Windows live onecare

Des · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 255 Location: Isle of Bute

Windows Live OneCare

Has anybody used this & if so what do you think of it as i am thinking of subscribing to it for a year

mwl · Guest

It seems ok to me.

Im still new to it.

BoB · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject:

I haven't used it Des.

I would take out the 90 day trial first, if no good dump it.

There are others out there that will do it for free.

On saying that, you don't know what information gathering the free ones are doing! There is never such a thing as a free lunch

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Des · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 255 Location: Isle of Bute

Any advice on which others are any good cos the windows one care is proving hard to subscribe to over the net but you can buy a voucher for it from PC World i believe

BoB · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

There is a few out there you don't have to pay for if it is for home use.

The father-in-law has one that is a one click scan and repair and is free for home use only.

I'll ask him what it is.
I should know as I put it in

If you ask a 12 people you will get 12 answers as to what is the best

What are you running, Xp, vista?
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Des · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 255 Location: Isle of Bute

BoB · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject:

Have a look at Advanced WindowsCare Personal

If you want to try it or read the reviews. There is also a small film on the page.

Not an all singing all dancing one, but it gets good reviews.

Or you could try this one, bit more complicated and not free, though it keeps working but no updates at the end of the trial period.

But don't rush to put something in as there will be others along with other suggestions.

I did use the first one without any problems for a while.
For some reason, I don't have it now

Be careful what you try, some you are better without!
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I use that BoB, and it's very fast, and very good.

Des · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 255 Location: Isle of Bute

Well i bought the windows live onecare , got it for £28 on Amazon Microsoft wanted £37 online

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Anyways i installed it today after lots of Basil Fawlty moments "right you b****** work or out the window you go"

, but now im struggling to get in to my windows live messenger as it keeps coming up with an error code..
Could be the weather over here i suppose, its that windy you struggle to stand up or is that the malt

, any advice would be great, thanks in advance

BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject:

Did it not create a safe restore point before it ran a repair scan?
Most of these thing do.
Look for a restore feature in the programme.

You should do a restore point in windows before running these as well.

You paid money

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BoB · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

No, companies have to make money somewhere.

But you could have got Advanced WindowsCare Personal for FREE if it were for personal use.
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Des · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 255 Location: Isle of Bute

Oh well, though as i do use it for work & pleasure i dont really mind paying for it as long as it works, which it now does

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