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Thread ID: 114748 2010-12-15 20:59:00 Microsoft Security Essentials or Avast Krad (7878) Press F1
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1161945 2010-12-17 06:51:00 Actually, for Security Essentials 2, it came out of beta today. So no need to use Connect, just go straight to the Microsoft Security Essentials site to get the bits.

www.microsoft.com

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waldok (15185)
1161946 2010-12-17 07:47:00 Actually, for Security Essentials 2, it came out of beta today. So no need to use Connect, just go straight to the Microsoft Security Essentials site to get the bits.

www.microsoft.com

cheers
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Just successfully downloaded the update no problems. I would expect the update to come out in Windows Update.
Bobh (5192)
1161947 2010-12-17 19:43:00 Upgraded all of our computers yesterday fine gary67 (56)
1161948 2010-12-17 19:52:00 Same here ... :)

For those who are interested what's new, there's a summary here:
www.winsupersite.com


Windows Firewall integration.
New protection engine.
MSE 2 now helps protect against network-based exploits.
CPU throttling.
Opt out of SpyNet.

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waldok (15185)
1161949 2010-12-17 20:08:00 The site is dead Speedy Gonzales (78)
1161950 2010-12-17 23:34:00 Its currently going now 12.33pm Saturday. wainuitech (129)
1161951 2010-12-18 04:28:00 So, do you still have to disable spynet & stop it from scanning itself? Driftwood (5551)
1161952 2010-12-18 04:47:00 If you mean go into the registry to disable it, then no. Its got an option to disable it in the program Speedy Gonzales (78)
1161953 2010-12-18 05:46:00 Wainui put me onto MSE to fix a problem had no issues other two computer running AVG prefect (6291)
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