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Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Joe on 01-13-2006 at 04:11 AM

http://www.windowsonecare.com/

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Eddie on 01-13-2006 at 11:17 AM

I find it blocks to many things, it annoyed the hell outta me lol

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Moo on 01-13-2006 at 12:24 PM

I personally think it's crap.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by DJeX on 01-13-2006 at 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by DevilFX
I find it blocks to many things, it annoyed the hell outta me lol

quote:
Originally posted by Moo
I personally think it's crap.

X 10

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by [MR] on 01-13-2006 at 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by DJeX

quote:
Originally posted by DevilFX
I find it blocks to many things, it annoyed the hell outta me lol
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Originally posted by Moo
I personally think it's crap.

X 10

x20

it blocked way too many programs and slowed my pc down.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by guanako on 01-13-2006 at 11:06 PM

works fine here, you M$ haters j/p

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by RebelSean on 01-13-2006 at 11:14 PM

It is not that bad, but you just have to sorta train the firewall settings and whatnot. That is what I found it useful for. That and virus alerts. The thing ultimately SUCKS at detecting viruses. I purposefully put 3 viruses on various parts of my computer, didn't detect them. Installed AVG, it found the three right after installing.

It's going to need a lot of work before they release the final version IMHO.

RE: RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by GiantSpider on 01-13-2006 at 11:56 PM

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Originally posted by [MR]

quote:
Originally posted by DJeX

quote:
Originally posted by DevilFX
I find it blocks to many things, it annoyed the hell outta me lol
quote:
Originally posted by Moo
I personally think it's crap.

X 10

x20

it blocked way too many programs and slowed my pc down.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Jhrono on 01-14-2006 at 12:03 AM

Long live the infinite, positive or negative :banana:

* Jhrono tries the program..

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Eddie on 01-14-2006 at 07:59 AM

Yer, it blocked IE7 for me and MSN 8, nearly everything, alot of work needs to be done. I Agree with Rebel.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Weyzza on 01-14-2006 at 08:15 AM

Meh...

You could set the firewall not to do that.
If it doesn't block "nearly everything," what's the point of using a firewall?

I think it just makes everything slow for my old computer, especially when I run the tune up thingy. Plus it adds tons of processes.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Eddie on 01-14-2006 at 08:19 AM

The point of a firewall is to block trojans and worms and normal viruses not to block msn and internet explorer etc lol

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Weyzza on 01-14-2006 at 08:29 AM

I don't know.

Blocking trojans, worms, and viruses are done by my antivirus.
From what I know, firewall doesn't block viruses, maybe yeah for trojans.
I really don't know. I always keep my computer clean, so I don't have lots of experience of being attacked.

Firewall blocks (ingoing and outgoing) access made by malware.
This I know for sure.
So, it blocks and is made to be capable of blocking programs.

I block my IE and Windows Messenger.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by John Anderton on 01-14-2006 at 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by tehGspider
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Btw .... this is ooooooollllllllddddd news. I tested it and put up screen shots on my site about a month or so back :-/

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Anubis on 01-14-2006 at 01:09 PM

Considering Microsoft are new to this field, it's a decent program. However, as many people will tell you, it does not detect viruses too well. However I can see this taking off in the future, and outdoing AGV and other free anti-virus programs, it's Microsoft after all, they usually do try and make their software as good as they can. The exception being IE, up to now, however they are even trying with that now.

I can't see them outdoing McAfee or Norton, they've owned this market area for so long, and they are the most experienced also.

At the present time, it's not for your average home user as it isn't that reliable; of course it's better than nothing. However there are better free alternatives out there.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Joe on 01-14-2006 at 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by John Anderton

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Originally posted by tehGspider
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Btw .... this is ooooooollllllllddddd news. I tested it and put up screen shots on my site about a month or so back

the public beta was just released.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by RebelSean on 01-14-2006 at 09:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DevilFX
The point of a firewall is to block trojans and worms and normal viruses not to block msn and internet explorer etc lol

It'll block almost any program that is trying to access the internet :/. Depends on your settings

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Chris4 on 01-14-2006 at 10:30 PM

I been using Windows OneCare Live since the beginning and it seems fine here.. apart from when people send me .wav files on MSN Messenger it blocks them.

Oh and the tune up gives me the blue screen of death :refuck: Grr..

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by user27089 on 01-14-2006 at 10:39 PM

I don't like it, doubt I ever will.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Timothy003 on 01-14-2006 at 11:04 PM

To me, security is very essential, so I don't really get annoyed by the messages; instead, I feel safer.

You guys are reacting too violently on this new beta product; if you think about it, this public beta was just released not a while ago. Maybe it really isn't good now, but remember, it's still only a beta!

RE: RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by CookieRevised on 01-15-2006 at 12:37 AM

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Originally posted by Timothy003
To me, security is very essential, so I don't really get annoyed by the messages; instead, I feel safer.

Although that's quite true, there is one major thing you forget: such products need to be VERY accurate and correct, otherwise they give a false feeling of security, no matter how essential you may find 'security'.

Despite popular believe, the biggest problem are not virusses or trojans or whatever, but the false security feeling that many people (will) have by installing such beta programs or programs which often give false alerts or don't detect anything.

Because of that, such products (even if they are beta) should not be put in public (aka: no public beta testing either), IMHO.

quote:
Originally posted by Timothy003
You guys are reacting too violently on this new beta product; if you think about it, this public beta was just released not a while ago. Maybe it really isn't good now, but remember, it's still only a beta!

It should never have been put in public in the first place. It should be private, only accessable to people who really know what they are doing and able to properly beta test it.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Timothy003 on 01-15-2006 at 12:48 AM

Yes, but they did choose to make it a public beta. What matters is whether or not you want to use it!

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by RebelSean on 01-15-2006 at 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by Timothy003

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by Timothy003
Yes, but they did choose to make it a public beta. What matters is whether or not you want to use it!

The entire point of making it public is so that people who WANT to use it can use it without having to go threw the proccess of getting into the beta (Not to mention to get more users using it). But as CookieRevised said, it should only be used for those people who know advanced computing.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Anubis on 01-15-2006 at 09:21 PM

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Originally posted by Timothy003
What matters is whether or not you want to use it!

People will just download it without knowing what BETA software is. If the software is too poor to work properly, it shouldn't be released.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by GiantSpider on 01-15-2006 at 10:26 PM

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Originally posted by Anubis
If the software is too poor to work properly, it shouldn't be released.

It shouldn't, but it has. People need to realise the cheap can be very nasty.

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by Timothy003 on 01-15-2006 at 10:41 PM

Microsoft probably released it just to get the ideas.live.com page full. ^^

Just kidding , Timothy

RE: Windows OneCare Live Public Beta by John Anderton on 01-16-2006 at 05:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Anubis
it's Microsoft after all, they usually do try and make their software as good as they can. The exception being IE

quote:
Originally posted by joe cool

quote:
Originally posted by John Anderton

quote:
Originally posted by tehGspider
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Btw .... this is ooooooollllllllddddd news. I tested it and put up screen shots on my site about a month or so back

the public beta was just released.

But i aint a tester and i got it for free testing back then ^o)