(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:23 am
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"Vi" <baseballfan.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote >
> Give me a break.... I just signed on to your group...... Sorry if I offended you ..... OK, I'll
> just read through all of the posts that cover it..... I should have done that first I totally
> agree..... Very friendly response though.... thank you for the wake up call ...
> ..... Vi
>
>
No offense intended. Welcome to a.c.a., and by the looks of your email addy
we have something in common besides computers.
btw, I've used AVG free for years with nary a problem, but I am *very* careful
about surfing habits and no one else uses my computer.
(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:22 am
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"Sanjaya" <sanjaya_49.DeleteThis@yahooNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Vi" <baseballfan.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote >
>
>> Give me a break.... I just signed on to your group...... Sorry if I
>> offended you ..... OK, I'll just read through all of the posts that cover
>> it..... I should have done that first I totally agree..... Very friendly
>> response though.... thank you for the wake up call ...
>> ..... Vi
>>
>>
>
> No offense intended. Welcome to a.c.a., and by the looks of your email
> addy
> we have something in common besides computers.
>
> btw, I've used AVG free for years with nary a problem, but I am *very*
> careful
> about surfing habits and no one else uses my computer.
>
No offense taken... and thanks for the welcome. From what I've been reading
<G>, there is a lot to learn in this group, and by the way, it's the Red Sox
that I am a fan of, just to narrow it down a little..... The original
"heartbreak kids".... up until a couple of years ago that is..... And I am
also very careful about surfing but I do a lot of it and no one else uses my
computer either so any messes or trouble I manage to get myself into, is
strictly my own doing.... thanks again.....
(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:07 pm
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Vi wrote:
> I have Norton now and find it very easy to use and of course,
> it is anything but free.
If you can locate an older version of Norton (NAV), say NAV 2001 or
2002 (it was also available as part of Norton System Works (NSW) 2001
and 2002) then use that. NAV 2002 is fully compatible with XP.
The older versions of NAV, once installed, will update themselves to
the latest scan engine and virus definition files avaliable from
Symantec, and you will have 1 year of free updates before the product
will ask that you pay for another year. At which point you can
un-install and re-install the product and get another year's worth of
free updates.
Symantec made it harder to pull this trick for newer versions of NAV.
(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:44 pm
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"Vi" <baseballfan.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Any thoughts?..... I have Norton now and find it very easy to use and of
> course, it is anything but free. However, I have read so much about Free
> AVG, I wonder if I am just wasting money by renewing Norton when it
> expires?..... I know a lot of people hate Norton and McAfee (I happen to
> hate McAfee) but Norton has been good (so far)...
> ..... Vi
>
I've used AVG for years now. both the free version and the professional one.
I like it because it may not stop everything but it DOES detect everything;
And its NOT going to take up half your resources like Norton or McAfee etc.
Plus, when you don't want it anymore, its a simple uninstall and its gone.
And yes, I'm careful, and don't use the email scanner because my email
client is Notes, so I don't need it.
(Msg. 13) Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:44 pm
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Potblak wrote:
> ... and its NOT going to take up half your resources like Norton
The older versions of NAV (like 2001 and 2002) take up very little in
the way of system resources, and as I've stated before, those older
versions of NAV will update themselves with the most current scan
engine and virus definition files from Symantec.
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