an antivirus
Cudni
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StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
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May 12th, @11:55AM
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If I can delete that folder OneCare puts on my external hard drive (how to) and once I find out about the renewing subscription, then I will probably take the plunge...
Has anyone ever "fiddled" with this?
»support.microsoft.com/kb/943904 |
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gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC | reply to StraitShoot
I have used it for two months now but when I run Spybot it finds as much as it ever did. |
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StraitShoot
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| said by gjrhine :I have used it for two months now but when I run Spybot it finds as much as it ever did. Spybot?
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gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC | Yes. What is your question? |
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AB
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Leesburg, VA
| said by gjrhine :. . What is your question? said by StraitShoot :said by gjrhine :I have used it for two months now but when I run Spybot it finds as much as it ever did. Spybot? said by gjrhine :Yes. Apparently you answered it. |
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gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC | I guess. Spybot? doesn't mean a whole lot to me.  |
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AB
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| said by gjrhine :Spybot? Spybot?
ht tp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6GAIAAixg |
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StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
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Spybot has nothing to do with Windows OneCare, and I really don't care about Spybot anyway. It's been years since I've used it.
Please don't hijack this thread, with Spybot stuff.
Thanks
Jim
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gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC
| Spybot has everything to do with this thread because it is getting spyware that One Care is not. This is an answer to your question "Anyone use it and love it?".
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Killler Maxxx
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said by StraitShoot :Please don't hijack this thread, with Spybot stuff. Wouldn't think of it. Stay on topic. What was that you were saying about the chicks aren't free ? Have you been asleep for awhile ? |
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StraitShoot
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May 12th, @10:22PM
| Oh boy.. The wisecracks begin..
I ask questions, I get wisecracks..
What good is security software when it slows down your system to a crawl...?
One of the few I've been able to find that doesn't kill resources is Windows OneCare..
Spybot to me is ancient; it's a joke.. It's well past it's time.. Hmmmm? You ask, anon poster, have I been asleep?
At least I know what's yesterday's news, and what's the latest... |
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AB
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| said by StraitShoot :Oh boy.. The wisecracks begin.. I ask questions, I get wisecracks.. What good is security software when it slows down your system to a crawl...? One of the few I've been able to find that doesn't kill resources is Windows OneCare.. Spybot to me is ancient; it's a joke.. It's well past it's time.. Hmmmm? You ask, anon poster, have I been asleep? At least I know what's yesterday's news, and what's the latest... Your original post contained a sort of "wisecrack".
And now you're derailing your own thread-- the very thing you just asked the rest of us not to do.
Enjoy. |
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