microsoft's anti virus?

[Razor]

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

is it any good?

i need a smaller anti virus for my netbook running windows 7, any ideas?

[the_lone_wolf]

Short answer: Yes


It's supposed to be very good

[BigBaddad]

Avira anti virus is much better, ideal for netbooks free to use. Got in on my Acer Revo net top. Runs perfectly, hardly uses any memory and not had a single virus.

I've also uninstalled all the bloatware and disabled loads of windows 7 's features so it boots and runs very quickly given it's size.

[Razor]

I've also uninstalled all the bloatware and disabled loads of windows 7 's features so it boots and runs very quickly given it's size.

how did you do this? sounds what i need, my netbook is a samsung n140

[BigBaddad]

ideally do a clean install of windows 7, but I doubt you'll have the original disc. Make a back up/restore/boot disc, so if you go wrong you can always go back.

Uninstall all the games, demos, trials that came preloaded. If you need an office suite use openoffice. It's free and fully compatible with Ms. Use Firefox as as browser and ditch explorer. Firefox is quick and light. Search on how to make windows 7 run faster.. I'll try and find the link I used.

[Razor]

i uninstalled the games already

it has mcafee loaded which seems very intrusive and always runs in the background and stops the 'book from shutting down sometimes

[BigBaddad]

Mcafee is a system hog. Really slows it down. Unistall everything with mcafee on it after you install avira.

[BigBaddad]

http://www.computingunleashed.com/2009/06/speed-up-windows-7-ultimate-guide-to.html

[beabert]

razor
just go start, type 'msconfig' and turn all the crap off in startup. That will get things moving.

[flymo]

MS Security Essentials is perfectly fine and up to the job.

[Razor]

thanks folks, will sort that out tomorrow when i get home from work :)

[Viney]

I have MS Essentials running on PC, mums laptop, and about 4 other machines that i have rebuilt, and to date no one has had any issues and its nice n light as well

[Jabba]

Sell it and get a Mac? ;-)

[Viney]

Sell it and get a Mac? ;-)Fool!

[hindle8907]

Sell it and get a Mac? ;-)
there's always one. :smt067

[Jabba]

:takeabow: