http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/Windows Security Essentials Beta is live!http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/en-usThu, 25 Jun 2009 14:20:57 GMTThu, 25 Jun 2009 14:20:57 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3608.3122, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)<p>Hum... I just realized my Torjan 1stpage2000 installer got deleted automatically when I use full scan. There may be a pop-up, but&nbsp;I wasn't at my computer for a long time.&nbsp;It seems like it will take actions on its own to skip the confusing pop-up window which most users have no idea what to do. I think it is a pretty good for casual users because most of them just want to be protected and not getting involved at all. And for more advanced users, there is always a history tab for that.</p> <p>One thing for sure, there is no slow down when I turn on my computer which is what I like. I hate those crawling PC startup by Norton Anti-Virus.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475460Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:20:57 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754600http://channel9.msdn.com/475460/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Hum... I just realized my Torjan 1stpage2000 installer got deleted automatically when I use full scan. There may be a pop-up, but&nbsp;I wasn't at my computer for a long time.&nbsp;It seems like it will take actions on its own to skip the confusing pop-up window which most users have no idea what to&#8230;magicalclick0http://channel9.msdn.com/475460/Trackback.aspx<p>Well, that's the thing I notice, so that's really the only thing I can&nbsp;compare them on.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475445Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:10:13 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754450http://channel9.msdn.com/475445/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Well, that's the thing I notice, so that's really the only thing I can&nbsp;compare them on.Bas0http://channel9.msdn.com/475445/Trackback.aspx<p>I abandoned AVG for NOD and am very happy.</p> <p>It's interesting that technical people compare anti-virus programs on how much resources they suck up as opposed to their actual effectiveness. AV-Test <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&amp;articleId=9134753">seem impressed</a> with it's effectiveness and low false positive rate.</p> <p>Interesting to see MS made the beta a limited download, 75,000 only.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475440Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:42:52 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754400http://channel9.msdn.com/475440/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I abandoned AVG for NOD and am very happy. It's interesting that technical people compare anti-virus programs on how much resources they suck up as opposed to their actual effectiveness. AV-Test seem impressed with it's effectiveness and low false positive rate. Interesting to see MS made the beta a&#8230;blowdart0http://channel9.msdn.com/475440/Trackback.aspx<p>I tried to apply for this beta but it said they're not accepting new applicants. Quite frankly I think it's stupid I didn't get an invite e-mail or something for this beta but had to learn about it here; after all, I was&nbsp;in the OneCare perpetual beta.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475438Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:34:08 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754380http://channel9.msdn.com/475438/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I tried to apply for this beta but it said they're not accepting new applicants. Quite frankly I think it's stupid I didn't get an invite e-mail or something for this beta but had to learn about it here; after all, I was&nbsp;in the OneCare perpetual beta.Sven Groot0http://channel9.msdn.com/475438/Trackback.aspx<p>I'm really happy with it. It runs in the background and seems to have the same performance as defender. Since that run all the time anway (and is replaced by this tool now) it didn't impact the speed of the system at all! Updates (for app and definitions) come in via Windows Update.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475437Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:17:38 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754370http://channel9.msdn.com/475437/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I'm really happy with it. It runs in the background and seems to have the same performance as defender. Since that run all the time anway (and is replaced by this tool now) it didn't impact the speed of the system at all! Updates (for app and definitions) come in via Windows Update.Christian Liensberger0http://channel9.msdn.com/475437/Trackback.aspx<p>So how's the antivirus on this thing? I've been running AVG and Antivir the past couple of weeks just for kicks, and found them tremendously annoying. Antivir kept popping up these massive ads, and AVG sucked the performance out of my system. I think I'd rather run without antivirus than install WSE if I'm going to notice it all the time.