Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users) | 
| From: Microsoft Software
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  179 reviews
Sales Rank: 28
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.5
nv:Software Type: Utilities
Model: C7S-00135
UPC: 882224494274
EAN: 0882224495134
ASIN: B000V6YPAY
Release Date: November 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | All-in-one security for up to 3 Users from Microsoft protects personal and financial documents from the latest viruses, worms, hackers, spyware, and online identity scams | | • | Automate "janitorial tasks," including disk cleaning and defragmentation, to help improve PC performance | | • | Easily back up your files to a CD, DVD, external hard drive, locally networked computers, or most USB-connected storage devices | | • | Protect your PC from outside security threats while keeping things on the inside running smoothly | | • | Works with Microsoft Update to help ensure that your computer is up-to-date with the latest security and critical updates |
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Windows Live OneCare is the all-in-one PC security and performance service designed specifically for Windows XP and Windows Vista-based operating systems. It helps keep your PC's internal workings in order and protect it from outside security threats. Protection for your files and information
Automatically helps protect personal and financial documents, music, photos, whatever you're saving--from the latest viruses, worms, hackers, spyware, and online identity scams. Performance tune-ups
Automates "janitorial tasks," including disk cleaning and defragmentation, to help improve PC performance.  |  The all-in-one PC security and performance service designed specifically for Windows XP and Windows Vista-based operating systems. | Data back-up and restore
Makes it easy to back up your files to a CD, DVD, external hard drive, locally networked computers, or most USB-connected storage devices. Your PC's Best Friend
OneCare helps protect your PC from outside security threats while keeping things on the inside running smoothly. OneCare includes: - Antivirus and Antispyware
- Anti-Phishing
- Managed Firewall
- Data Backup and Restore
- Performance Tune-ups
All-in-One
All-in-one security service
- Virus and spyware protection helps shield your PC from contamination. Real-time scans identify and clean infected files and help protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
- Phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7 is activated to help detect and block known sites for online ID scams and theft.
- Firewall helps keep hackers out and private information in.
Boosts PC performance
- Tune-ups keep your PC running smoothly.
- Automatic disk cleanup, defragging, file backup and recovery on your schedule.
- Scheduled backups to CD, DVD, external hard drive, locally networked computers, or most USB-connected storage devices.
- Restores specific or all backed-up files.
One subscription
- Helps protect and maintain one, two, or three computers for one price for one year.
Automatic
Automatic protection
- Runs continuously behind the scenes while you're using your PC.
- Helps counteract new virus threats and block new harmful applications.
Automated PC tune-ups and maintenance
- Helps keep your PC running quickly and efficiently.
Automatic updates
- New feature and version upgrades included for as long as you keep your service active.
- Works with Microsoft Update to help ensure that your computer is up-to-date with the latest security and critical updates from Microsoft.
Simple
Task Bar Icon
- Always shows your PC's health status
 Green means your PC status is Good.
 Yellow means your PC status is Fair.
 Red means your PC is At Risk.
- One-click resolutions make it easy to take the necessary action to get and stay green.
Helpful
The OneCare Advantage:
- Unlimited, free Windows Live OneCare phone, email, and chat support.
- Automatic version and feature upgrades for as long as you keep your subscription active.
- Continuous technology improvement to combat emerging threats.
- Each OneCare subscription helps protect and maintain up to three Windows XP or Windows Vista-based PCs for one year.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 174 more reviews...
 Exceeded My Expectations, and Those Were High February 22, 2008
George McAdams (Alabama, USA)
84 out of 90 found this review helpful
I have been using Microsoft's Live OneCare System for about a year-and-a-half, and I went to the 2.0 version about three months ago. I've got to tell you though, I wasn't too happy about using it at first because of two factors: 1) Microsoft seemed to be linking a lot of things to this "Live" concept, and 2) The program seemed like it was making a lot of promises it couldn't keep. On the first matter, I still have some concerns; on the second matter, it has lived-up to its promises.
After almost a year, Microsoft upgraded my product to 2.0, and then when I added another computer to my LAN, I used one of the three licenses that came with the new version of OneCare to extend my HUB's subscription. And it did so without a problem. You will notice on the picture I uploaded from my individual computer (see customer images), that my subscription will renew in three days.
