New Free antivirus from microsoft

[Shafin]

Maybe the days of slow and bulky kaspersky key are finally over for me.check it out:
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
If that page says beta tester limit has been reached, get it from here:
http://www.solidblogger.com/microsof...00-0-download/
This has got very positive reviews so far.
http://www.softpedia.com/progViewOpi...s-131683,.html

On another note, I just purged xp and vista from my system and installed windows 7. It rocks. But still ubuntu would remain my primary operating system.

[Zunaid]

Thanks Shafin... I use Kaspersky myself but will check this out. Let me know your windows 7 experience. I need to purge my house of Vista.

[Akib]

Using windows 7 now as well. Quite good. Runs faster than vista for me on my laptop.

As for AV, I use avira.

[Rommel]

Guys can you help me out? When I go to the setup for Security Essentials, it keeps on telling me that my Windows is not genuine. It tells me to go to some website to get it to be genuine. So I go there and the website tells me that the validation is complete and my Windows is now genuine. But yet when I try the setup again, it once again tells me that my Windows is not genuine. What do I do?

[nycpro96]

I am using kaspersky too but will try this out. btw, can someone pm me a good link to windows 7 please.

[Akib]

Originally Posted by nycpro96
I am using kaspersky too but will try this out. btw, can someone pm me a good link to windows 7 please.

Well its not officially out yet.

And I got it legally (through MSDNAA)

[ammark]

Is Genuine Advantage an issue?

edit: wait, Rommel answered my question!

[Rommel]

Yeah looks like me and ammark bhai are both having trouble. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? Akib?

[Nadim]

Originally Posted by ammark
Is Genuine Advantage an issue?

edit: wait, Rommel answered my question!

Originally Posted by Rommel
Yeah looks like me and ammark bhai are both having trouble. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? Akib?

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/0...ns-nag-screen/

Should be fine if you follow the method accurately(i fixed both my laptop & PC by using the first method)

[Akib]

Originally Posted by Rommel
Yeah looks like me and ammark bhai are both having trouble. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? Akib?

Do either of you guys have a real version of windows?

[Rommel]

Originally Posted by Akib
Do either of you guys have a real version of windows?

I'm pretty sure I do. I don't know why this is happening.

[Rommel]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/0...ns-nag-screen/

Should be fine if you follow the method accurately(i fixed both my laptop & PC by using the first method)

Where is Windows Task Manager? I can't find it lol.

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Rommel
Where is Windows Task Manager? I can't find it lol.

if you can't find it, you csn invoke it in a couple of ways

type and enter "taskmgr" from the run window

or do

ctrl-alt-delete and one of the menu option will be to start the Task manager.

[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by Akib
Well its not officially out yet.

And I got it legally (through MSDNAA)

any idea on how i could get a safe copy

[Shafin]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Thanks Shafin... I use Kaspersky myself but will check this out. Let me know your windows 7 experience. I need to purge my house of Vista.

Windows 7 feels great. In my opinion microsoft really looked hard into vista and addressed its main shortcomings. I have used every OS from 95 and I'd make a bold prediction that win7 is the best of the lot, specially when you throw in windows xp mode. On another note, Seven has some sweeping interface changes, most people will tell you about the suparbar, it's awesome, but will take some getting used to. There are neat tricks that make life really easy. For instance when you mouse over a window thumbnail in taskbar, all other windows become translucent glass. I'm using it frequently to peek at other windows without switching.
For me, the revolutionary feature has been how microsoft has pushed the library feature. It basically lets you make different collections of all your related folders, like video or pictures etc. It was there in vista betas, but was suppressed in the release. It takes some getting used to, but once I got the feel of it, it's improving my productivity a lot. Not having to browse through folders to dig up data is a big big plus.
@nycpro96: Try out the site with a green demon.

[Rommel]

Ok thanks to Zunaid uncle, I was able to find Windows Task Manager. But now I have another problem.

2. End wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.

I don't see wgatray.exe in any of the processes!!! Please help!

[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by Shafin
@nycpro96: Try out the site with a green demon.

what does that mean?

[Rommel]

The thing I don't understand is when I go to the Microsoft website, it tells me that my Windows IS Genuine. So why can't I download Windows Security Essentials? It makes no sense whatsoever.

[One World]

During my short stay in Dhaka this month I went to IDB couple of times and found Kapersky almost in every shop. I do not really need it but may be for personal use in BD, does it worth 7000 taka which is almost 100 USD?

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Shafin
@nycpro96: Try out the site with a green demon.

Originally Posted by nycpro96
what does that mean?

pm him. walls have ears.

[Akib]

Originally Posted by One World
During my short stay in Dhaka this month I went to IDB couple of times and found Kapersky almost in every shop. I do not really need it but may be for personal use in BD, does it worth 7000 taka which is almost 100 USD?

No. Its not worth 100 dollars. Might as well get a free one like avast, or avira, which are allmost as good.

[Hatebreed]

I use Avast home edition and it's served me quite well so far.

[ammark]

Originally Posted by One World
During my short stay in Dhaka this month I went to IDB couple of times and found Kapersky almost in every shop. I do not really need it but may be for personal use in BD, does it worth 7000 taka which is almost 100 USD?

O_w bhai, its TK.699 for 1 home PC per year, not 7000.

As for using genuine windows, I havent tried out the microsoft anti virus, and am not interested right now because my Avast! does a fine job. I only asked because any product microsoft launches these days has that annoying genuine advantage program trying to boss you around. I use a pirated windows copy on my mother's computer. Thats life in BD, we wont spend couple a hundred dollars to buy a restrictive license to print some pages, browse the web, listen to music and send some emails. Which is why GA becomes quite annoying all around. Shafin bhai has migrated to Linux and open source software on moral principle because of the restrictiveness and the infringement on user's rights by MS, and the fact that we will practically never be able to lawfully use their products in BD.

[Murad]

Windows 7 na october e ber hobe?? Or you guys are using the beta version?

[One World]

Originally Posted by Akib
Might as well get a free one like avast, or avira, which are allmost as good.

Originally Posted by ammark
O_w bhai, its TK.699 for 1 home PC per year, not 7000.

Thanks for the info.