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475433Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:45:04 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754330http://channel9.msdn.com/475433/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0So how's the antivirus on this thing? I've been running AVG and Antivir the past couple of weeks just for kicks, and found them tremendously annoying. Antivir kept popping up these massive ads, and AVG sucked the performance out of my system. I think I'd rather run without antivirus than install WSE&#8230;Bas0http://channel9.msdn.com/475433/Trackback.aspx<p>Visual Web Developer has plenty of features, but you can ignore them :)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475423Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:53:30 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754230http://channel9.msdn.com/475423/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Visual Web Developer has plenty of features, but you can ignore them :)SlackmasterK0http://channel9.msdn.com/475423/Trackback.aspx<p>Notepad++ ?</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475420Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:15:08 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754200http://channel9.msdn.com/475420/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Notepad++ ?Wouldn&#39;t you like to know0http://channel9.msdn.com/475420/Trackback.aspx<p>They found a Trojen in&nbsp;my D drive's 1stpage2000 installer. Looks like I need a new HTML editor in the future. Not sure about VS Web, too much features for me.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475415Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:36:52 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4754150http://channel9.msdn.com/475415/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0They found a Trojen in&nbsp;my D drive's 1stpage2000 installer. Looks like I need a new HTML editor in the future. Not sure about VS Web, too much features for me. &nbsp;magicalclick0http://channel9.msdn.com/475415/Trackback.aspx<p>This hosed my Windows 7 RC install. I've just done &nbsp;a system&nbsp;restore to get my PC back.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475384Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:04:43 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4753840http://channel9.msdn.com/475384/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0This hosed my Windows 7 RC install. I've just done &nbsp;a system&nbsp;restore to get my PC back.vesuvius0http://channel9.msdn.com/475384/Trackback.aspx<p><blockquote><div>So, security ESSENTIALS is an optional download for windows? naming is kinda weird in that regard.</div></blockquote></p> <p>Windows Live Essentials is also an optional download,&nbsp;so at least they're consistently weird. :)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475324Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:14:28 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4753240http://channel9.msdn.com/475324/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0So, security ESSENTIALS is an optional download for windows? naming is kinda weird in that regard. Windows Live Essentials is also an optional download,&nbsp;so at least they're consistently weird. :)Sven Groot0http://channel9.msdn.com/475324/Trackback.aspx<p>Have been running it for almost a day on my old XP laptop and on a 64 bit Vista machine. This is exactly what I was looking for: simple and minimalist. It takes so little resources while doing a scan that the ancient Celeron processor was still usable for surfing the internet. So far one of the best antivirus I have ever tested.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475321Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:57:35 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4753210http://channel9.msdn.com/475321/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Have been running it for almost a day on my old XP laptop and on a 64 bit Vista machine. This is exactly what I was looking for: simple and minimalist. It takes so little resources while doing a scan that the ancient Celeron processor was still usable for surfing the internet. So far one of the best antivirus I have ever tested.Gio0http://channel9.msdn.com/475321/Trackback.aspx<p>All 10 of the people running XP x64 must be devastated. ;)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475311Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:26:51 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4753110http://channel9.msdn.com/475311/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0All 10 of the people running XP x64 must be devastated. ;)AndyC0http://channel9.msdn.com/475311/Trackback.aspx<p>32 bit supports XP, Vista and Win7. 64bit supports Vista and Win7.</p> <p><br />Poor XP 64 bit, unloved by its parents.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475300Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:13:04 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4753000http://channel9.msdn.com/475300/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=032 bit supports XP, Vista and Win7. 64bit supports Vista and Win7. Poor XP 64 bit, unloved by its parents.blowdart0http://channel9.msdn.com/475300/Trackback.aspx<p>The page's link doesn't work. And the connect.microsoft.com wasn't responding. I get it from beta.microsoft.com main page's ad. So far no virus detected using Quick Scan. My PC is pretty clean. :)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475299Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:51:46 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752990http://channel9.msdn.com/475299/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0The page's link doesn't work. And the connect.microsoft.com wasn't responding. I get it from beta.microsoft.com main page's ad. So far no virus detected using Quick Scan. My PC is pretty clean. :)magicalclick0http://channel9.msdn.com/475299/Trackback.aspx<p>*grumble*&nbsp;doesn't install to server SKUs... must find person to beat over the head with a Windows Home Server *grumble*</p> <p>In the mean time though... we can always <a href="https://connect.microsoft.com/securityessentials/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=469653">vote for it as a suggestion</a>.