Hi, John, I don't install new products that are being tested anymore either because I don't want to have my computer crash on me when I need it most. Last year I tried to install something and had to have a system restore done because of it. My family and friends used to tell me "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" too. Rosemarie
On 6/24/09, Job Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > I would never install any type of beta software on any machine that you rely > on for work, financial matters or other high priority uses. If you have a > machine that you like to play with, but will cause you no harm if it gets > trashed, then test all the beta software on it. Otherwise, just sit back > and wait for others to shake the bugs out of new software. Speaking as a > person who used to beta test mainframe and PC software, I no longer install > any new or beta software on my machines. I have definitely embraced the > motto of "if it's not broken, don't try to fix it". > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:20 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft Security Essentials > > >>I just downloaded the ne Microsoft antivirus. I am hesitant in installing >>it. Does anyone use it? It is a public beta. >> [email protected] >> >> >> --- >> avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. >> Virus Database (VPS): 090623-0, 06/23/2009 >> Tested on: 6/24/2009 9:20:25 AM >> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
