[geeks] Windows XP 64bit Licensing?

Phil Stracchino phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net
Mon Jul 2 14:01:53 CDT 2007


Phil Brutsche wrote:
> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> The main things you lose by not updating a WinXP system are their
>> "malware removal" tools, service packs, and the like... Easily
>> replaced by the free software here:
>>
>> http://free.grisoft.com/
> 
> Ugh, AVG Free. REALLY annoying (it wants to rescan the entire HD when
> someone *different* logs in, won't do the scheduled scan unless someone
> is logged in) and doesn't do a very good job - I've seen virus and
> spyware infections on AVG "protected" machines.

Your experience with it does not match mine.


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