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475258Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:30:54 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752580http://channel9.msdn.com/475258/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0*grumble*&nbsp;doesn't install to server SKUs... must find person to beat over the head with a Windows Home Server *grumble* In the mean time though... we can always vote for it as a suggestion.dahat0http://channel9.msdn.com/475258/Trackback.aspx<p>Okay, maybe it needs an update. But it's nice te know they have code to mannage downloads. They should really bould it into IE9</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475250Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:55:26 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752500http://channel9.msdn.com/475250/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Okay, maybe it needs an update. But it's nice te know they have code to mannage downloads. They should really bould it into IE9CKurt0http://channel9.msdn.com/475250/Trackback.aspx<p>So, security ESSENTIALS is an optional download for windows? naming is kinda weird in that regard.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475249Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:53:21 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752490http://channel9.msdn.com/475249/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0So, security ESSENTIALS is an optional download for windows? naming is kinda weird in that regard.stevo_0http://channel9.msdn.com/475249/Trackback.aspx<p>.... what :|</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475248Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:50:57 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752480http://channel9.msdn.com/475248/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0.... what :|stevo_0http://channel9.msdn.com/475248/Trackback.aspx<p>Kind of a kick in the butt to the people still paying for OneCare.</p> <p>First impressions? The interface is nice but it froze when it updated its self. We will see how it goes.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475243Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:59:51 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752430http://channel9.msdn.com/475243/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Kind of a kick in the butt to the people still paying for OneCare. First impressions? The interface is nice but it froze when it updated its self. We will see how it goes.ManipUni0http://channel9.msdn.com/475243/Trackback.aspx<p>The Morro test people got back to me. It's a known issue that they are currently fixing.</p> <p>C</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475238Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:41:53 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752380http://channel9.msdn.com/475238/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0The Morro test people got back to me. It's a known issue that they are currently fixing. CCharles0http://channel9.msdn.com/475238/Trackback.aspx<p>Oh lord, it's really really really not.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475231Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:31:33 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752310http://channel9.msdn.com/475231/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Oh lord, it's really really really not.blowdart0http://channel9.msdn.com/475231/Trackback.aspx<p>It's so old that IE4 is very likely younger than it :P</p> <p><a href="http://transfers.one.microsoft.com/ftm/default.aspx?target=install">http://transfers.one.microsoft.com/ftm/default.aspx?target=install</a>&nbsp;:D Wow! the good old Microsoft website from the 90s :) I completely forgot!</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475230Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:31:17 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752300http://channel9.msdn.com/475230/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0It's so old that IE4 is very likely younger than it :P http://transfers.one.microsoft.com/ftm/default.aspx?target=install&nbsp;:D Wow! the good old Microsoft website from the 90s :) I completely forgot!Christian Liensberger0http://channel9.msdn.com/475230/Trackback.aspx<p>Installing now...<br /><br />Funny it downloaded using "Microsoft File Transfer Managaer", that seems like a good download manager for IE9 !!</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475229Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:29:14 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752290http://channel9.msdn.com/475229/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Installing now...Funny it downloaded using "Microsoft File Transfer Managaer", that seems like a good download manager for IE9 !!CKurt0http://channel9.msdn.com/475229/Trackback.aspx<p>Will do. Thanks for the bug report.</p> <p>C</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=475228Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:27:07 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475204-Windows-Security-Essentials-Beta/?CommentID=4752280http://channel9.msdn.com/475228/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Will do. Thanks for the bug report. CCharles0http://channel9.msdn.com/475228/Trackback.aspx