Anyone tried the Windows OneCare beta yet? | The Coffeehouse

jonathanh
My mod color is red

We've opened it up to everyone, according to CNET. Anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall, and system tuning, all from a web page. Although my advice is not to try the full-system virus scan "just because you can", at least not if you're already got a reputable anti-virus software installed. I mean, it's neat that the thing runs from a web page, but it still brought my old machine to its knees Smiley Yay for a functioning Cancel button!

There's a OneCare team blog at http://spaces.msn.com/members/windowsonecare/

andokai

Yeah I installed on my laptop today. How does it's firewall compare to the windows firewall?

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

jonathanh wrote:
We've opened it up to everyone, according to CNET.

Are there problems with Microsoft's internal communication systems/policies? It doesn't seem right for employees to know about their employer's actions from 3rd party news sources.

Michael Griffiths
Fatalism.

Windows OneCare is a nice product - potentially - but not for people who like to have "control" over what's happenong their machines. It's more for people who don't want to think about security, at all.

I'm not too impressed with it, but it's not aimed at me so I'll reserve judgement.

W3bbo wrote:
Are there problems with Microsoft's internal communication systems/policies? It doesn't seem right for employees to know about their employer's actions from 3rd party news sources.

Why?

Besides, that just means he can talk about it.

j0217995

Bummer can't install it thru Firefox, must use IE to install it. Is there a way that I can download it at work (higher speed connection) then home (dial up connection)? Also can I install it on different computers or just one?

BenZilla

Subscription Sad

I suppose they have to make people pay for it, otherwise the law is coming down on Microsoft.

Also I had to manually add Firefox to the firewall before I could connect to anything.

ScanIAm
On a scale of 1 to 10, people are stupid.

jonathanh wrote:

We've opened it up to everyone, according to CNET. Anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall, and system tuning, all from a web page. Although my advice is not to try the full-system virus scan "just because you can", at least not if you're already got a reputable anti-virus software installed. I mean, it's neat that the thing runs from a web page, but it still brought my old machine to its knees Yay for a functioning Cancel button!

There's a OneCare team blog at http://spaces.msn.com/members/windowsonecare/

I'll have to try it at home. Currently, I'm still using Win2k at work Sad

DevilsRejection
addicted to rss

So what exactly can I do with One Care?

Manip

No OneCare beta on http://ideas.live.com.

Just Live.com beta, Windows Live Mail beta, Windows Live Messenger beta and Windows Live Mobile Search - beta.

Am I missing something?

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

DevilsRejection wrote:
So what exactly can I do with One Care?

Think: Microsoft's answer to Norton's Internet Suite.

DevilsRejection
addicted to rss

W3bbo wrote:

DevilsRejection wrote: So what exactly can I do with One Care?

Think: Microsoft's answer to Norton's Internet Suite.

So basically If i am a power user with an IQ larger than that of a palm tree, then i don't need this? who is the one care evangelist? convince me to want this!

jonathanh
My mod color is red

W3bbo wrote:

jonathanh wrote: We've opened it up to everyone, according to CNET.
Are there problems with Microsoft's internal communication systems/policies? It doesn't seem right for employees to know about their employer's actions from 3rd party news sources.

No, I was giving context for the quote.

What's your idea of a "good" internal communication system/policy? Every team sending email out to the entire company when they make a release? Doesn't scale, people just hit Delete.

Instead I subscribe to an internal mailing list that sends out a synopsis of press stories at ~8am every day. So over breakfast I get to read about everything that we're doing, in the words of the press and analysts. Far better than some soulless collection of press releases full of marketing BS and fluff.

I think it's a great internal communication system/policy.

geekling
I am an artist

jonathanh wrote:
We've opened it up to everyone, according to CNET. Anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall, and system tuning, all from a web page. Although my advice is not to try the full-system virus scan "just because you can", at least not if you're already got a reputable anti-virus software installed. I mean, it's neat that the thing runs from a web page, but it still brought my old machine to its knees Yay for a functioning Cancel button!

There's a OneCare team blog at http://spaces.msn.com/members/windowsonecare/

I got in on the beta earlier and installed it on my mother's machine. It actually zapped a virus before it hit her computer, so the annoying cost of having to sign up for the beta already paid for itself.

Its spiffy, quiet, and always works in the background, so its great for her. Wink

jonathanh
My mod color is red

DevilsRejection wrote:

So basically If i am a power user with an IQ larger than that of a palm tree, then i don't need this?

Yes, hopefully that's the case.

geekling gives a great example of the target market - power users getting their non-power-user relatives onto the beta. Anything to cut those parental support phone calls Smiley

jonathanh
My mod color is red

Manip wrote:
No OneCare beta on http://ideas.live.com.

Just Live.com beta, Windows Live Mail beta, Windows Live Messenger beta and Windows Live Mobile Search - beta.

Am I missing something?

I see Live.com beta, Windows Live Mail beta, Windows Live Safety Center beta, Windows Live Favorites beta, Windows Live Messenger beta, Windows OneCare Live beta, and Windows Live Mobile Search beta.

My bet is that they're filtering content based on the market, i.e. OneCare beta isn't yet being pushed in the UK.

blowdart
Peek-a-boo

jonathanh wrote:
Manip wrote:No OneCare beta on http://ideas.live.com.

Just Live.com beta, Windows Live Mail beta, Windows Live Messenger beta and Windows Live Mobile Search - beta.

Am I missing something?

I see Live.com beta, Windows Live Mail beta, Windows Live Safety Center beta, Windows Live Favorites beta, Windows Live Messenger beta, Windows OneCare Live beta, and Windows Live Mobile Search beta.

My bet is that they're filtering content based on the market, i.e. OneCare beta isn't yet being pushed in the UK.

So open proxies all around then Big Smile

ScanIAm
On a scale of 1 to 10, people are stupid.

Manip wrote:
No OneCare beta on http://ideas.live.com.

Just Live.com beta, Windows Live Mail beta, Windows Live Messenger beta and Windows Live Mobile Search - beta.

Am I missing something?

Yes, second column, third box from the top.

jonathanh
My mod color is red

blowdart wrote:
So open proxies all around then

You never heard me say that... Wink