It is a shame that even Win2k is now being moved aside in favor of XP and even Vista OS platforms for AV protection software. But, then again, there is not much market demand for Win ME/98se/98/95/3.x/DOS any longer. I am not as familiar with other AV software as I am with Symantec/Norton, likely because I am a Symantec user (no flame-mail please, set up correctly they do a great job). Sometimes other products will edge Norton/Symantec out in their side-by-side tests, but when edged out it is not by much. So, if remaining in 2006 is not desirable (I do not think it is unsafe, just not as many features to smooth out the interface, and some additional Malware capabilities), the options are to move to a different OS (XP, Vista, Linux <g>), or move to a different product that does support Win2k.
This is not the first time we have been trapped as a group by OS migration simply because vendors do not want t, or can't afford to, support older technologies. It is a shame as I find Win2k to be a still reliable platform, although with XP SP1/2, and beefier RAM (2Gb), I have been using mostly XP platforms since last year. I have one Win2k Pro PC I still develop on, and even now I am pondering moving it to XP, and leaving the Win2k OS use to the world of VPCs for performance and compatibility testing. I never thought that would happen so soon. The next big move is when Vista becomes so mainstream that I need to migrate to that platform. By the time M$ goes all 64 bit I hope to be in Linux-Dabo-Python World <g>, using VMWare for the remaining Windows apps I must still run. I have already begun my initial movements in that direction. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Recommendations for Norton AntiVirus removal? > > > On Sep 3, 2007, at 12:59 PM, mrgmhale wrote: > > > Re: 2006 vs 2007 (much NAV2008 that is now out), NAV2006 is a fine > > version > > to stay on. NAV2007 is a little simpler looking, until one needs > > to get > > into the inner workings to set certain options that are not as > > obvious to > > find. And, NAV2007 is supposedly a bit better at intercepting > > Spyware than > > 2006. I have used both in places where SAV Corporate is not used, > > and both > > do a fine job. > > The point is this: unless 2006 can be kept current with all > necessary malware protection, staying with an outdated (and hence > dangerous) version is not an option. > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
