OT: Considering changing OS (Poll)

DavidG · #1 March 28th, 2004, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by Slynky:
Not sure what is going on with the Norton you have experience with but I just checked my virus def date and it shows 3/26...a Friday. And I NEVER run LiveUpdate manually. So what is this about only doing it on Wednesdays?

Couldn't find the reference to wednesday but is is definately a weekly update. From the symantec website:

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LiveUpdate
Most home and small offices Users practicing safe computing find that LiveUpdate provides an excellent balance of protection and ease of use. LiveUpdate definitions are updated weekly , except for major outbreaks, when definitions are updated more often.

Intelligent Updater
Network administrators with many computers, those who have a fast connection, and those who use newsGroups are at extra risk of viruses and other threats. They may want to use the Intelligent Updater. For them, the extra protection is worth manually downloading and installing definitions. Intelligent Updater is updated daily during the work week.

Personaly i was kind of pissed that I got sent a known virus while I had norton and other computer in the office with McAfee were detecting it.

P.S. Here is the link i got the info from: link

[ March 28, 2004, 13:59: Message edited by: DavidG ]

Electrum · #2 March 28th, 2004, 04:11 PM

I tried NAV. Icouldn't get it off my system fast enough.
But, back to the main topic....
If one is planning on working w/ large files, ai video editing, go XP. the 9X series FAT can only handle 4 gig files.

Slynky · #3 March 28th, 2004, 04:20 PM

Thanks, DavidG. I can't find any reference in Norton about frequency. Perhaps my 3/26 update was due to "major outbreak" and was posted sooner than Wednesday.

Suicide Junkie · #4 March 28th, 2004, 05:26 PM

The regular auto updates happen wednesdays.
For big viruses, there will be one earlier.

And if you go to the site, you can get daily updates. More for large sites where the admin can grab it once and then update everybody from the server.

Dragonswrd · #5 March 28th, 2004, 05:30 PM

Being a computer technician who has worked with all OS's except NT, I would have to say XP Pro is the way to go. I have been using it since it came out, and except for my screw ups I have not had to re-install. I see ME machines all the time and ME is the worst OS ever. XP does have some stupid looking buttons and such, but you can get rid of those rather easily. Pro runs around $300, but you can find a "copy" of it on Kazaa or other places like it. I used it for quite awhile before getting a free legal copy.

Fyron · #6 March 28th, 2004, 07:30 PM

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If one is planning on working w/ large files, ai video editing, go XP. the 9X series FAT can only handle 4 gig files.

Or Windows 2000, which can handle the same sized files that XP can, as it is where NTFS started.

Electrum · #7 March 28th, 2004, 08:22 PM

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Originally posted by Dragonswrd:
Being a computer technician who has worked with all OS's except NT, I would have to say XP Pro is the way to go. I have been using it since it came out, and except for my screw ups I have not had to re-install. I see ME machines all the time and ME is the worst OS ever. XP does have some stupid looking buttons and such, but you can get rid of those rather easily. Pro runs around $300, but you can find a "copy" of it on Kazaa or other places like it. I used it for quite awhile before getting a free legal copy.

Win XP Pro OEM:
Newegg.com $136.00
(Probably need to by MB or HDD)
Directdeals.com $139.00
(won't need to by anything)
Since it's OEM, don't expect any help from Microsoft (No, I'm not trying to be funny!)