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Windows live
Topic Started: May 1 2008, 10:21 PM (280 Views)
BuffMan	May 1 2008, 10:21 PM Post #1
Amateur Poster Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: January 29, 2007	Hey guys. Remember me? lol. Hey Speedy. Hope you're doing well. I have a question regarding Windows live. Anybody have any info on it? Good, bad? I've read up on it and it sounds good, except for onecare which sounds weak. I'd like to download it but there doesn't seem to be a way of disabling the onecare feature. Edit - oops, sorry. This should have gone into the software discussion forum.



Speedy	May 2 2008, 04:49 PM Post #2
Google Whore Posts: 2,767 Group: Admin Member #8 Joined: January 27, 2007	Hey BuffMan! Been a while since we've seen you around here. Welcome back! With regards to Windows Live, it does have some cool features. I've used the Messenger and the Mail quite a bit. Is there any particular feature of Windows Live you are interested in? I will be more than happy to test it out give you a review on it, as I have no problems running my machine through the ringer and seeing how badly I can screw it up. Live Messenger has a lot of cool features, the program itself seems pretty stable, and the extras on it such as the winks and nudges are a lot of fun too. The one thing I have noticed about Messenger is that the service seems to crash for 1-2 hour blocks pretty frequently. I don't know if this is because we're behind a corporate firewall or if its the service itself. The Mail service, well that is just crap. I really dislike it. It's very slow, the spam filtering sucks, and while it matches up with Outlook pretty nicely in terms of looks, I think the only thing it is good for is a junk email account. I recommend Gmail. I've seen a lot of mixed reviews on OneCare. Personally, I don't trust it. I've seen enough reviews on it that are negative from reliable sources that I would not trust it to block out Malware. I haven't tried out the other features, except Live search, which left me unimpressed. You can pick and choose what components you install, which is the link below. http://get.live.com/WL/config_all As mentioned earlier, if there is any feature in particular you are really interested in, I'll be more than happy to test it out for you.
	Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"/ Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." - Charles M. Schulz Software Reviews


BuffMan	May 3 2008, 11:54 AM Post #3
Amateur Poster Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: January 29, 2007	Ah yes, that's the link I was looking for. Thanks. OneCare, as I've learned is a paid service, but I'm not interested in it anyway. The thing I was really interested in was the Windows Live Mail. But isn't that different from the Windows Live Hotmail? So confusing, lol. The reason I'm thinking of going from Vista's windows mail to live mail, is the protection it (supposedly) offers. The default windows mail that comes with vista isn't very clear to what it protects against. At this point my Zone alarm internet security suite is not able to scan emails thru windows mail. Tech Support said they are working on it. So my concern was that windows mail doesn't offer the protection that windows live mail offers. Also, have you heard of and conflicts between windows defender and other security software, like my zone alarm suite? For now, I've turned off defender.



burntcarlos	May 3 2008, 04:42 PM Post #4
Junior Poster Posts: 34 Group: Members Member #39 Joined: March 23, 2008	I couldn't personally tell yall anything about windows live, I have an account, but nobody on my list to chat with..........lol Wait a minute, my boss is the same way. :mad



Dark Knight	May 4 2008, 04:30 PM Post #5
Admin Posts: 4,395 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 24, 2007	BuffMan May 3 2008, 12:54 PM Also, have you heard of and conflicts between windows defender and other security software, like my zone alarm suite? For now, I've turned off defender. For what it's worth I haven't heard anyone complain about Defender conflicting with Zone Alarm. I have heard complaints about it not picking up things that other software does so maybe it's not a bad thing that you have it disabled
	I can't wait for the I'm an iPad/I'm a Maxi-Pad commercials


Speedy	May 12 2008, 10:32 AM Post #6
Google Whore Posts: 2,767 Group: Admin Member #8 Joined: January 27, 2007	I'd have to do a bit more research, but I have heard nothing about a conflict between Defender and Zone Alarm. Windows Live is the exact same thing as hotmail. They just rebranded it and made it a whole lot slower by changing the layout a bit. If you create a live account or a hotmail account, you get the same features, same interface, etc.
	Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"/ Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." - Charles M. Schulz Software Reviews


BuffMan	May 12 2008, 07:47 PM Post #7
Amateur Poster Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: January 29, 2007	ah great. Thanks! Now my question is why you don't drop my board very much anymore? It's Dark Knight isn't it? You don't want to be around him, right? Oh wait, he's here isn't he? Never mind. hehehe



Dark Knight	May 12 2008, 08:43 PM Post #8
Admin Posts: 4,395 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 24, 2007	BuffMan May 12 2008, 08:47 PM ah great. Thanks! Now my question is why you don't drop my board very much anymore? It's Dark Knight isn't it? You don't want to be around him, right? Oh wait, he's here isn't he? Never mind. hehehe :butt :butt
	I can't wait for the I'm an iPad/I'm a Maxi-Pad commercials


Speedy	May 13 2008, 12:06 AM Post #9
Google Whore Posts: 2,767 Group: Admin Member #8 Joined: January 27, 2007	Yep, it's totally because of Dark Knight. I don't want to be anywhere near him and until he stops going there I'm gonna avoid your board like the plague
	Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"/ Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." - Charles M. Schulz Software Reviews


Dark Knight	May 13 2008, 09:05 AM Post #10
Admin Posts: 4,395 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 24, 2007	Speedy May 13 2008, 01:06 AM Yep, it's totally because of Dark Knight. I don't want to be anywhere near him and until he stops going there I'm gonna avoid your board like the plague :fishslap :butt
	I can't wait for the I'm an iPad/I'm a Maxi-Pad commercials


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