On 21/09/2007, at 3:30 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
Update to WAMUG for anyone who finds themselves with this same
problem.
First I tried to install by downloading the Vista Compatible
version directly from the website, inserted my Retail CD in the CD
drive before installation as per instructions.
But, the 'sticker_update_1.2.exe' would not recognise the CD was in
the drive and therefore .... no installation.
So I then went to <https://ca.mcafee.com/root/login.asp> & logged
into My Account (which had been created when I initially installed
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007 in WindowsXP).
Downloaded the file from there (then turned off Windows Firewall)
and installed McAfee without any troubles.
So now Windows Vista VM in Parallels is 'Safe' .... I hope!
Cheers,
Ronni
Why are you punishing yourself so much with all of this? After all,
don't we use our Macs precisely in order to avoid all of this rubbish
(among other reasons, of course)?
Personally I won't let anything carrying the word "Nortons" in its
title anywhere near any of my computers. It's just asking for
trouble. You really need do no more than TURN ON the windows
firewall, and use a lightweight free virus removal tool such as
AVGFree from Grisom Software; and perhaps a decent spyware checker
(see below).
Presumably, you are using Parallels for only a few key Windows-based
applications, and if non of these use Internet access, you're pretty
much safe anyway. The principle cause of virus and other malware
infection on Windows is behaviour: the sites you visit, the email
messages you open, the attachments you download, the links you click
on. If you restrict these activities to the Mac side, the chance of
getting infections on Windows are reduced to almost nil. Of course,
you do need some sort of protection (Windows attracts some of this
stuff all by itself) but considering that in Parallels, Windows is
already sandboxed with your MacOS X framework, the risks are next to
nothing. Nortons Internet Security is heavy overkill, even on a real
Windows PC. It can also slow things down by up to as much as 10-15%.
Dump it, and use your Mac for the important stuff.
--
Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913
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