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Old 01-02-2007, 07:25 AM
Bill Frisbee
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Re: Vista and Windows Live OneCare

OneCare 1.5 is the only version of OneCare that supports Vista.

OneCare 1.5 CAN backup to disk as well.



Bill F.


"Dr. Heywood Floyd" <dhfloyd@2010.org> wrote in message
news:OVDO5UpBHHA.4256@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 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=green]
>>
>> "Dr. Heywood Floyd" <dhfloyd@2010.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23u69vGpBHHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> 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][/color]

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Old 01-02-2007, 07:25 AM