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 Very underrated, 2008-03-22
This program works great for me. I have been using Onecare for two years now and have never had a problem. It detects everything and cleans my PC of all junk files without ever losing anything important. It never slows down my PC unless its running a tune up. The one thing everyone seems to hate about this is the price for a year subscription. I have never paid $50 for this. Its on sale right here on amazon all the time for just $20. That is just $20 for a whole year to protect your computer. Not bad in my opinion. Many people give Microsoft products bad reviews because its made by Microsoft. That is unfair. Just because a company is successful does not mean they make bad products. That would not make sense. Don't believe the haters!
 Gets the job done with a minimum of hassle, 2008-03-21
I have both a PC and a Mac, so I rarely worry about virus protection. The PC is a necessity. The Mac is a godsend. So I bought OneCare for my PC not really thinking about what I'd need it to do. Someone else had recommended that I try AVGFree, which worked just as well. Well OneCare lived up to my expectations, which were low. You can put this program on up to 3 PCs for virus, adware/spyware, and firewall protection. The software is easy to use, with a color coded bar that tells you your computer's overall health (green = good, red = better go buy a new computer). I have Windows XP and had no connectivity issues. This program seemed to detect things well enough, with no annoying pop-ups, and I haven't really had any problems. I'm not much of a PC guru, but I'd recommend this product to a friend. It comes with 24-hour customer phone support, which in my opinion is worth the price in itself.
 not very impressive, 2008-03-21
I can't decide whether or not Windows OneCare has done me more good than harm, so I'm going to make a list:
Good:
- I've had trouble setting up an automatic backup to my external hard drive in the past. Windows OneCare made it easy.
- I hate manually defragmenting my computer. Windows OneCare puts defragmentation on an automatic schedule. It can do other basic housekeeping chores, too.
Bad:
- Installing Windows OneCare crashed my computer. Not just crashed. It took me about 20 minutes to escape from the Blue Screen of Death that popped up on restart, after the crash.
- Windows OneCare found some viruses already on my computer...but won't delete them. If the whole point of this program is to keep my computer clean, shouldn't it be able to erase viruses?
It's worth noting that Windows OneCare is a _subscription service_. When you buy the CD you get one year of service; each subsequent year costs money - $30 I believe. This fact is not advertised anywhere on the box, and when you begin the installation process it directs you to register when really it sending you to sign up for a payment plan. This all felt pretty deceptive to me, which I don't like.
In short: I don't hate Windows OneCare, but there's got to be something better out there.
Worked perfectly for our needs, 2008-03-21
One of our children inherited a computer and the virus system was outdated. Along came OneCare to the rescue with its spyware detector, firewall and a regular checkup.
It took a very long time to load because there was so much junk on the computer, much of it needing to be deleted. But once the program was installed, the computer suddenly ran more quickly and plenty of viruses were gone, gone, gone! As noted, it maintains itself. So that is a major plus.
Having noted that, will this be the system YOU want? Maybe - or maybe not.
The ability to customize this and the automatic maintenance and upgrades give us some peace of mind. They work even when our offspring is asleep, protecting the system pretty well.
We don't like the annual fee, however. It isn't cheap! Also, some spam got by this program. Finally, it could not remove all "potentially harmful" programs. We had to do that manually and it was hit or miss for awhile, locking up the computer. In short, installation was not that simple.
In all fairness, however, we didn't put it on the newest computer. So take that for what it is worth and consider your options.
In summary, I would not call this the best all-purpose safeguard out there but it provides a reasonable degree of protection for those who aren't doing more than emailing or light use of the internet.
Well, 2008-03-21
It took forever to get this up and running. I had to create a special login, which required personal information, in order to just finish loading the program. This is a subscription product, somewhere in the $50 a year area. The "seamless" claim stated in the marketing materials is just a way that since it is made by Microsoft, it plays well with Microsoft. Basically it makes the red security "unsafe" mark go away in the security panel. I have no idea what it actually does, but when the software is loaded, it says that everything is now "safe". There seems to be a psychological component to this product, in the way it is implemented in the interface. So if the red X turns to a green check, its all okay. And you have to pay $5o a year to keep it that way.
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