RE: Windows Security Centre or McAfee Security Centre (post-SP2)

[Jake]

"Peter D" wrote:

> After SP2 upgrade, MSC (McAfee Security Centre) popped up and advised that
> WSC (Windows Security Centre) be disabled so as not to conflict with MSC.
> Makes sense to run only one of them. All the info from McAfee makes it clear
> that (in their opinion) MSC is better than WSC. Is it? I mean, they're
> biased in favour of their own product. I would suppose that MS would say the
> opposite.
>
> MSC only runs McAfee AV and I have no interest in purchasing the other
> software they keep advising me to get (Firewall, Antispam, Privacy), not
> when these things are available for free/lower cost. WSC includes AV and
> Personal Firewall. Is the MS AV or PF any good?
>
> At the moment I've left things as they were -- McAfee for Anti-Virus,
> Windows for Firewall and Automatic Updates -- but I'd like to settle on one
> only and be done with it. Any opinions?
> Thanks.
>
>
> Go to norton its better

[Peter]

I've used McAfee for years. All applications have their ups and downs but
McAfee by and large is reliable. Yes allow McAfee to control Security
Center, it works better that way.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"Jake" > wrote in message
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>
> "Peter D" wrote:
>
>> After SP2 upgrade, MSC (McAfee Security Centre) popped up and advised
>> that
>> WSC (Windows Security Centre) be disabled so as not to conflict with MSC.
>> Makes sense to run only one of them. All the info from McAfee makes it
>> clear
>> that (in their opinion) MSC is better than WSC. Is it? I mean, they're
>> biased in favour of their own product. I would suppose that MS would say
>> the
>> opposite.
>>
>> MSC only runs McAfee AV and I have no interest in purchasing the other
>> software they keep advising me to get (Firewall, Antispam, Privacy), not
>> when these things are available for free/lower cost. WSC includes AV and
>> Personal Firewall. Is the MS AV or PF any good?
>>
>> At the moment I've left things as they were -- McAfee for Anti-Virus,
>> Windows for Firewall and Automatic Updates -- but I'd like to settle on
>> one
>> only and be done with it. Any opinions?
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Go to norton its better