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| Guest | McAfee Update Screwed up Internet Can anyone recommend a good security system for a Dell Inspiron E1405 with Vista and IE7? I had McAfee which automatically updated this afternoon. Since the update I was unable to access web pages through links and any website requiring a login went to a blank screen. McAfee even opened to a blank screen so I couldn't investigate the issue. I contacted Dell who had me uninstall McAfee and now the Internet is OK. However, now I'm unprotected. McAfee was bundled into my Dell purchase so I paid for something that I can't even use. Any suggestions for a good security system? If I'm going to shell out more cash, I'd like something reliable. Thanks in advance! Karen |
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| Guest | Re: McAfee Update Screwed up Internet Karen McAfee is a disaster for any OS. It is incompatible and causes many issues as does Norton. Use Avast which is very good and it is free. It will not bloat your system as did McAfee http://www.avast.com/ -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Karen" <neraque23@verizon.net> wrote in message news:1186024712.352036.270030@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > Can anyone recommend a good security system for a Dell Inspiron E1405 > with Vista and IE7? I had McAfee which automatically updated this > afternoon. Since the update I was unable to access web pages through > links and any website requiring a login went to a blank screen. > McAfee even opened to a blank screen so I couldn't investigate the > issue. I contacted Dell who had me uninstall McAfee and now the > Internet is OK. However, now I'm unprotected. McAfee was bundled into > my Dell purchase so I paid for something that I can't even use. > > Any suggestions for a good security system? If I'm going to shell out > more cash, I'd like something reliable. > > Thanks in advance! > Karen > |
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| Guest | Re: McAfee Update Screwed up Internet kaspersky internet security works well with vista ! nod32 av is good too. see this about mcafee http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=689&tag=nl.e539-- www.WinVistaClub.com Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee. "Peter Foldes" wrote: > Karen > > McAfee is a disaster for any OS. It is incompatible and causes many issues as does Norton. > > Use Avast which is very good and it is free. It will not bloat your system as did McAfee > > http://www.avast.com/ > -- > Peter > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > > "Karen" <neraque23@verizon.net> wrote in message news:1186024712.352036.270030@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > > Can anyone recommend a good security system for a Dell Inspiron E1405 > > with Vista and IE7? I had McAfee which automatically updated this > > afternoon. Since the update I was unable to access web pages through > > links and any website requiring a login went to a blank screen. > > McAfee even opened to a blank screen so I couldn't investigate the > > issue. I contacted Dell who had me uninstall McAfee and now the > > Internet is OK. However, now I'm unprotected. McAfee was bundled into > > my Dell purchase so I paid for something that I can't even use. > > > > Any suggestions for a good security system? If I'm going to shell out > > more cash, I'd like something reliable. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > Karen > > > |
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| Guest | Re: McAfee Update Screwed up Internet Peter Foldes wrote: > Karen > > McAfee is a disaster for any OS. It is incompatible and causes many issues as does Norton. > > Use Avast which is very good and it is free. It will not bloat your system as did McAfee > > http://www.avast.com/ > Please, can you relate a real issue that NIS2007 causes, that is a severe or irritating issue? I've been using it for a few weeks now and 2 laptops and I find it works well. One thing i particularly like is that it is unobtrusive, unlike my older copy of Corporate on XP. DAve |
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| Guest | Re: McAfee Update Screwed up Internet Peter Foldes wrote: > Karen > > McAfee is a disaster for any OS. It is incompatible and causes many issues as does Norton. > > Use Avast which is very good and it is free. It will not bloat your system as did McAfee > > http://www.avast.com/ > oh, i nearly forgot, i had one issue with norton during a system restore--I got an error that restore didn't complete. I found that the issue occurs when "turn on protection for my symantec product" is enable. It's not all that difficult to deal with, on the RARE occasions that I do a system restore. Dave |
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| Guest | RE: McAfee Update Screwed up Internet Karen, AVG, Avast and NOD32 are very good AV security applications. I would stay away from anything Norton/Symantec, ZoneAlarm and McAfee as I have found them to be incompatible with the Vista OS, unstable and resource hogs. Feel free to use any application you wish. Do yourself a favor and do not take my word for it and do not follow the recommendations of anyone else. Research the matter by using your search engine and visiting different forums. Once you have accumulated the pertinent information you will know who to listen to and who not to listen to. Once you have made a decision you should download the trial (usually 15 to 90 days) version before purchasing the product. Please backup all your important files before trying any new product. Make a restore point prior to the installation of the product. Better yet, you can also create an image of your system. A little forethought is much better than hindsight. You should also keep in mind that common sense has nothing to do with intelligence. Use your common sense when dealing with software applications and you will prevent and/or eliminate many problems. You should also keep in mind one thing that will help you immensely in the future: Just because a company states that its product is Vista compatible does not make it so. Have a nice day. C.B. |
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