F-Secure

[JerryM]

I have been attempting to see if FS would upgrade my 3 year OEM 2006 to 2007. Today I finally got the answer, which was "Yes." They sent me a download link and it was for the Internet Security instead of the AV. I have installed and updated it, and it is running real well, and the license shows expiration in three years, 2010.

I had trialled the FS IS on my laptop and it ran well as did the AV.
In spite of the time it took, I am very pleased with their decision, and also the Internet Security suite. I do not necessarily want the suite, but since it runs well I am glad to take it. I uninstalled Kerio 2.1.5.

I am running the 6 months trial of FS AV that is available through Microsoft, and it is running flawlessly so far on my desktop.

I hope that KAV will be able to solve whatever caused the problems of not starting and "having to shut down."
I have a two year license for KAV, and have no regrets as I believe it will be corrected in time. It ran well on both of my computers until MP2, and then even MP1 caused me problems when I returned to it.

In the meantime hooray for F-Secure. I experience no slowdowns in surfing, and about a minute longer at start-up compared to KAV. I admit I miss the fast scans of KAV.
I guess I will see how it shakes out.

Best,
Jerry

[midway40]

Very good news Jerry! :thumb:

[JerryM]

{QUOTE-> Very good news Jerry! :thumb: <-QUOTE}


Thank you.
It is interesting that it shows as OEM on the interface. Not sure what that means in the real world since it is evidently supported.

Regards,
Jerry

[Simon6776]

Glad it's finally sorted for you, Jerry. My original OEM CD installation also had 'OEM' on the interface, but I have subsequently installed downloaded versions, and it's disappeared. Not sure what will happen when I eventually get round to using the OEM license. At the moment, I have 3 months to go on my FSIS 2006 license, which was a retail version.

My only problem now is the stalling scans, which I am still waiting for them to resolve, but I think it's probably something else on my PC which is causing it.

[midway40]

The only experiences I have had with OEM was XP Home and now Vista. The only difference (as far as MS is concerned) is that OEM's are supported by the builder/installer, not MS. MS only supports retail versions. Since I am the installer I will have provide my own support, lol. It doesn't matter to me because I have NEVER had to contact MS support. I always found support on various forums on the net.

Some FUD was going around about Vista OEM's not being upgradeable but I have disproved that by using Anytime Upgrade to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate.

I was wondering what F-Secure's policies were on OEM's myself. It is good to see that they do support upgrades.

[JerryM]

{QUOTE-> The only experiences I have had with OEM was XP Home and now Vista. The only difference (as far as MS is concerned) is that OEM's are supported by the builder/installer, not MS. MS only supports retail versions. Since I am the installer I will have provide my own support, lol. It doesn't matter to me because I have NEVER had to contact MS support. I always found support on various forums on the net.

Some FUD was going around about Vista OEM's not being upgradeable but I have disproved that by using Anytime Upgrade to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate.

I was wondering what F-Secure's policies were on OEM's myself. It is good to see that they do support upgrades. <-QUOTE}

I wonder if I will have to do the same for 2008 if there is an upgrade. I guess I won't worry too much about next year.;D ;D
Best,
Jerry