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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: $21.88
You Save: $28.07 (56%)
New (57) Used (5) from $19.89
Avg. Customer Rating:  186 reviews
Sales Rank: 40
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
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
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice for Gradama but not for Me July 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It took FOUR DAYS to do a virus scan (yes, I do have 800gb of storage). And it did find a Trojan! Thank goodness. But, it would not tell me which file it was in. No way to get the filename.
I bought it for backup (since they took away the fair but functional backup that came with XP). There is no treeview checklist for backup, no way to exclude or include entire directories. Instead you get to say things like "Financial Files". I have files named .XYZ what does it think those are?
After I courrpted a few files I thought I would try out the restore function. "Enter Filename". Huh? I want to restore a whole subdirectory, and I dont recall the fargin filenames cuz the files are gone now. Again, no treeview checklist for restore. But you can view the list of all files sorted by name. Remember I have 800gb, that was a joy.
This may be nice for grandma, but not for me. Give me back the old "free" backup that came with XP and I'm happy.
 Windows One Care is all right July 6, 2008
It may not be fancy or the best on the market but it works well with the operating system and does not slow my computer down like other products.
The periodic optimizing/backup feature is really nice.
 Microsoft's' Folly July 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was quite a struggle to go through my Excel assignment. And not because of its complexity. But because of the Microsoft Live OneCare anti-virus & firewall.
While it was on, it would compromise collaboration features of Excel, besides bringing other havoc ! Only after a lot of hassle, like uninstalling the entire suit, I by chance run into the posting about apparent conflict of MS OneCare & Excel
I did have same problems with using certain features of QuickBooks software, but Intuit is Microsoft main competitor and it might not have much incentive to make its anti-virus software run with it. However it's inconceivable that the Microsoft's own anti-virus suit would be so incompatible with Microsoft's flagship application - Excel !
The reason I've changed from MacAfee to One Care is for greater compatibility, but what did I got ? However that's nothing new about Microsoft' modus operandi, my Zune isn't compatible with Microsoft's own DDR Format either.
It doesn't bring me joy to bash Microsoft, neither I am an Apple fanboy, but from what I am hearing from friends and family members who work at Microsoft, Microsoft is ruthless in criticizing its employees and automatically fire 10% of the bottom ranked employee, even if they do a satisfactory job.
Apparently this "dog-eat-dog" corporate culture, in which employees are expected to work overtime, and often are brought to tears by blunt remarks of their stressed-out bosses, doesn't help produce interoperable, reasonably bug-free products, in a timely fashion.
Perhaps adopting a more collegial, compassionate & less tense corporate culture would bring better results? Since employees who are treated with respect are much more likely to go an extra mile (like noticing & fixing bugs that they aren't responsible to notice & fix), than those who don't.
MicroSoft OneCare July 6, 2008
I purchased this program due to it being made by Microsoft, I felt since it was a MicroSoft program it shouldn't clash with the MSXP. It also was more reasonably priced than Norton which also seems to slow my pc down just is goes out of date.
 Newest and best July 5, 2008
Windows Live OneCare 2.0 stays unobtrusive requiring the least effort from the user. I installed it on two laptops with no additional cost. I limited backup to documents and never had to bother with it. I got tired of all the charges and reinstalling problems with Norton Symantec, McAfee and Kaspersky. I have not tried Panda.
Windows Live OneCare 2.0
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