ONECARE RENEWAL

WIndows Live OneCare is actually a subscription, renewed annually. Many of you are coming up on your one-year anniversary. The date is displayed in the lower left corner of the OneCare window; you’ll get an e-mail reminder about a month before the expiration. If...

SECURITY SOFTWARE – OVERVIEW

There are four housekeeping functions that require attention on every computer.1. Antivirus protection2. Adware/spyware protection3. Installation of security-related updates4. BackupsIf those functions are performed, you can use a computer to accomplish wonderful...

MORE ONECARE ANNOYANCES

The Windows Live OneCare team continues to find new ways to shoot themselves in the foot. There have already been a number of bugs and annoyances that have been poorly handled. Better communication would have prevented some of the negative media coverage in the past,...

UPDATE EXHAUSTION

Windows needs to restart your computer to finish installing critical updates. OneCare will restart your computer in 1 hour 56 minutes. There is a new Adobe Flash update ready to install. Continue? HP Software Update. Java version 6 update 3. Acrobat 8.1. Updates are...