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| Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users) | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $5.00
You Save: $44.95 (90%)
New (51) Used (1) from $5.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  178 reviews
Sales Rank: 36
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.5
nv:Software Type: Utilities
MPN: C7S-00135
Model: C7S-00135
UPC: 882224494274
EAN: 0882224495134
ASIN: B000V6YPAY
Release Date: November 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New, never opened
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good all in one package June 9, 2008
I like the backup feature but it does need a way to exclude files on a per-user level.
works good June 9, 2008
I was wrather impressed of how well the program worked The only think that I did not like was I created a back up for my computer and I do a weekly budget on my computer so everytime I change something on the budget form one care asks me to back up files other than that it seems to do the job
Just Microsoft June 8, 2008
This is a good product now, which will be always developing new improvements, as well as its environment
Windows One Care Live is Great for Home Users! June 7, 2008
I would like to share with others that this product is very very good and easy to install, set-up and use for the average home user. There are many other products on the market, but some require knowledge and experience beyond what most of us have at the layman level. I would recommend this product for anyone with a home computer needing protection (and they all do!).
OneCare is just that. June 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OneCare works for us. It is a good all around integrated product for those of us who like to keep maintenance of computers simple but effective. Some of the reviews are critical because most of the functions of OneCare are already available usually at no cost. True, but OneCare has all the functions bundled into one package, including network management. And all 3 of our computers (finally) now have the same antivirus/malware protection which can be monitored from the OneCare hub computer. We have had Norton's, then McAfee protection but got fed up with them because the latest versions really bogged the computers when doing scans, and McAfee seemed to blow my system up every few months when some update or other was automatically downloaded. I tried the OneCare trial about 6 months ago, then bought the CD 3 months ago (no cost after rebates). OneCare was easy to install provided one reads the instructions with no problems on any of our computers.
Pluses:
Antivirus scans can be scheduled. The full scan (Tuneup) does bog the system down for awhile, but I have it scheduled for only once a month at off hours. And it completes the full Tuneup alot faster than McAfee. The daily incremental scans are fast and have little effect on the system.
BACKUP: It is easy to set up and schedule for a full backup or incremental backup. I do not use it much for my desktop because I do my data backups the old fashioned way on CD's, but my wife backs up her huge photo files and data (she is a professional photographer) regularly to an external drive. The laptop also backs up to the same hardrive when we power it up using the OneCare circle, accessing the hardrive through the router and my wife's computer.
NETWORKING: Using the one care circle, it is easy and simple to access our external hardware....two printers, two scanners, two external drives. And they do not need to be plugged into the router; they are shared through the computers which are on the network. Very simple and easy to manage. Even the laptop with wireless can read the scanners and harddrives now without plugging cords all over the room.
TUNEUP: This runs a full virus scan, defrag, and dumps the temp files, and checks for unused files/programs. I used to do all this stuff when I got around to it which was sometimes months. Now OneCare does it in the background on a user set schedule. Very nice.
Minuses:
At $50 a pop, it is a little pricey but not bad considering it covers 3 computers. We probably got by for less before because we always looked for McAfee on specials. But then this copy of OneCare did not cost us anything after rebates, and hopefully when the time comes we can get a deal on a renewal or just buy another hardcopy on a deal and just start a new subscription.
I'm a little concerned about the reviewer's comments about the automatic renewal of OneCare charged to a credit card after one year. I hate auto-renewals and if this happens I will be dumping OneCare. But then since I did not download OneCare but bought the hard CD, I do not think Microsoft has my credit card info.
After downloading Window XP SP3 last week, my computer would bog to a snails pace for 5-10 minutes on startup. I traced this to MsMpEng.exe hogging the CPU. This process apparently has something to do with the OneCare full virus/spyware scan, so I double checked that the full scan was just scheduled monthly in OneCare. After re-entering the schedule in OneCare, this slowdown has stopped, at least for now. This is the only reason for the 4 star rating rather than 5 stars.
In a lump, I recommend OneCare for anyone who has a distaste for jumping through hoops to maintain computers, especially for more than one computer. And look for hot deals when renewal time is approaching to keep the cost down.
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