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Old 01-02-2007, 07:24 AM
Dr. Heywood Floyd
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Re: Vista and Windows Live OneCare

Thanks for that. I just found the ver 1.5 (beta) site. I'll uninstall the version I have and
install this beta so as to see if any of the features/options have been improved.

I kinda like the idea of Live OneCare but we MUST have options. It's a deal-breaker without them.



Mark D. VandenBerg wrote:[color=blue]
>
> "Dr. Heywood Floyd" <dhfloyd@2010.org> wrote in message
> news:%23u69vGpBHHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Since the Tune-UP feature of Live OneCare can't be disabled . . .
>> Since 'Tune-Up' automatically defrags *ALL* drives on a computer and
>> there is NO way of preventing this action . . .
>> . . . there is NO way Live OneCare can be allowed to run.
>>
>> *We simply can not allow a process to run on a schedule, that can't be
>> disabled, that defrags drives that are huge and contain only very
>> large files for storage purposes only.
>>
>> Since the back-up feature of Live OneCare does not offer the option to
>> back-up to an internal HD renders that feature useless to me.
>>
>> Is Windows Live OneCare an integral part of Vista that can't be
>> disabled or, will we have the option to install/use it - or not?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any comments[/color]
>
> OneCare is not a part of Vista. You must choose to either purchase it
> in the store or download it, and then install it.[/color]
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Old 01-02-2007, 07:24 AM