what don't you like about MSE?

[AussieGuy92]

i am wondering since so many people use MSE do you guys hate it or something you don't like about it?

for me the only down side is that you have to manually update it soon as it has the feature to update it self i will use it but till then no

so what about you?

 

[rvbfan]

Mine updates through Windows Update.

 

[AussieGuy92]

how do you set it up to do that?

 

[noobvious]

I don't have to manually update mine.

 

[Cato]

Weird thing the last couple of days: MSE updating through auto updates returns an error that it can't be updated, but the update through MSE itself goes fine.

Anyone else seeing this or do I have a quirk somewhere?

 

[JonM33]

i am wondering since so many people use MSE do you guys hate it or something you don't like about it?

for me the only down side is that you have to manually update it soon as it has the feature to update it self i will use it but till then no

so what about you?

If a lot of us use it then why would we hate it? That sentence doesn't really make sense.

 

[eldinv]

i am wondering since so many people use MSE do you guys hate it or something you don't like about it?

for me the only down side is that you have to manually update it soon as it has the feature to update it self i will use it but till then no

so what about you?

If a lot of us use it then why would we hate it? That sentence doesn't really make sense.

lol agree. i dont have any problems and mine updates through windows updates.

 

[AussieGuy92]

do you have to set windows update to auto up date?

 

[JonM33]

do you have to set windows update to auto up date?

My Windows Update is set to check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them. My MSE still updates about once a day on it's own.

 

[Petey7]

If your asking if windows update has to be set to automatically update, yes, if you want MSE to update automatically. If you asking if there is an option you must change in order to make it download the updates, I believe so. I'm pretty sure I saw an option while installing it, and left as the default. I don't do have updates set to automatically install, so I still have to do it manually.

I like it a lot. I used to swear by AVG, but it didn't seem to do so well in 64-bit Windows, so I installed MSE, since it had a 64-bit option. It's not as user friendly, but it works just as well as AVG did in XP, if not a little better. AVG does have the problem of some viruses being made to specifically target it. As MSE is not as popular, it does not have this issue.

 

[AussieGuy92]

i will have a look at it and see what settings i can play around with.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

You don't need any special settings.

My PC is set to check Windows Update, but not to download anything.

I do not use scheduled scans in MSE.

With those settings, it updates every 36 to 48 hours with no manual intervention. I have NEVER done a manual update.

If you are highly paranoid and insist on more frequent updates, I think you will have to do them manually. But the technology behind MSE is designed to eliminate the need for up-to-the-minute updates by examining unknown threats through the cloud. It has worked well for me so far.

 

[AussieGuy92]

ok thanks for the information i use Avast at the moment but MSE has been rated and proven to be the best free anti virus so i might switch.

 

[NoN]

What disapointed me a little was the Full Scan taking a lot of ressources and long to run, compare to my actual AV. No problems were on Windows Update.

 

[JonM33]

If your asking if windows update has to be set to automatically update, yes, if you want MSE to update automatically.

No, my Windows Update is not set for automatic. MSE does update automatically on it's own.