Microsoft Live OneCare : A Big Mess

I think Microsoft Live OneCare is the worst software ever made by Microsoft! Here I’m writing about my experiences..

Let’s start with the history! As I’m using Windows (Shame on me!) and they ask users to install an anti-virus software, I decide to try a 90-days trial version of Microsoft OneCare..

In Microsoft’s website, they are saying lots of good things about OneCare. It protects you (from malaria virus, maybe!), it backs up your files, it has a built-in tune-up function (with a big intonation on “Built-in”!). so you might think it should be a good software… it’s developed by Microsoft and it should be well integrated in Windows. So let’s give it a try! :D

It have a huge over-head! When you click on its icon, you have to wait for some seconds! It also have a splash with a beautiful loading bar! But I have a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor… I can’t never imagine a day when Microsoft wants to develop an application like 3D Studio MAX ! probably, you should buy a supercomputer like an IBM Blue Gene, if you want to run that!! :D

Its tune-up function is a real catastrophe ! it is just some well-known functions : Virus-Scan (I didn’t test it, but you can’t hear good things about that if you do a googling), Disk defragment (vista do the disk defragment every two weeks by default), Disk Clean-up (an old feature of Windows!), and back-up (I think business and home premium and, of course, ultimate versions of Vista have this feature) !! so I can say this tune-up is absolutely nothing!

I had a 90-days trial, so I didn’t expect those warnings about ending my subscription when I had 30 days left! (… I don’t remember the exact number). I just can say OneCare is a big mess ! :)

I don’t know why a big company like Microsoft can’t build a fast software like NOD32..