As Jimmy suggest try Avast (free version) The free version of AVG has also
been used by many people.
i'm currently using PC Cillin Beta (the one available from the link in
Security center) and this has installed and works fine on my machine but, as
you say, if you are on dial up you need something that is going to take less
time to download. The free version of AVG is around 17MB. I wouldn't have
thought that Avast is much larger.
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"Maurice" <Maurice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06C5878A-539B-49E4-83DB-3D8B6B968D69@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me in installing an anti virus. I have
> tried just about all the programmes suggested by Microsoft and none have
> installed. Most of the time I get the message that installation files are
> corrupted and redownload the programs. I am on a dialup connection(I live
> in
> the country, nothing faster availabe) and this is getting frustrating. I
> even downloaded a 54 megs program that Vista Ultimate refused to load. I
> keep getting the popup that when I open that says that the publisher is
> unknown(baloney) and then I have to click OK and the program refuses to
> open.
> Norton System Works or Anti virus refuses to go past SPBBC does not
> support
> this OS. I love Vista(so far) but I am about ready to flush it if I can't
> find an anti virus. I am not suicidal yet. Any help will get you my
> everlasting recognition.
>
> Maurice
> --
> Maurice