Well, it would appear I’m the only person that didn’t know this.
In June 2009, Microsoft are phasing out the subscription service for OneCare, their all in one Antivirus, Antispyware solution.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-to-Phase-Out-Windows-Live-OneCare/
Now my reasoning for using OneCare is simple. It seems to work pretty well, I hate Norton’s all in one solution and logic dictates that if anyone should know how to protect their operating system it would be Microsoft.
I’ve just had to switch IE8 to compatibility mode. Obviously WordPress 2.7 does something that MS don’t like – I kept typing, it kept going out of the right hand side of the edit box and off the page. Super.
So, back to the point. I managed to get hold of three Windows 7 beta keys yesterday. The plan was to run it on my laptop for a while, upgrade Sue’s laptop and the main PC and see how we go. See what the compatibility is like and see how it runs. Also interested in the Media Centre stuff and how it’s updated (if at all) to work with the Xbox 360. Still chasing that xvid compatibility for MCE.
I performed an upgrade rather than a fresh install – I’ve reinstalled the OS on this laptop more than enough times the last few months. The pre-upgrade check pulled The Sims 2 as having possible issues with Windows 7 but nothing else. After I’d booted into the new OS Daemon tools decided it wasn’t going to be compatible and OneCare is dead.
Now I remember from the pre-beta build I was looking at pre-Xmas that OneCare didn’t work, I presumed they were working on it and they’d release a new version. My subscription is up in February so I’d ordered another OEM pack from Amazon (£16 rather than the £40 MS charge).
This morning I’ve opened a support ticket with billing, I want a refund. I’m just glad I didn’t pay out £40. Then I’d have been really annoyed.
More info to come on Windows 7 as I find it.
