What security software do I need on my laptop?

NualaBuala

Thanks ahmjt, loads of good advice there. I've never heard of the Windows Steady State disk protection, where can I find that?

ahmjt

Windows Steady State is a free tool from Microsoft. If you google "Windows Steady State" you will definitely get to its webpage. As a new user, I am not allowed to post links here, but you will not miss it for sure.

NualaBuala

Thanks a million ahmjt!:T Will do just that.

BillScarab

You don't need Windows Steady State. It's designed to be used on machines shared by multiple people. I suppose if you have several family members with different accoutns it may be useful but really it's designed for use in places like internet cafes or libraries.

NualaBuala

BillScarab wrote: »

You don't need Windows Steady State. It's designed to be used on machines shared by multiple people. I suppose if you have several family members with different accoutns it may be useful but really it's designed for use in places like internet cafes or libraries.

Thanks Bill! Well I'm the only one using the laptop so I guess that's one less thing to worry about then!:D

gaming_guy

BillScarab wrote: »

You don't need Windows Steady State. It's designed to be used on machines shared by multiple people. I suppose if you have several family members with different accoutns it may be useful but really it's designed for use in places like internet cafes or libraries.

have to agree with the post quoted above.

steadystate is really for locking down shared machines (like companies do with windows server/group policy/active directory).

NualaBuala

gaming_guy wrote: »

have to agree with the post quoted above.

steadystate is really for locking down shared machines (like companies do with windows server/group policy/active directory).

Ah well I don't have such a fancy set up here! Just little old me and the laptop!

The_Mighty_Gusset

If you've been happy with McAfee then why change ?
If it's paying money that's the problem, do what I did and sign up as a 'Beta' tester.
That way you get the very latest software, free and gratis.
I've been doing it for 3 years now and not had any trouble at all.
The latest version of Total Protection Suite is a lot less resource hungry than previous versions btw.

ahmjt

I use Steady State because I like the Harddrive Protection option. Even though I am not using/sharing my computer with anyone, I turned the protection on so that my windows partition stays clean all the time. Also, from time to time, I download various free softwares for testing. As I have the HDD protection on, just a simple restart brings back my old HDD. It is just an extra bit of protection, but yes having steady state involves a bit more of your time to update/maintain your Anti-virus definition, windows updates etc.

NualaBuala

The_Mighty_Gusset wrote: »

If you've been happy with McAfee then why change ?
If it's paying money that's the problem, do what I did and sign up as a 'Beta' tester.
That way you get the very latest software, free and gratis.
I've been doing it for 3 years now and not had any trouble at all.
The latest version of Total Protection Suite is a lot less resource hungry than previous versions btw.

You can do that?! Wow! How do I sign up as a beta tester? Because I haven't had any problems with the laptop running slowly. I don't know if McAfee was or wasn't doing a good job, but I haven't had any problems so I guess that's good. It was purely the money putting me off.

ahmjt wrote: »

I use Steady State because I like the Harddrive Protection option. Even though I am not using/sharing my computer with anyone, I turned the protection on so that my windows partition stays clean all the time. Also, from time to time, I download various free softwares for testing. As I have the HDD protection on, just a simple restart brings back my old HDD. It is just an extra bit of protection, but yes having steady state involves a bit more of your time to update/maintain your Anti-virus definition, windows updates etc.

Well I'm glad to have learned something new, I'd never even heard of it till today.