Windows 7 Beta + McAfee = Bad News

[jwmorrice]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-7-Beta-McAfee,6825.html
Windows 7 Beta + McAfee = Bad News
8:20 AM - January 14, 2009 by Kevin Parrish
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Category : Build Your Own

Consumers downloading and test-driving the new Windows 7 beta are experiencing troubles when attempting to run McAfee Total Protection

According to this blog, PCs with Windows 7 Beta installed will not be able to run McAfee Total Protection or McAfee Antivirus... at least not at the moment. While the blog entry gave no specifics, the McAfee installer pops up with a warning, saying that the program does not support "the version of Windows installed on this machine." The installer then promptly refers the installer to the product documentation for a list of supported operating systems.

After a difficult launch, Microsoft was able to patch its download servers and offer the Windows 7 beta by Saturday afternoon after consumers overloaded the Microsoft pipelines. While no immediate complaints have popped up other than the McAfee installation problem, Windows 7 has already racked in mixed reviews, some claiming that the operating system is nothing more than a glorified service pack of the blandly-received Windows Vista, while others believe that Windows 7 is the operating system that Vista meant to be (but fell short).

Still, users of Internet Explorer 8 beta - now integrated into Windows 7 beta - should have seen the compatibility issue coming in regards to McAfee, as the antivirus program is one of many not working in harmony with Microsoft's latest browser. Strangely enough, and as pointed out by the blog, McAfee's browser-based Site Advisor Plus actually does work with both Windows 7 beta and Internet Explorer 8 Beta.

Hopefully, Microsoft and McAfee can iron out the incompatibility bugs before the Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Anyone try Windows 7 Beta with Norton, Avast or AVG?

 

[Edifice]

I am using Windows 7 at this moment.

But there seems to be a problem with the audio drivers that Windows 7 installed on my system.

The sound coming from the speakers is garbled and when I try to watch video on youtube using IE8 Beta 2 and FF 3.0.5 the video is painfully slow at times.

Anyone using Windows 7 encounter the same problems? How can I correct it?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Hopefully, Microsoft and McAfee can iron out the incompatibility bugs before the Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1.

Just curious?
Does this mean after August 1, MS will pull the plug on this beta version and make it unoperatable?

 

[crystalpalace]

With ESET NOD 32 around, does anyone seriously use these crappy security software like McAfee or Norton anymore?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Razon

Thanks for the info.

 

[jwmorrice]

With ESET NOD 32 around, does anyone seriously use these crappy security software like McAfee or Norton anymore?

Of course. A lot of the same silly farkers who still use Windows.

jwm

 

[Coke]

Of course. A lot of the same silly farkers who still use Windows.

jwm

Here is Microsoft's link for their recommended/compatible Anti-virus software vendors:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx

I am testing Windows 7 and it was a painless install and everything is running better and faster than the previous XP install. My Windows 7 install was a clean installation.

 

[SilentLeviathan]

Just curious?
Does this mean after August 1, MS will pull the plug on this beta version and make it unoperatable?

Well the beta license key expires August 1 so I'm not too sure what'll happen at that point.

 

[enyaw]

I can confirm that it works with avg. It is clean and way faster than vista. I used a timebomb to get around the countdown. And it gets rid of the watermark. Got the beta from a torrent

 

[SilentLeviathan]

magic jelly bean

How is that going to help? You already know the key the issue is that it expires.

I don't even know why this is an issue. Why would you want to keep using a beta?