I don't know about you, but at work I've seen what not keeping-up with your virus protection and firewall protection can do to someone's computer. Mine hasn't been hit, but other's have and we use Norton's and McAfee at work with each computer set for automatic updates. At home, since I have a LAN, too, I wanted to make sure I didn't have similar problems, so for the past three years I tested several products, namely Norton's System Works, Norton's 360, e-Trust (Computer Associates), and OneCare.
Having used Norton's for over 12 years, I have been disappointed that they are doing less with their products, and I really became disenchanted when they didn't offer their firewall protection with System Works. Then, it seemed I couldn't find System Works, and I had to use 360, which was a mere shadow of System Works. It grated me that I had to buy one product, then buy their Internet Security, too. I, also, didn't think they were on top of the virus situation as much as they used to be. Then, there was an issue about renewals that did not go into effect when they should, and hour long waits for tech support to help correct the problem.
So, I tried e-Trust, and I didn't have any qualms about it, at first. At first it sent out e-mails, often times several times a day to update the software virus protection. Then, it went to an automatic check whenever you booted-up. Then, came the renewal. I had it on two machines and was successful only on one when it came to renewing my subscription. Now, batting 500 is great in the major leagues, but not when it comes to protecting my computer.
OneCare, though, has lived-up to their promises. At first I had it on one computer, and it performed a massive back-up that took all night (200 GB's... this was with version 1.0). Subsequent back-ups went quicker for only the new, or changed, files were updated. Adding 2.0 to other computers produced a back-up on individual computers much faster, 1 to 2 hours, depending on the computer, with amounts in the 100 GB range. With 2.0, I've been able to have one centralized back-up on an exterior HP Drive. I, also, have back-ups performed on each computer with various other drives: Seagate's FreeAgent, and Simple-Tech.
In total, I have four computers set-up on OneCare. Two are on the hard-wire, and two are on a WiFi connected to the hard-wire, with my laptop's back-up on another computers external drive (I added the laptop the day after writing this review, which gives me the 4th computer on the network.) One benefit I've seen of using OneCare is that the new computer's version usually recognizes the printers on the network, and it asks me if I want this computer to have access to it. If it doesn't, and I am not a networking whiz, I have just loaded the drivers for a printer that is on the network, and it then easily finds that printer and finishes out connecting the printer with that computer.
Once I set my schedule of the tasks for OneCare, I've let it do it's job, and I've had only one issue, and that's not a OneCare problem... On the iMac, I have both Mac OS X and XP Pro running. With XP Pro, I have OneCare installed. When XP Pro updates itself, it cannot download and install all updates, so OneCare gives me a "yellow," or caution warning. After manually having XP Pro on the iMac finish its download, everything goes "green," which to me is a great place to stop this review.
OneCare has greatly simplified my life. Version 2.0 is better than 1.0., and you can have from one to three computers covered with one subscription. Also, when I extended my subscription, it added the year onto my current subscription several months in advance without my having to call tech support to straighten out a problem. Regarding subscriptions, you have to have a "live.com" ID activating your initial, up to, 3 subscriptions (for me this was a "hotmail.com" address). If you have more computers to cover than 3, you will need a second "live.com" ID. Renewals are around $49.00 for one year's protection for up to three computers. Unlike some virus programs, like Norton's, you cannot uninstall OneCare and then install a newly-purchased, unused copy of OneCare, unless you install it under a different "live.com" ID. (BTW, I learned this the hard way, yet the Microsoft folks were quick at straightening it out (866-ONECARE).)
As the say on TV sometimes, I"m a happy camper, and I'd recommend this product to anyone wanting to protect one computer or several on a LAN. Be sure to check-out the pictures I uploaded to give you a better idea of what type of information you will receive from OneCare because that generally will tell you more than what I did about its capabilities.
 The good and the bad December 26, 2007
Marty Watson (Near Roanoke Va. USA)
75 out of 90 found this review helpful
Pros:
Easy to install- Very good about prompting users to scan and update- In the year of free beta and the year of a paid subscription, my PC has stayed Virus free. Seems to be integrated nicely with windows and less annoying than Norton. All in all, this has been a great experience.
