ONECARE UNDER FIRE

Windows Live OneCare is under attack from the media, and unfortunately the attacks are well-founded and worrisome.Last month a terrible, inexcusable bug was discovered in the new version 1.5 of OneCare that could delete or quarantine Outlook .PST files. It is...

PATCH CRAZINESS

Patches/updates/upgrades are a mess. That’s nothing new, and certainly some steps forward have been taken – Microsoft’s automatic update system works remarkably well. Many of the updates are necessary and important, but it makes it impossible to...

HIDEOUS ONECARE BUG

Here’s a tale that will send a chill down your spine, about one of the worst software bugs I’ve ever run into. This is truly hideous, confidence shattering stuff.The buggy software is Windows Live OneCare. Now I’m going to tell you a terrible story,...

DELETING ONECARE BACKUP FILES

Windows Live OneCare makes it simple to back up your files to an external hard drive. The new version of OneCare allows backups to be updated automatically, every day or every week. If those backup files outgrow the external hard drive, you’ll need these tips to...

ONECARE UPDATES

Version 1.5 of Windows Live OneCare began to be rolled out a couple of days ago. If you are currently using OneCare, you will be updated automatically. When the process goes smoothly, it is completely silent – you will have no idea it happened. (If you open...

ONECARE & DEFENDER – CONFUSION AHEAD

The upcoming update to Windows Live OneCare version 1.5 is going to have one unexpected wrinkle – the kind that makes people feel confused and overwhelmed.It starts with a wonderful advance in OneCare. In the new version, OneCare completely integrates protection...