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| Windows Live OneCare 2.0, 3 User License (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Software
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £20.81
You Save: £19.18 (48%)
New (16) Used (2) from £20.81
Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 24
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.5
MPN: C7S-00135
Model: C7S-00135
UPC: 882224494274
EAN: 0882224495134
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Ships from U.S.A., to anywhere in the United Kingdom! Orders only take 7-10 days! We specialise in service to the U.K. and only ship airmail.
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| Customer Reviews:
 fairly ok October 9, 2008
this windows virus/forewall protector is ok. It;s not in the league as other well known ones which perform to higher standard and have less problems. This can emss up your pc and make everything run pretty slow, but it does the job I guess, but wouldnt be in my top list of similar products.
 FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST! September 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Heavens to Betsy! We are free at last!
I'm speaking of the tyranny of Norton of course - their products got worse as they bacame more expensive.
I installed about a week ago and it's been great. Quick to load. Seems efficient. Simple to use.
One tip: The defragger on the Tune Up is a bit weak willed and gives up on heaviy fragmented drives. Do a full defrag with the installed Windows defragger first and then it should run ok.
All in all OneCare is so much less invasive than Norton that it is liberating. If we have to have antivirus programs then this is the one for me.
And you really can't argue with the free 90 day trial availabe on-line....
Not bad at all September 19, 2008
OK - I have had this product a month now. I have used a 3rd party firewall for something like 3 years or so now and was pretty happy with it except the PC lagging badly whenever it decided to activate an update or utility during a game - my PC would often freeze for a good while.
I already pay to use extended service MSN hotmail so i already have a billing account with them - this product requires you to register with them via a Windows live account - in my experience they give plenty of notice when your subscrition is up so you can cancel easily should you wish to.
Good bits
You don't need to be too PC literate to use this software - you get big buttons for 'tune up' and such like.
I works well not to cause too much lag in the OS - and so it should being from the same manufacturer.
It will check your PC periodically and advise you what admin tasks you should be doing - you can do them by a click and following the prompts.
Bad Bits
The system does a complete validation check and software update of all MS components without really asking.
It assumes you will use this software to perform admin the way MSN recommend. If you wish to deviate you get to live with pop ups every time you start up, recommending certain actions.
If you don't perform some actions the software gives you an amber status light and 'fair' status, to get green & good you need to follow the recommended action - some people may get intimidated into doing it all the 'MSN way'
On balance it works well and is easy to use, i can live with amber and do my backups my way.
Peace Of Mind September 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a bit of a technophobe but found this easy to install. I've previously been using a free antivirus software but thought this might offer better protection. This is a firewall as well and it only allows you to access "safe" sites but will ask permission if it thinks you're trying to go to an unsafe site. It doesn't seem to have slowed my laptop down at all.
reasonable protection for the average user September 15, 2008
Microsoft have now come up with their own internet security system OneCare which includes antivirus, antiphishing, antispyware and firewall. in addition to your average internet security system OneCare allows you to easily schedule disc defragementation which is handy for me as it takes such a long time - i like to just set it to defragment every month to help make my system run more smoothly. Similar to other high profile internet security systems, OneCare allows you to install and protect up to 3 pc's as well as updates for one year. For the average user this will do just as well as any other internet security software but with the addition of allowing backups as well as pc optimisation. A good competitive piece of security for your system.
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