Upgrade to Next Version of Windows Live OneCare Announced for All Subscribers
The new version of the Windows Live OneCare service is being made available today, running on both 32- and 64-bit Windows Vista systems (32-bit Windows XP SP2 is also supported).
We built OneCare because we know that most homes have more than a single computer (surely not news to you if you’re a reader of this blog), with PC security and maintenance being needs consistently expressed by both home users and small business owners. A lot of these customers run PCs without basic anti-virus and anti-spyware protection, and even fewer perform performance-enhancing tasks such as disk defragmentation and regular system back-ups. Furthermore, the plethora of digital photos stored on PCs means that more and more people are trusting their systems to archive digital memories, but given the general consumer’s lack of understanding of archival software, doing so becomes a risky proposition indeed. And, when you factor in the prevalence of wireless networks in use in homes and small-businesses, you quickly get the picture that there is a lot of data at risk out there and customers are ill-prepared to take the necessary precautions to ensure it.
It’s not a question of being lazy, but rather having the right tool for the job. That’s where easy-to-use OneCare comes in. As a subscription service, all OneCare subscribers benefit from new updates as they are made available, including major releases such as this one.
The latest version of OneCare affords users these advantages:
- Home Network Management now further simplifies management of multi-PC environments, including support for printer sharing and one-click wireless network security implementation.
- Performance Plus enhancements consist of proactive system recommendations designed to improve the computing experience, as well as a monthly reporting regimen tallying the actions taken by OneCare in the last month plus recommended actions for all covered PCs.
- Back-up and Restore now enables central configuration and monitoring of back-ups for all covered PCs, with all data being archived to a central location.
A free 90-day trial of OneCare can be downloaded http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/default.htm. A 1-year subscription and maintenance for up to 3 PCs costs only US$49.95. All current Windows Live OneCare subscribers benefit from new features as they are made available, including major updates such as this one.
Click here to also read PressPass’s Q&A with Windows Live OneCare Director Amy Barzdukas.
Stay tuned tomorrow for more information on receiving the new Windows Live OneCare release.
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Get Green and Stay Green with Windows Live OneCare
To help celebrate St. Patrick's Today - the Windows Live OneCare Team is kicking off a brand new campaign:
Get Green Stay Green.
The Get Green Stay Green campaign is designed to make sure Windows Live OneCare users are staying "green" - meaning their PC Health Status. Here is Amy Barzdukas, Senior Direct here at Microsoft, to talk about Windows Live OneCare and keeping your PC safe. Amy leads the Windows Live OneCare Team.
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I use Windows Live OneCare on my 3 personal home PCs - which are connected together in an OneCare Circle (you can have up to 3 PCs in an OneCare Circle). This lets me manage the PC Health for all my personal PCs. If any of my PCs in my OneCare Circle have their PC Health Status change to yellow or red, I can quickly see which PC it is and why. I can then do what is needed to bring that PC back to green. Keeping all my PCs green is very important to me. If any of my PCs slip into yellow or red - I fix it immediately.
I have a few tips to share from personal experience in keeping my PCs green in my OneCare Circle that you can use to help keep your own PCs green:
- Make sure you have your PCs backed up. Windows Live OneCare can backup your PCs automatically to a centralized point on your home network. In my case, I have all my home PCs backed up to my Windows Home Server which Windows Live OneCare detects.
- Have your firewall turned on. Windows Live OneCare can maintain and monitor your firewall - protecting your PC from attacks. Even though I'm behind a pretty secure router - I have the firewall turned on for all PCs in my OneCare Circle to add an extra level of protection.
- Make sure Protection Plus (malware definitions) are up to date. This ensures your PC is protected from the latest internet garbage.
- Do a PC Tune-up! Windows Live OneCare can do regular Tune-ups that can ensure your PC is running at its best.
- Make sure your PC has the latest updates from Windows Update. Important updates are key to ensuring your PC stays green.
Again, keeping my home PCs green is very important to me and the above tips help me to do so.
Do you have any tips for Windows Live OneCare and keeping your PC green? I'd love to hear them. Leave a comment below. I would be particularly interested in hearing about how you use Windows Live OneCare to ensure your PCs are backed up.
Users can also visit http://www.getgreenstaygreen.com/ and find out what it takes to keep their PC "green".
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