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Since: Sep 10, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Since: Sep 10, 2004
Posts: 45
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER!
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
incompatibility notice.
I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
problems still exist.
While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
unresponsive.
Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
you!
Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
Symantec/Norton.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Posts: 195
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: Re: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Well, I have Win98SE and I tried the McAfee offered by comcast.net as part of
their package.
I had uninstalled NSW2003Pro and then installed McAfee.
Other than the very bothersome updates that required a reboot to take effect, I
thought it did OK.
Then, while running a program and then taken out of it by a McAfee udate in
progress, my program froze and I had to do a hard reboot.
(yes, I even tried a ctrl-alt-del to no avail).
Well, I then lost everything in my Inbox and other stuff.
I continued to use McAfee and I have had nothing but problems with it.
Other McAfee updates would fail and I would have to manually update McAfee and
then it would just reinstall itself over itself.
Perhaps it doesn't work with Win98SE, but i didn't see anything that stated
that.
It caused a lot of problems with my system and I lost a lot of data.
I then uninstalled McAfee and installed AVG free version a few weeks ago.
Much happier.
"Howard Davis" <howard.davis2xspam.RemoveThis@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:OT4ah.104818$Fi1.64250@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
> computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
> changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
> automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
> detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
>
> Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
> window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
> OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
> which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
> incompatibility notice.
>
> I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
> Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
>
> I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
> allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
> problems still exist.
>
> While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
> sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
> desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
> your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
> get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
> indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
> unresponsive.
>
> Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
> from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
> support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
> support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
> conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
> policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
> you!
>
> Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
> Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
> Symantec/Norton.
>
> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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Posts: 195
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: Re: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Well, I have Win98SE and I tried the McAfee offered by comcast.net as part of
their package.
I had uninstalled NSW2003Pro and then installed McAfee.
Other than the very bothersome updates that required a reboot to take effect, I
thought it did OK.
Then, while running a program and then taken out of it by a McAfee udate in
progress, my program froze and I had to do a hard reboot.
(yes, I even tried a ctrl-alt-del to no avail).
Well, I then lost everything in my Inbox and other stuff.
I continued to use McAfee and I have had nothing but problems with it.
Other McAfee updates would fail and I would have to manually update McAfee and
then it would just reinstall itself over itself.
Perhaps it doesn't work with Win98SE, but i didn't see anything that stated
that.
It caused a lot of problems with my system and I lost a lot of data.
I then uninstalled McAfee and installed AVG free version a few weeks ago.
Much happier.
"Howard Davis" <howard.davis2xspam.RemoveThis@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:OT4ah.104818$Fi1.64250@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
> computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
> changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
> automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
> detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
>
> Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
> window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
> OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
> which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
> incompatibility notice.
>
> I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
> Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
>
> I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
> allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
> problems still exist.
>
> While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
> sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
> desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
> your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
> get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
> indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
> unresponsive.
>
> Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
> from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
> support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
> support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
> conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
> policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
> you!
>
> Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
> Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
> Symantec/Norton.
>
> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: Re: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Well, I have Win98SE and I tried the McAfee offered by comcast.net as part of
their package.
I had uninstalled NSW2003Pro and then installed McAfee.
Other than the very bothersome updates that required a reboot to take effect, I
thought it did OK.
Then, while running a program and then taken out of it by a McAfee udate in
progress, my program froze and I had to do a hard reboot.
(yes, I even tried a ctrl-alt-del to no avail).
Well, I then lost everything in my Inbox and other stuff.
I continued to use McAfee and I have had nothing but problems with it.
Other McAfee updates would fail and I would have to manually update McAfee and
then it would just reinstall itself over itself.
Perhaps it doesn't work with Win98SE, but i didn't see anything that stated
that.
It caused a lot of problems with my system and I lost a lot of data.
I then uninstalled McAfee and installed AVG free version a few weeks ago.
Much happier.
"Howard Davis" <howard.davis2xspam.TakeThisOut@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:OT4ah.104818$Fi1.64250@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
> computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
> changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
> automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
> detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
>
> Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
> window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
> OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
> which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
> incompatibility notice.
>
> I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
> Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
>
> I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
> allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
> problems still exist.
>
> While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
> sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
> desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
> your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
> get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
> indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
> unresponsive.
>
> Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
> from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
> support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
> support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
> conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
> policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
> you!
>
> Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
> Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
> Symantec/Norton.
>
> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
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Well, I have Win98SE and I tried the McAfee offered by comcast.net as part of
their package.
I had uninstalled NSW2003Pro and then installed McAfee.
Other than the very bothersome updates that required a reboot to take effect, I
thought it did OK.
Then, while running a program and then taken out of it by a McAfee udate in
progress, my program froze and I had to do a hard reboot.
(yes, I even tried a ctrl-alt-del to no avail).
Well, I then lost everything in my Inbox and other stuff.
I continued to use McAfee and I have had nothing but problems with it.
