“All-in-one protection and maintenance”

Windows Live OneCare helps protect your computer, and its automated optimization features keep your PC running at its speediest. OneCare even regularly backs up your important files. You get all this in one convenient package:

Protection Plus, with its antivirus and antispyware scanners and managed, two-way firewall, helps protect your computer from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, hackers, phishing, and other threats. It runs continuously in the background, but you can scan individual files and folders for viruses on demand simply by right-clicking them. You can even scan attachments you receive via Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger.

Performance Plus regularly defragments your hard disk, removes any unnecessary files that can clog your PC, and helps make sure important security updates from Microsoft are installed efficiently and on time.

Backup and Restore regularly copies your important files and settings to CD, DVD, or external hard disk.

Instant Support provides online help anytime you need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Languages:

English

Notes:

Make sure you are logged in as an Administrator on your computer
You must be running Internet Explorer to download it
To use it you must uninstall antivirus and firewall programs known to conflict with Windows OneCare like:

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005
Symantec Norton Antivirus 2005
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2005
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005
McAfee VirusScan 8.0/2004
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005

Limitations:

90 day Trial Period

OS requirements for Windows Live OneCare:

OS: WinXP

Minimum requirements:

Processor: 300 or higher MHz
Memory: 256 MB
Internet Explorer 6
Windows XP with Service Pack 2
550 Mb of hard disk space
Readable/writeable CD or DVD drive

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Decudurian (49 User opinions)

Definitely Best Protection

10/10
about Windows Live OneCare - 29 Jun 2008

Although it is only a trial, OneCare, in my opinion, is the best all in one software you can get. It has everything you could possibly need and works better than most other software while avoiding... read more
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not thrilled seems to slow down

5/10
about Windows Live OneCare - 08 Jun 2008

it seems to me that my computer runs much slower with the live onecare......it needs to defragment every other day - it never needed to do it that often.....when it does scanning or updating - it t... read more
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