hi
i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is
asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg
without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what
should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for
avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be
mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am
using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg
and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.
--
nirajan panta
presently from macao

"stranger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi
> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now
> it is
> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put
> avg
> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that
> what
> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled
> mcafee for
> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ?
> may be
> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i
> am
> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to
> install avg
> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.

For a paid for version, NOD32 is an often recommended choice.

I recommend Avast! antivirus and AntiVir antivirus (both free versions).
I would recommend AVG as well, except many here have stopped
recommending it for some reason. I suspect it has become bloated as most
of the better ones have in the past.

What a shame.

I wouldn't hesitate to replace McAfee with AVG.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q



"stranger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-(E-Mail Removed):

> hi
> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is
> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg
> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what
> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for
> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be
> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am
> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg
> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.
> --
> nirajan panta
> presently from macao

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>hi
>i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
>contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is
>asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg
>without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what
>should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for
>avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be
>mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am
>using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg
>and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.

McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it
home, and replaced by AVG.
Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and
Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the
dross that's left behind.
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocumen...57&id=TS100507

Note also - do things in this order
1) download AVG
2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot
3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot
4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot
5)check that the Windows Firewall is running
6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan
emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause
connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned
when you open them anyhow)
6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the
definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then
hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it
tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install,
reboot, and do a full system scan.

HTH
--
Noel Paton
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

FromTheRafters wrote:
> "stranger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> hi
>> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
>> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now
>> it is
>> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put
>> avg
>> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that
>> what
>> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled
>> mcafee for
>> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ?
>> may be
>> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i
>> am
>> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to
>> install avg
>> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.
>
> For a paid for version, NOD32 is an often recommended choice.
>
> I recommend Avast! antivirus and AntiVir antivirus (both free versions).
> I would recommend AVG as well, except many here have stopped
> recommending it for some reason. I suspect it has become bloated as most
> of the better ones have in the past.
>
> What a shame.
>
>

well V8 got really slow and dragged the machine down with it after some
update, and then I installed V8.5 or whatever and within a week or so
that got as bad. By comparison AntiVir flies. Soo yes, I think you have
it exactly right.

If you don't mind me butting in.
What cleanup tool? Windows Disk Cleanup?

James

"Noel Paton" <noeldp/spamless/@crashfixpc.co.uk> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>hi
>>i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
>>contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it
>>is
>>asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg
>>without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that
>>what
>>should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee
>>for
>>avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be
>>mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am
>>using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install
>>avg
>>and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.
>
> McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it
> home, and replaced by AVG.
> Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and
> Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the
> dross that's left behind.
> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocumen...57&id=TS100507
>
> Note also - do things in this order
> 1) download AVG
> 2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot
> 3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot
> 4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot
> 5)check that the Windows Firewall is running
> 6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan
> emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause
> connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned
> when you open them anyhow)
> 6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the
> definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then
> hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it
> tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install,
> reboot, and do a full system scan.
>
> HTH
> --
> Noel Paton
> www.crashfixpc.co.uk
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

I wouldn't hesitate to replace it with *ANYTHING* else... ;-)

Right now, I'm using VIPRE (with Sunbelt Personal Firewall) and like it
a lot so far...

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
http://mypcassistant.blogspot.com/

Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote) wrote:
> I wouldn't hesitate to replace McAfee with AVG.
>
> --
> -Ben-
> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
> Roland Schorr & Tower
> http://www.rolandschorr.com
> http://www.officeforlawyers.com
> Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
> http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q
>
>
>
> "stranger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:74973890-BF4B-435F-ABF4-(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> hi
>> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
>> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now
>> it is
>> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg
>> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that
>> what
>> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled
>> mcafee for
>> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ?
>> may be
>> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am
>> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to
>> install avg
>> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.
>> --
>> nirajan panta
>> presently from macao
>

Noel Paton wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> hi
>> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
>> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now it is
>> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg
>> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding that what
>> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled mcafee for
>> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ? may be
>> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same? i am
>> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to install avg
>> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.
>
> McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it
> home, and replaced by AVG.
> Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and
> Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the
> dross that's left behind.
> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocumen...57&id=TS100507
>
> Note also - do things in this order
> 1) download AVG
> 2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot
> 3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot
> 4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot
> 5)check that the Windows Firewall is running
> 6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan
> emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause
> connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned
> when you open them anyhow)
> 6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the
> definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then
> hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it
> tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install,
> reboot, and do a full system scan.
>
> HTH

When it comes to uninstalling programs, I've found that the Revo
Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/) does a great job of
uninstalling programs. It not only runs the built-in uninstaller, it
searches for left over registry entries and files.

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
http://mypcassistant.blogspot.com/

No, the cleanup program provided by McAfee..

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
http://mypcassistant.blogspot.com/

JamesJ wrote:
> If you don't mind me butting in.
> What cleanup tool? Windows Disk Cleanup?
>
> James
>
> "Noel Paton" <noeldp/spamless/@crashfixpc.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:03 -0700, stranger
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> hi
>>> i bought a laptop acer aspire 4930g before six months. it previously
>>> contained the mcafee antivirus as the security. so i was ok then. now
>>> it is
>>> asking me to renew the mcafee. but i want to put avg. i can not put avg
>>> without uninstalling the mcafee. now i am having trouble deciding
>>> that what
>>> should i do. which is the better ? can i remove the preinstalled
>>> mcafee for
>>> avg ? because i am getting avg for free. will avg do the same job ?
>>> may be
>>> mcafee was giving the full protection and avg may not give the same?
>>> i am
>>> using windows vista premium. please tell me that if it is ok to
>>> install avg
>>> and remove the mcafee for the full internet security.
>>
>> McAfee came with my 8930g - and was ripped out as soon as I got it
>> home, and replaced by AVG.
>> Note - when you uninstall McAfee, use the uninstaller in Programs and
>> Features, and then run the McAfee cleanup utility to get rid of the
>> dross that's left behind.
>> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocumen...57&id=TS100507
>>
>> Note also - do things in this order
>> 1) download AVG
>> 2) disconnect from the Internet - then reboot
>> 3) uninstall McAfee - then reboot
>> 4) run the cleanup tool - then reboot
>> 5)check that the Windows Firewall is running
>> 6) Install AVG. - use the custom install and refuse the offer to scan
>> emails (it's not reliable in ANY anti-virus, and tends to cause
>> connection problems with the email servers - the mails get scanned
>> when you open them anyhow)
>> 6) At some point in the install, you'll be asked to update the
>> definitions - connect to the Internet then, and do the updates - then
>> hit the Back button and redo the scan for updates, and repeat until it
>> tells you there's no more updates to do - then complete the install,
>> reboot, and do a full system scan.
>>
>> HTH
>> --
>> Noel Paton
>> www.crashfixpc.co.uk
>>
>> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>