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I’ve been using only Comodo (CIS) as an active protection (mbam is my normal non-active or scan only protection)

Gregory,

Was there some compelling reason to roll off of CIS? I’m asking because I was wanting to do the opposite, ditch MSE and go with CIS.

It’s not my box or else I would take matters into my own hands. I’m not familiar with the Enterprise version of McAfee so that’s why I asked. I’ll just put this issue back to the owner and tell them they have to loosen up the restrictions if they want the email thing to work.

Sorry but I haven’t had a single problem with MSE on 4 different machines

Does that mean the case is closed and we can all go home now? Am I not allowed to express an opinion different than yours?

Just because some of you have glowing results with the usage of MSE doesn’t necessarily mean the rest of the world enjoys the same level of satisfaction. I’m happy to know that there are some folks that are having positive results from the product. I believe it is necessary to also point out any negatives, so that anyone who is entertaining the idea of using this product, can make an informed choice. Is that ok with you guys or should we just brush the bad stuff under the rug and pretend it isn’t there?

Yes, MSE behaves quite diffferantly on a Win7 box than it does on XP. This thread is about an XP installation.

As far as the disclosure of personal information and the participation in SpyNet, not one of us knows exactly what type of infomation “could” be shared with Microsoft. You’re just guessing. My point is you cannot opt out from this feature.The product is free and I suppose MS thinks it has the right to overrule your desire to privacy. That’s something worthy to note. Some of us are a little less cavalier about sharing information. Is it ok that we feel that way?

Here’s a couple of functions that may be helpful.

Private Function PI() As Double
‘Returns 3.14159265358979
‘If using a calculator, set the mode to Radians.
PI = Atn(1) * 4
End Function

Private Function DegreesToRadians(dblDegrees As Double) As Double

DegreesToRadians = dblDegrees * (PI / 180)

End Function

Private Function RadiansToDegrees(dblRadians As Double) As Double

RadiansToDegrees = dblRadians * (180 / PI)

End Function

Do a search for MsMpEng.exe BEFORE you install MSE. Secondly, you get the honor of being a member of Spynet if you install MSE. You can’t opt out. And in Microsofts words;

In some instances, some personal information might be unintentionally sent to Microsoft

I hate to pee on the parade but I’m gettting ready to uninstall MSE on my XP box because of the exact things that you are trying to avoid. Do a search for MsMpEng.exe and you’ll find out why everybody is complainig about MSE. I found out the hard way when System Mechanic kept locking up. My internet access has slowed down considerably and anything that attempts to look at a process gets slugged by MsMpEng.exe. Also…. read the T&C’s VERY carefully for MSE. You become a member of Spynet whether you want to or not. There is no way to opt out. I’m looking hard at Comodo for my next AV software. Oh yeah, I had to ditch Zone Alarm also because it would lock up the machine while doing updates. Believe me, I’m as frustrated as you when it comes to this AV software taking over the box. My 2 cents!

Bender

Have you installed SP3 for Outlook?

See the answer to this post http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/0e5eeaf1-6aeb-4699-8f57-19f3b9027f19

This is a printer you share with other computers on your local network?

This is a standalone network printer that gets it’s IP from DHCP on my router.

Once again, everything had been working fine until the Security Essentials update, or at least that’s when I believe the problems started happening.

Oh, I’ve tried contacting Epson but they haven’t responded back… guess I’m going to have to call them to see if they can assist me working through this issue.