Cons:
Canceling your subscription cannot be done online. You must call 866-663-2273 during normal business hours and cancel by phone.
This program is not compatible with an 64 bit Windows operating systems. Networking is an exercise in patience.
Nothing is straight forward when it comes to advanced problem solving and the program will nag the heck out of you if you work offline for days at a time.
Your subscription is tied to a passport ID. This became annoying a year after I made it trying to remember it.
Lastly...$50 is a lot of money per year. They really need to cut that price in half.
MS HomeCare for the Non-technical March 19, 2008
Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana)
54 out of 71 found this review helpful
If you're reading this I'm guessing that you're not a techie. As far as I have been able to determine, no self-respecting techie will touch this programme with a ten foot pole, but it does have its uses as a self-updating cure-all for small home systems.
The thing is, Microsoft has enemies, and due to the dedication of this group, the company has developed its own security system to protect customers against viruses, Trojans, spyware, phishing and all the other bad stuff coming at you through the internet.
Live Onecare is actually a combination of lots of stuff that's already on your computer, plus a spyware detector and a firewall, all nicely set up in an idiot-proof interface. Basically, it's a simple way of protecting your computer and keeping junk off your hard drive, now in a self-cleaning and self-updating model.
Pros:
1. If you're not familiar with your computer's system tools, this programme makes things like Disk Defrag, Disk Clean-up and Backup easier to find.
2. Automatically updates once you're connected to the internet
3. Can be installed on three computers with one Windows Live ID
4. Works as your own personal IT Department, fixing some problems before you know that they're there.
Cons:
1. Seeing that this is a Microsoft programme that repackages and organizes existing Microsoft software to help Microsoft customers with Microsoft problems, it should be available as a free download for those who need it. The annual charge is nothing short of super-highway robbery.
2. Existing anti-virus and firewall programmes have to be removed before installation.
3. It doesn't pick up new viruses as fast as other programmes like McAfee and Symantec
4. It doesn't protect network servers, if you happen to have one at home, that is.
5. No anti-spam protection
6. The plastic packaging is like a firewall, resisting entry by intruders like yourself.
Conclusion:
1. If you're a techie you don't need this
2. If you're not a techie:
a. Ask someone to show you the Accessories - System tools menu
b. Keep your existing anti-virus software up to date
c. Don't download files attached to e-mails from untrustworthy sources (strangers aren't sending you greeting cards, and Jessica Biel probably isn't really nekkid either)
d. Stop frequenting those adult sites
e. Do all of the above and you don't need this.
3. If you're really not into computers and you just use yours for e-mail, writing letters, and shopping at Amazon, you might find this programme useful as a one-stop hassle-free service center.
Amanda Richards, March 19, 2008
 Backups - Does not support any eSATA drives December 30, 2007
W. Munro
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
I've been using OneCare for a few months now. Overall, not a bad solution for the price (but overy "controlling" as some reviewers have mentioned, like rebooting with no notice.) But I just recently ran into an issue with backups that is a deal killer for me. I have about 700GB of files on my PC that need backing up, and USB 2.0 was just taking WAY too long, so I purchased a new Seagate FreeAgent 750GB external hard drive with eSATA connection. (For those of you unfamiliar with eSATA, it has become the new standard for high speed PC backups to external drives ... most benchmarks show 3-5x faster than USB on actual transfer speeds.) Anyhow, Microsoft is VERY misleading when they say OneCare will backup to any "external drive", because it will NOT back up to an eSATA drive. This is because eSATA connects directly to the SATA ports on the computer motherboard, which means OneCare can't tell the difference between your normal internal drive and the eSATA drive. So, it ignores them all!
Microsoft doesn't play nice! December 6, 2007
Joecompute (Buffalo Grove, Il United States)
16 out of 27 found this review helpful
Once Live OneCare updated itself with the usual mandatory self-rebooting, (without asking), it announce a major error needed correcting. The problem? Symantec Live Update existed and simply had to go! This product exists because I have Norton Save & Restore 2.0 installed on the system to be able to do REAL backups (the kind that can recreate a system after a full disk crash, unlike the one built into Live One Care). Microsoft doesn't tolerate it, so this time Microsoft will get the boot! Use real care if you use or intend to use ANY Symantec product - they all use the same Live Update program
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