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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 30 Jun 2010 20:15 What, you mean he's supposed to RTFM? David Webb wrote: > Looks like you're out-of-luck with Win2k. Here's a quote from the MS > website: > > \quote > Minimum system requirements for Microsoft Security Essentials > > Operating System: Genuine Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3); > Windows Vista (Gold, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2); Windows 7 > \end quote > > Might try Avast...I just installed it on an old Winbook laptop with only > 128mb ram. Runs great. Had a heck of a time getting AVG out of the system > first. > > Good luck. > > "none" <nospam(a)bogusaddress.com> wrote in message > news:i0dlij$38q$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Was thinking about trying this SW. Would like user input: >> >> * does it constantly run (monitoring network traffic etc)? >> * does it consume CPU to slow down system (e.g. Norton)? >> * is it STABLE? >> * does it 'phone home' without your permission? >> >> Any other pro's, con's? >> >> Lastly, I also use Windows 2000. Any AV recommendations for it?
From: ctowers on 30 Jun 2010 21:17 Unknown wrote: > Bad mistake going back to AVG. Disk access no more frequent. Suggest > you reinstall and monitor reason for disk access. > huh? AVG is preferred by many of us, not a "big mistake".
From: Unknown on 1 Jul 2010 12:05 Compared to MSE, AVG is trash. "ctowers" <zctowersz(a)zgmailz.com> wrote in message news:eOz3%23sLGLHA.4120(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Unknown wrote: >> Bad mistake going back to AVG. Disk access no more frequent. Suggest >> you reinstall and monitor reason for disk access. >> > > huh? AVG is preferred by many of us, not a "big mistake". > >
From: kay on 2 Jul 2010 04:43 "Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message news:OMgq6cTGLHA.1996(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Compared to MSE, AVG is trash. "ctowers" <zctowersz(a)zgmailz.com> wrote in message news:eOz3%23sLGLHA.4120(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Unknown wrote: >> Bad mistake going back to AVG. Disk access no more frequent. >> Suggest >> you reinstall and monitor reason for disk access. >> > > huh? AVG is preferred by many of us, not a "big mistake". > > I tried to d/l MSE and got message "NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY." I'm in South Africa. Can anyone tell me why this is so. Thanks
From: Jim on 2 Jul 2010 09:35
On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:43:34 +0200, "kay" <kay(a)wrongaddress.com> wrote: > >"Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message >news:OMgq6cTGLHA.1996(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >Compared to MSE, AVG is trash. >"ctowers" <zctowersz(a)zgmailz.com> wrote in message >news:eOz3%23sLGLHA.4120(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Unknown wrote: >>> Bad mistake going back to AVG. Disk access no more frequent. >>> Suggest >>> you reinstall and monitor reason for disk access. >>> >> >> huh? AVG is preferred by many of us, not a "big mistake". >> >> > > > >I tried to d/l MSE and got message "NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR >COUNTRY." > >I'm in South Africa. > >Can anyone tell me why this is so. > >Thanks > > > Try this link http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx?mkt=en-za |