Re: Macafee antivirus software

From: edelbeb (edelbeb_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:57:14 -0500

While, imho, it's true that the most recent Mcafee AV cause less in WinXP
than Win98 (probably due to Win98 resources problems), I've run current
Mcafee AV versions on my Win98 disk without significant problems. Then
again, I'm only using Win98 for games that fail under WinXP.

"elmarsa" <thewalrussaid@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:6lf4q0psl12lvtd62eikq08gloc3386rjt@4ax.com...
> Newsgroup participants
>
> At a recent senior computer users group meeting it was pointed out to
> me that the available retail edition of mcafee antivirus (I presume
> this is the latest edition) really messes up win98. I was advised
> not to install it but to stay with the present version. I subscribe
> to the mcafee updating service and am concerned about renewing next
> year in the event that on upgrading mcafee installs the latest version
> of their software. What if anything do you experts know about this
> potential problem. Any information is appreciated in advance.
>
> elmarsa
> thewalrussaid@lycos.com

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