RE: [OT] Anti-virus / anti-spyware other essential programs?

["John Nye" <john@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Its early days yet but I have installed Windows Home server and I'm
using it
to back up 4 other PC's in the house. I've had to restore 1 of the PC's and
it went fine.

I've tried various backup tools in the past (Ghost, Acronis) but never
seemed to get round to installing on all the PC's and running regularily.

Home Server has been so simple to use. Just set it up and leave it to run.
It backs up all the PC's every night and if any backup fails an icon on
each
PC tells you that there is a problem.

So far I've been impressed. At least I've got backups where I didn't have
them before!

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ho Yin Ng
> Sent: 06 February 2008 16:05
> To: ukha_d
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Anti-virus / anti-spyware other essential
> programs?
>
> I need to upgrade / reinstall and basically reformat all my computers
> at home. Everything is going t*ts up.
>
> Main main computer only boots up when it wants to, I can't get access
> to my NAS on others no matter what I do. Bascially it all needs
> resetting!
>
> Since I am doing this I thought I might as well get all the essential
> programs in on my computers.
>
> 1. Can someone recommend a good antivirus-spyware program? Is the AVG
> malware any good?
>
> Anything else people would recommend as must haves? I was thinking
> about getting something like drivermagic to manage all my drivers and
> download updates, and perhaps Norton Ghost so when everything goes
> t*ts up again I can just restore the systems?
>
> Running Windows XP.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ho Yin
>
>
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