I agree. I set up many computers for folks who have bought new ones. I am beginning to think that the problem is not enabling the whole suite when you first install. Whenever I allow it to install only AV and firewall, there are problems. The spam filter is a nightmare, so I don't usually let it install. Unfortunately, McAfee sees that as a problem and you start getting error messages. On the other hand, when we uninstall it after 90 days and install from a boxed version, no one seems to have very many problems with it. I had problems getting it to update on one computer because of an e-mail glitch, but for the most part it has been reliable.
On the other hand, Norton irritated me so much with the 2005 version that SAID it worked on 98se and didn't (locked up several of my clients' computers), that I swore never to buy their products again. Yes, I know there are others, but most of my clients can't be trusted to run updates and monitor their AV programs. Sharol -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Poremsky Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 8:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Anti-Poll!!! I do, not because i tried, but because i know how awful McAfee is when preinstalled. You have no protection and no updated defs until you register for an account with them and if you had a previous free trial included with another oem box, you need a new email address to register the new account - it doesn't use a 'machine id' to know it's a new machine. Uninstalling it takes at least 3 reboots too... they really suck. OEM norton works out of the box for 90 days and gets updated defs- no invasive registration. It just works. Even after a system restore... On 5/27/06, Wayne Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 08:15 AM 5/27/2006, Eve Golden typed: > > because McAfee can't (do you believe this) use firefox. > > No, I don't believe this. > > > -- Diane Poremsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
