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Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/
"Susan" <> wrote in message
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> Age old question isn't it.
>
> I was using Webroot but when I changed over to a new laptop with Vista
> Ultimate 64-bit (32/64 Combo) Webroot didn't quite have their 64-bits
> together and they still don't.
>
> So I tried Symantec's Norton 360 but don't like it (keep it simple) or
> Ghost but kept using them for several months. The story with Symantec
> can go on and on a lot further then this.
>
> Have got Webroot Security installed now and can't get Online or Local
> Backup to work properly and I can't tell/trust what the firewall is
> doing--Vista says it isn't protected...then it is.
>
> I've come to face up to a few things...
> 1. Windows firewall works and it is built into Vista so why not use
> it! The router has a basic firewall too.
>
> 2. Windows Defender seems robust and as well maintained as Webroot's
> or Norton's and it's built into Vista so why not use it for Spam and
> Spyware, etc!
>
> 3. I introduced myself the other day to Vista's Backup program
> (Windows Backup). I don't need online backup of data. I backup to a
> second hdd on the laptop and an external hdd image now and that's more
> then I've done for a long long time. So I think Windows Backup works
> fine for me too.
>
> 4. That leave just leaves a plain old robust antivirus program and
> there are just too many of them out there. So maybe you can help me
> figure out what one might be not only a really good one but also one
> that doesn't cut into including another firewall, spam and spyware,
> and backing up?
>
> Unless we want to really get into the argument let's exclude Webroot,
> Symantec, and McAfee please. But its got to be Vista 64-bit strong!
>
> Heck, this afternoon I couldn't even get logged into my Webroot
> account to follow up on my backup difficulties. Yesterday it took 1.5
> hours to reach the free phone tech. I'm not paying Webroot $30 to fix
> their fubar/snafu just to get fast support.
>
> If you think I'm way off base in my thinking here please help
> enlighten me. I feel that these three companies especially always try
> bundling and sucking you into more then you really need.
>
> Sure, I could just ignore Webroot's Online and Local Backup problems
> except that I discovered and proved that the 61.6 MB of 108 files in
> the wrstemp directory in Windows\Temp are Webroot's and they can't be
> removed by any means unless you uninstall Webroot Security. I even
> used my Vista CD to boot to a Command Line through Repair to delete
> the wrstemp directory and had left Webroot Security so it would not
> run when I booted Normal. Took a look in the Temp directory and there
> were once again the wrstemp and 108 files--though they weren't full of
> whatever they normally get.
>
> Thank you for the help.
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