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Description
OneCare helps keep your PC safe and secure while making your life easier. From virus scanning, file backups, to automatic printing sharing of all the PCs in your household, OneCare helps manage it all for you. And it's delivered to you in a smooth, hassle-free package.
In one convenient package, Windows Live OneCare helps protect your computer, uses its optimization features to keep your PC running at its speediest, and even regularly backs up your important files: Protection Plus uses antivirus and antispyware scanners, a managed two-way firewall, and integrated anti-phishing technology to protect your computer from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, hackers, phishing, and other threats. It runs continuously, but you can scan individual files and folders for viruses on demand simply by right-clicking them. You can even scan attachments you receive via Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger.
Performance Plus regularly defragments your hard disk, removes any unnecessary files that may clog your computer, and helps ensure important security updates from Microsoft are installed efficiently and on time.
Backup and Restore regularly copies your important files and settings to CD, DVD, external hard disk, network drive, or other data-storage device. Instant Help provides online help anytime you need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Customer reviews for 'Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users)'
«Don't waste your time installing on an older computer»
I thought this would be worth a try since it came included with Qwest DSL service, and reviews here seemed generally positive. It did not work well on my 7-year old system, though. After a couple weeks struggling with it, I finally was able to uninstall it.
First of all, this requires a lot of RAM. My system was doing OK, but getting a bit low on RAM at 384 MB until I installed this. With Windows Live OneCare installed it wanted around 500 MB just to boot up--even while not running anything. So it was using Virtual Memory and paging like crazy, with the CPU pegged at 100%, even after I let it sit for hours, thinking it just needed to run an initial scan. Well, RAM is cheap and it was time, so I went ahead and upgraded to 1 GB (as much as my old motherboard can handle.) That was a lot better. Then the other annoyances began.
I run normally under a limited account, and WLOC was constantly bugging me to allow various processes to access the Internet, etc. To do so I'd have to log out and log in under an adminstrative account. The worst thing was just plugging in a USB flash drive would require an administrative installation--EVERY TIME. That got old in a hurry.
The last straw was it started interfering with proper shutdown of the system. Instead of shutting down, it would just hang. Then after all my other computers had automatically installed this week's critical MS Update, and this one still hadn't, I tried manually installing it by going to [...]. It just hung IE, and wouldn't even open the page. So I decided to uninstall it. Guess what? Control Panel Add/Remove Programs wouldn't come up. Windows Restore wouldn't work because it wouldn't shut down properly. Luckily I found OneCareCleanup.exe via Qwest's help center, and that did the trick. Now all seems well, and I've reinstalled the security software I previously was using.
Bottom line, I wasted a lot of time on this. Microsoft ought to do better. This is bloatware at its worst, as far as I can tell. Maybe it's better on a new machine, but I definitely do not recommend it on an older system.
[Saturday, November 15, 2008]
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«Totally Worthless Software -Cust No Support comes Standard»
I actually bought this product twice and installed it on my desktop, my laptop and my mothers laptop computer. It was seemingly easy to use and I liked the ease of making regular backups to my USB drive. The only problem was the registration: It required an e-mail account with .hotmail or .live. I did not want either of those e-mail addresses, but I created one so that I could register the software. For months and months (over a year), I had no problem scanning and backing up; but when my laptop went south I could not find the name of the e-mail account or the password I had associated with it. I did all the things it said to do on their web-site to resolve the problem, and nothing would let me log in to get help. I could not access the account from any of the three computers it was installed on. I even tried to set up another e-mail account to re-register, but it would not let me re-register with the same product key. There is no e-mail support for people with registratration problems, and I could not find any way to contact a live person via chat or phone to get help. I came to the conclusion that they purposely did not list the needed contact information. I've used several other virus protection software programs in the past, all of which had functional support with multiple contact options. Microsoft took my money, and even sent me e-mails to ask why I was un-installing the program. To this date they have never responded to my requests for help. I left my phone number, and my e-mail address. I promised them free advertising, and here it is: DON'T EVER BUY THIS HORRIBLE SOFTWARE. If you do, be sure to tatoo the e-mail address and password you use somewhere on your body where you can see it. I think this product would be more accurately described as WINDOWS NO CARE.
[Tuesday, November 04, 2008]
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«wrong irem no return»
Ordered Windows live Onecare 2.0. Received a"service desk edition" Inter net says this should NOT be the hands of a home user. After two weeks of hassle they say they will NOT pay to have it returned and I told them I was cancelling the charge and they can figure how to get it back. Very arrogant people on the phone. Never again.
[Friday, October 31, 2008]
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