Other McAfee updates would fail and I would have to manually update McAfee and
then it would just reinstall itself over itself.
Perhaps it doesn't work with Win98SE, but i didn't see anything that stated
that.
It caused a lot of problems with my system and I lost a lot of data.
I then uninstalled McAfee and installed AVG free version a few weeks ago.
Much happier.
"Howard Davis" <howard.davis2xspam.RemoveThis@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:OT4ah.104818$Fi1.64250@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
> computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
> changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
> automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
> detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
>
> Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
> window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
> OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
> which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
> incompatibility notice.
>
> I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
> Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
>
> I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
> allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
> problems still exist.
>
> While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
> sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
> desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
> your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
> get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
> indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
> unresponsive.
>
> Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
> from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
> support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
> support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
> conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
> policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
> you!
>
> Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
> Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
> Symantec/Norton.
>
> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
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Well, I have Win98SE and I tried the McAfee offered by comcast.net as part of
their package.
I had uninstalled NSW2003Pro and then installed McAfee.
Other than the very bothersome updates that required a reboot to take effect, I
thought it did OK.
Then, while running a program and then taken out of it by a McAfee udate in
progress, my program froze and I had to do a hard reboot.
(yes, I even tried a ctrl-alt-del to no avail).
Well, I then lost everything in my Inbox and other stuff.
I continued to use McAfee and I have had nothing but problems with it.
Other McAfee updates would fail and I would have to manually update McAfee and
then it would just reinstall itself over itself.
Perhaps it doesn't work with Win98SE, but i didn't see anything that stated
that.
It caused a lot of problems with my system and I lost a lot of data.
I then uninstalled McAfee and installed AVG free version a few weeks ago.
Much happier.
"Howard Davis" <howard.davis2xspam RemoveThis @worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:OT4ah.104818$Fi1.64250@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
> computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
> changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
> automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
> detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
>
> Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
> window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
> OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
> which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
> incompatibility notice.
>
> I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
> Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
>
> I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
> allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
> problems still exist.
>
> While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
> sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
> desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
> your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
> get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
> indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
> unresponsive.
>
> Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
> from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
> support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
> support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
> conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
> policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
> you!
>
> Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
> Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
> Symantec/Norton.
>
> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:06 am
Post subject: Re: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Well, I have Win98SE and I tried the McAfee offered by comcast.net as part of
their package.
I had uninstalled NSW2003Pro and then installed McAfee.
Other than the very bothersome updates that required a reboot to take effect, I
thought it did OK.
Then, while running a program and then taken out of it by a McAfee udate in
progress, my program froze and I had to do a hard reboot.
(yes, I even tried a ctrl-alt-del to no avail).
Well, I then lost everything in my Inbox and other stuff.
I continued to use McAfee and I have had nothing but problems with it.
Other McAfee updates would fail and I would have to manually update McAfee and
then it would just reinstall itself over itself.
Perhaps it doesn't work with Win98SE, but i didn't see anything that stated
that.
It caused a lot of problems with my system and I lost a lot of data.
I then uninstalled McAfee and installed AVG free version a few weeks ago.
Much happier.
"Howard Davis" <howard.davis2xspam DeleteThis @worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:OT4ah.104818$Fi1.64250@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I have McAfee Security Center and Virus Scan 10. My OS is Win XP. My
> computer was unacceptably slowed by the McAfee software, but
> changing several settings under "services" helped. The frequent
> automatic updating and sweeps however were still unacceptably
> detrimental to computer speed, especially on bootup.
>
> Several days ago Virus Scan apparently stopped working. I got a
> window stating that the version installed was incompatible with my
> OS, and advising to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. I did this,
> which required a new download. After all that I STILL got the same
> incompatibility notice.
>
> I went to the McAfee tech support website, installed and ran their
> Virtual Technician, and was told thereby that there is no problem!
>
> I found some information on the website that, though inaccurate,
> allowed me to fix the incompatibility notice problem - but other
> problems still exist.
>
> While the program now appears to be running - downloading updates,
> sweeping, etc., when I try to open it via the taskbar icon or
> desktop shortcut all I get is a Security Center window "gathering
> your protection status" covering most of the desktop, and I cannot
> get rid of it without rebooting. I also have a yellow taskbar icon
> indicating the computer is not protected, and like the window, it is
> unresponsive.
>
> Hours of my time have been wasted, and I am FED UP with the ongoing,
> from day one, poor performance of McAfee software! The McAfee tech
> support website is a waste of time unless you want to PAY for
> support - it does not allow emailing them, the chat is difficult to
> conduct, and I've found it totally frustrating. McAfee's refund
> policy is that if one month has passed since your purchase, screw
> you!
>
> Looks like I'll have to uninstall this McAfee monster and go for
> Grisoft. From experience, I also have a pretty low opinion of
> Symantec/Norton.
>
> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >> Stay informed about: BEWARE of the McAFEE MONSTER! |
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