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Old 10-15-2008   #5 (permalink)
John Barnett MVP


 
 

Re: A place to tell Microsoft your opinions on which antivirus program to use with Vista

I wouldn't even use Symantec or McAfee anti virus. They are only added to
new PCs because the PC Manufacturer gets a commission when you renew your
subscription with Symantec (Norton) and/or McAfee.

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"David B." <mail@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Symantec and MacAfee aren't compatible with anything, let alone Vista.
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> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Several of those have been shown in this newsgroup and elsewhere NOT to
>> be compatible with Vista. Many of those, when installed, result in non-
>> or dys- functionality of Windows Mail.
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>> I don't see AVAST on there either, which is one of the more compatible
>> products.
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>> I wonder how much the companies paid Microsoft to get listed on that
>> page. And I wonder how many of those products Microsoft actually tested
>> to see if they were in fact compatible.
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>> steve
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>> <robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>A place to see which antivirus programs Microsoft recommends
>>> for use with Vista, and then tell Microsoft your opinion on which
>>> antivirus program to use with Vista:
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>>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/vista/av.mspx
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