A friend of mine asked me the question, but I haven't a clue because I don't use Windows.
Suggested Windows AV?
A friend of mine asked me the question, but I haven't a clue because I don't use Windows.
Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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I'm using Symantec Endpoint Protection at work.
(Site license.)
It doesn't seem to be quite as much of a CPU pig as earlier versions, but it is a hog (~ 80MB of resident RAM, updates are 10s of MB at a time). I don't like the Win7 GUI - they insist on dumbing down the interface so it's hard to know what it's really doing. But it seems to work. There's a trial version - http://www.symantec....pvid=endpt_prot_1 I don't know the state of free stuff on Winders. HTH a little. Cheers, Scott. |
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Re: I'm using Symantec Endpoint Protection at work.
Task Manager is more detailed in W7 than in previous versions of Windows.
I think that you're conflating "dumbed down" with "different". Also, AV vendors seem to have an obsession with reinventing GUI elements. Less chrome, kids, more detecting the viruses and other bad mojo, K? |
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I wasn't clear.
I meant the SEP GUI on Win7. They use dumbed-down descriptions of various options so it's hard to know what exactly it's doing (I just want it to check my e-mail for viruses, not make the world safe for Democracy).
Yes, I don't like the Win7 GUI much either (WTF does it take a quarter to half the desktop to show a window with 2 choices?). Indeed, the Task Manager can show more information than 2k or XP. There are lots of stupid things about the GUI, though. The 3D Text screen saver only accepts a maximum of 20 characters. And you can't (by default) "pin" a folder to the Taskbar (though there are work-arounds). If you put the Taskbar on the right edge of your screen, then the "Pinned" buttons take up the whole width of the Taskbar when active (unlike the "quick access" buttons (or whatever they were called) in 2k and XP, so you can only have a single column of such apps now. And you can't (by default) define "hot corners" for the screen savers. And (after 20+ years) the text screen saver still flickers. And ... Don't get me started on Office 2007.... ;-) Cheers, Scott. |
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Re: I wasn't clear.
O2k7 does take adjustment. Over time though, its improvements far outweigh the one or 2 truly idiotic changes
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
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As long as you like light blue, silver, or black... :-/
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Re: As long as you like light blue, silver, or black... :-/
I generally don't get hung up on the color scheme of my apps...more interested in what they actually do.
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
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I don't have the eyes of an 18-year-old any more... ;-)
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My condolances to the admin(s)...
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For a personal machine?
Well, you're in bed with the devil anyhow, so might as well have his AV.
Microsoft Security Essentials. Lightweight and reliable. |
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Agreed. And it's free.
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I usually bat such a question back.
Pointing out that same exact fact, so I can't help them.
OTOH, I put my sister (she has XP) on AVG Free ages ago and there's never been a problem. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately. |
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Make sure you have enough memory
when I upgraded AVG Anti-Virus to the 2011 version, I've noticed that it eats up more memory and takes longer to upgrade than the previous version.
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Thanks all.
Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |