Guest stranger Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 hi i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg and remove the mcafee for the full internet security. -- nirajan panta presently from macao Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 "stranger" <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-E9FFF5E64748@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > hi > i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously > contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now > it is > asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put > avg > without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that > what > should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled > mcafee for > avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? > may be > mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i > am > using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to > install avg > and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.</span> For a paid for version, NOD32 is an often recommended choice. I recommend Avast! antivirus and AntiVir antivirus (both free versions). I would recommend AVG as well, except many here have stopped recommending it for some reason. I suspect it has become bloated as most of the better ones have in the past. What a shame. Quote
Guest Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote) Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 I wouldn't hesitate to replace McAfee with AVG. -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "stranger" <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-E9FFF5E64748@microsoft.com: <span style="color:blue"> > hi > i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously > contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is > asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg > without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what > should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for > avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be > mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am > using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg > and remove the mcafee for the full internet security. > -- > nirajan panta > presently from macao</span> Quote
Guest Noel Paton Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >hi >i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously >contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is >asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg >without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what >should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for >avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be >mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am >using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg >and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.</span> McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it home, and replaced by AVG. Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the dross that's left behind. http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx...057&id=TS100507 Note also - do things in this order 1) download AVG 2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot 3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot 4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot 5)check that the Windows Firewall is running 6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned when you open them anyhow) 6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install, reboot, and do a full system scan. HTH -- Noel Paton www.crashfixpc.co.uk Nil Carborundum Illegitemi Quote
Guest Charlie Tame Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 FromTheRafters wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > "stranger" <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-E9FFF5E64748@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> >> hi >> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously >> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now >> it is >> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put >> avg >> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that >> what >> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled >> mcafee for >> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? >> may be >> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i >> am >> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to >> install avg >> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.</span> > > For a paid for version, NOD32 is an often recommended choice. > > I recommend Avast! antivirus and AntiVir antivirus (both free versions). > I would recommend AVG as well, except many here have stopped > recommending it for some reason. I suspect it has become bloated as most > of the better ones have in the past. > > What a shame. > > </span> well V8 got really slow and dragged the machine down with it after some update, and then I installed V8.5 or whatever and within a week or so that got as bad. By comparison AntiVir flies. Soo yes, I think you have it exactly right. Quote
Guest JamesJ Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 If you don't mind me butting in. What cleanup tool? Windows Disk Cleanup? James "Noel Paton" <noeldp/spamless/@crashfixpc.co.uk> wrote in message news:jvcgv4lmt6nnajbhui7snvr82irso1ffg7@4ax.com...<span style="color:blue"> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger > <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >>hi >>i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously >>contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it >>is >>asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg >>without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that >>what >>should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee >>for >>avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be >>mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am >>using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install >>avg >>and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.</span> > > McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it > home, and replaced by AVG. > Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and > Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the > dross that's left behind. > http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx...057&id=TS100507 > > Note also - do things in this order > 1) download AVG > 2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot > 3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot > 4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot > 5)check that the Windows Firewall is running > 6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan > emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause > connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned > when you open them anyhow) > 6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the > definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then > hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it > tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install, > reboot, and do a full system scan. > > HTH > -- > Noel Paton > www.crashfixpc.co.uk > > Nil Carborundum Illegitemi </span> Quote
Guest Kikisplace Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Stranger...I bought an Acer for my husband to "play" games & such, but since it's on my lanline, I added the Kaspersky (Free) to his since it was on mine. I wouldn't have anything else. If I need help, the wait is often enduring, but I have complete working confidence in what they know, and when I email them they always respond and really go out of thier way to help. -- Kikisplace ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kikisplace's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/79208.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-security/1170411.htm http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 I wouldn't hesitate to replace it with ANYTHING else... ;-) Right now, I'm using VIPRE (with Sunbelt Personal Firewall) and like it a lot so far... -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://mypcassistant.blogspot.com/ Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote) wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I wouldn't hesitate to replace McAfee with AVG. > > -- > -Ben- > Ben M. Schorr, MVP > Roland Schorr & Tower > http://www.rolandschorr.com > http://www.officeforlawyers.com > Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: > http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q > > > > "stranger" <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-E9FFF5E64748@microsoft.com: > <span style="color:green"> >> hi >> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously >> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now >> it is >> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg >> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that >> what >> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled >> mcafee for >> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? >> may be >> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am >> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to >> install avg >> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security. >> -- >> nirajan panta >> presently from macao</span> > </span> Quote
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Noel Paton wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger > <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > <span style="color:green"> >> hi >> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously >> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is >> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg >> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what >> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for >> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be >> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am >> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg >> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.</span> > > McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it > home, and replaced by AVG. > Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and > Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the > dross that's left behind. > http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx...057&id=TS100507 > > Note also - do things in this order > 1) download AVG > 2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot > 3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot > 4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot > 5)check that the Windows Firewall is running > 6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan > emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause > connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned > when you open them anyhow) > 6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the > definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then > hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it > tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install, > reboot, and do a full system scan. > > HTH</span> When it comes to uninstalling programs, I've found that the Revo Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/) does a great job of uninstalling programs. It not only runs the built-in uninstaller, it searches for left over registry entries and files. -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://mypcassistant.blogspot.com/ Quote
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 No, the cleanup program provided by McAfee.. -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://mypcassistant.blogspot.com/ JamesJ wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > If you don't mind me butting in. > What cleanup tool? Windows Disk Cleanup? > > James > > "Noel Paton" <noeldp/spamless/@crashfixpc.co.uk> wrote in message > news:jvcgv4lmt6nnajbhui7snvr82irso1ffg7@4ax.com...<span style="color:green"> >> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger >> <stranger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> hi >>> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously >>> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now >>> it is >>> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg >>> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding >>> that what >>> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled >>> mcafee for >>> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? >>> may be >>> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? >>> i am >>> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to >>> install avg >>> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.</span> >> >> McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it >> home, and replaced by AVG. >> Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and >> Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the >> dross that's left behind. >> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx...057&id=TS100507 >> >> Note also - do things in this order >> 1) download AVG >> 2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot >> 3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot >> 4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot >> 5)check that the Windows Firewall is running >> 6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan >> emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause >> connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned >> when you open them anyhow) >> 6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the >> definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then >> hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it >> tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install, >> reboot, and do a full system scan. >> >> HTH >> -- >> Noel Paton >> www.crashfixpc.co.uk >> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi </span> > </span> Quote
Guest Kikisplace Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Don't download anything from the net for protection...every virus, trojan and corrupted file that I had came in a back door through Win 32. That happened four was times...how dumb was I that it took four times to figure that out ??? I was lucky to still be under warranty, and the tech at my warranty center told me the program he used,Kaspersky, the trojan that hit evev killed the dvd played and ate the black screen. Call Kaspersky and as it were interview them before you buy. 1-866-525-9094 M-F 8 am-6 pm. -- Kikisplace ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kikisplace's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/79208.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-security/1170411.htm http://forums.techarena.in Quote
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