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| List Price: www.amazon.com's Price: $49.95 Condition: New Release Date: 2007-11-15 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 Lowest New Price: $23.00 Lowest Used Price: $2.06 | 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 Don't buy this product! Go with Norton/SymantecI've read some of the other reviews and I'm stunned. Just stunned that there is ANY gold stars - let alone more than one.Let's just say that I hold highly suspect anyone who writes a glowing review of this garbage-software. They either are "lite" computer users or they are drinking the Microsoft cool-aid (or taking a mind altering drug). I'm guessing that is was OneCare staff members looking for job security who filled out those posts speaking highly of this product. The interface is horrible, simply bad, and you, as a user will have to spend added time "learning" it. So if you're into spending those free hours of yours getting used to the way some incredibly poorly skilled user-interface designer at Microsoft has designed things - then great - everyone should have a hobby. Yeah, when they say this is for 3 computers - it doesn't mean that if you buy two it is for 6 users (and so on)- like one might conclude. Nope. Microsoft in a stellar moment of short-sightedness decided to cripple the software's ability to scale beyond 3 computers - no matter how many licenses you buy. [actually you *can* use this on more than 3 machines; there are "work-arounds", but you will loose the "uber-control"- which is really what this is suppose to do. So if you happen to be one of those folks who has more than 3 computers, or ever in your life expect you'll have more than 3 computers... then this is not for you (or anyone really). -Just STUPID Microsoft, just stupid. Like being reminded of stupid things OneCare wants you to do... well good because this is a high-maintenance bit of software. Frequently the software wants you to do things it's way - or it will not allow for the "all clear signal." Flexible it is NOT. Norton/Symantec offer a competing product which is wwwwwwaaaaaayyyyyy better (and faster) than this (*&^%$#@!). I had to figure this out the hard way. I hope you don't. If you think I'm joking/kidding/exaggerating... check out how hard they make it to find the "techical support phone number for OneCare" - google it on the web and you'll find tons of angry users complaining about the very fact that you have to spend over 4 minutes and click 36 times through a series of help-dialog boxes (I tested this) before you can be provided a telephone number. Yes, that's right, the user-interface is literally designed to prevent you from finding out what the tech-support number is(!) - so bad is it that when I had the Microsoft trained OneCare tech support staff member go through all the 36 clicks and so-on he got lost and couldn't find where to go to get the number (which would be to call himself more-or-less)... Don't buy this product. That's really the kindest thing I can say about it to you. I have to manage 7 computers for a home-office and this software has cost me more in added time using and trying to use it than I care to admit. Definitely not worth the money. Good luck Buyer BewareFor several years I successfully used Windows Live One Care. I chose however not to allow Microsoft access to an automatic credit card renewal. Consequently every year when renewal was due I would purchase new from Amazon and reinstall. This worked well until this year where after installation I was informed by Microsoft that they were no longer accepting new subscriptions for One Care. Long story short, I was sold by Amazon and Sales, Inc. an out of date, invalid, useless piece of software. When trying to resolve the issue Amazon and Sales pointed their fingers at each other indicating that it was not their problem. They had no problem taking my payment for a worthless product and became deaf when trying to resolve the issue. In fact, when I made first contact with Amazon about the problem, even though their website advised that I would receive a response within 12 hours after 1 week I sent a second message that received a prompt respnse.Unless you are buying expensive Christmas tree ornaments don't buy One Care. Love this Program!!This is my second year with this product. I love the fact that I can use it one 3 computers. I love that it was easy to network my laptop to our home computer and all of its add-ons ... printer, storage etc. GREAT PRODUCT!!DO NOT BUYAgree with prior reviewer, as of June 30 boxed versions have been discontinued and as of Oct. 15th, 2009 download versions have been discontinued by Microsoft and support will only continue for 1 more year. It has been replaced by the free Microsoft Security Essentials.No longer available, but...Microsoft Security Essentials (search for it on the web) has taken this product's place. It is a free anti virus/anti spyware program for all the later versions of Windows including Windows 7. I'm presently using it on my three computers and it seems to perform quite well.For those who have XP and plan to continue using it, Live OneCare is a fine product and doesn't invade every nook and cranny of computers as do some of the competition. I highly recommend it's continued use. Amazon.comWindows 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 Performance tune-ups
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