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To: Eric L who wrote (96602)	5/16/2017 8:34:05 AM
From: vireya	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

BUT is Microsoft Security Essentials adequate to back up data weekly? I use Acronis to do the drive monthly

To: Eric L who wrote (96602)	5/16/2017 8:44:53 AM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 110626

I view Microsoft Security Essentials just as good as any other Microsoft product, or should it be said Microsoft's other products are no more secure than it's own security software? I think running XP and Vista that has been hacked on forever, exposing all of its flaws, is more secure than running whatever Microsoft's untested OS flavor of the week is, 8, 8.1, 9, 10, 11. Another reason I like Linux, the kernel continues to be improved whereas Windows is thrown out the window when sales of the current version falls off.and a completely new batch is created from scratch with God only knows what holes are in it. With Microsoft, it's not about a better product, it's revenue recognition. Roll out the new certs! As a consumer, I see no reason Microsoft couldn't do both.

To: Eric L who wrote (96602)	5/18/2017 7:55:14 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110626

This past week I tried to install Bitdefender Free and Avast Free separately on XP32-Pro and failed. Bitdefender however has a special XP version available for free, but only if you you have subscribed. In other words, if you have the paid version of Bitdefender on a newer computer, they will give you the XP-Bitdefender for free. I agree with you older unsupported systems have higher risk, but was trying to beef up XP security with 3rd party software as an exercise. Btw, my XP is dual-booted with Win7 and really only use XP to play with. What I'm leading up to here is that support for Windows 7 will end in January 2020, which is not that far off. I did create the free Win10 licenses for my Win7 computers. However, my main Win7 installation has it's settings and applications highly tuned for my needs and is very comfortable to work with. I even have a spare motherboard for that computer should it ever be needed. Do you think 3rd party security will be able to provide adequate protection for Win7 after Microsoft support ends? Josh * * *