thank you,
yes im very impressed with Microsoft on the security at the moment it works great with windows 7 too.
It is the best out there in the free categorical stakes softpedia are good with there reports there are many sites reporting feedback on the web also many good reports to come im sure:)

trend micro did not fair so good? but i suppose its all down to personal preference but on the basic principal what stops threats coming into your machine and ease of use of the security software you use is a good factor to some people who just install the software and leave in the background who are novice about security.

Good post, Brian; thanks for the link.

hi carl my pleasure,
i think all windows 7 users should give it a trial and see how they fair with Microsoft Security Essentials against there own :)

I concur. I am going to try the MSE 2.0 beta as soon as I get through playing with Avast.

cool im sure it will be ok they have some top people at the Microsoft development team, things have changed a lot since bill gates handed over things (a long time ago now!) im glad i took the advice and all the reviews i have read so far about MSE i find it a great security option not just because its free but the fact it works so well with windows 7:)