Product Review
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.
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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.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(279 customer reviews) 135 of 144 people found the following review helpful
Exceeded My Expectations, and Those Were High,
February 22, 2008 George McAdams (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users) (CD-ROM)
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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...Read more
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Computer security and backups are now background tasks.,
November 22, 2008 Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users) (CD-ROM)
First encountered Microsoft's Windows OneCare in 2005 as a Beta project that I participated in. Wouldn't have gotten involved except that I had found Symantec's Norton AntiVirus to have become a real resource hog, and the products from McAfee weren't any better, despite their claims. I had been a loyal user of Norton AntiVirus since those days that Peter Norton was still running his innovative company, one that pioneered anti-virus applications as we know them... but that was then, and this was now.
I dropped the Norton products after a series of problems that were well-documented in the 'computer geek' community, and began to install Grisoft's AVG Free anti-virus on some of my systems. About a year later Microsoft released it's Beta test of Windows OneCare, and that seemed to be a product with few bugs and a lot of promise. When the Beta test was over, however, I standardized my computers with AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, and that continued until late last spring when I...Read more
90 of 108 people found the following review helpful
The good and the bad,
December 26, 2007 Marty Watson "Never late for supper" (Near Roanoke Va. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users) (CD-ROM)
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 XP 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.
