http://www.windowsitpro.com/authors/author/author/5777265/rsscomment/5777265en-USSun, 27 May 2012 07:11:55 GMTSun, 27 May 2012 07:11:55 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/etherpeek#commentsAnchorMon, 18 Feb 2008 02:53:11 GMT
very well]]>traisaigon Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:53:11 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/etherpeek#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/10-reasons-to-buy-windows-nt-5-0#commentsAnchorTue, 16 Aug 2005 10:19:32 GMT
10 reasons to have (not buy!) linux: 1. its free 2. its secured on level that windows would never be 3. that system was desined for network its compatibile with windows, unix and so on 4. i had never found hardware that linux wasnt compatibile 5. hehe, windows is portable? where is linux suport for programs like msoffice, media player? 6. yes linux is compatblie with windows but not vice versa ;) 7. linux also is internet integrated, dms like KDE and GNOME are highly internet integrated. 8. KDE is easier, faster, less buggy and much more customable than explorer. 9. if i wana play Dvix/Xvid,DVD on windows i have to download 10 random codecs and pray it works ... in linux i just install system and all works :-) 10. i would say, bash, streaming ... windows in scripting is fairly better than DOS, linux is just 2 levels above it ... Free, Fast, Stable ... but of coz not perfect, but i prefer not to buy buggy product for that prize as windows is in shops ...]]>Anonymous User Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:19:32 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/10-reasons-to-buy-windows-nt-5-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/10-reasons-to-buy-windows-nt-5-0#commentsAnchorTue, 16 Aug 2005 10:07:15 GMT
i just like linux better ;-)]]>Anonymous User Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:07:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/10-reasons-to-buy-windows-nt-5-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorTue, 12 Jul 2005 15:18:15 GMT
A serious problem we had on our network with Mcrappy Version 7 was that it did not uninstall cleanly from ANY machine. I have over 200 machines with bits and pieces of this crap ware that are causing all kinds of problems. I’ve tried writing to them a half dozen times and have not gotten ANY help. They told me thanks for supporting us! WTF is that? I want this crappy product off my systems and it won’t uninstall.. DONT BUY MCAFEE!]]>Anonymous User Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:18:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorWed, 29 Jun 2005 15:30:47 GMT
I love Visio, I really don’t care what you guys complaine about. Visio has made developing a sql database a breaze. I love it from documenting to reverse engineering. I have to admit that Microsoft does have its sort commings but not with this product.]]>Anonymous User Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:30:47 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorSun, 05 Jun 2005 10:21:15 GMT
Hello, Is there a software that can scan an exe file for viruses before I download it to my harddrive? This may sound like a stupid question, but if you think about it, it has serious commercial significance. All online enterprises that are selling, for example, compiled ebooks, are suffering from the public’s reluctance to download an exe file. Thanks for your attention. Best regards, Gabe bartha@videotron.ca]]>Anonymous User Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:21:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorWed, 04 May 2005 23:15:53 GMT
You can search for dvdewup.exe from the Creative download page and the driver will come up. Why we have to search by the filename and not have it available in the regular download menu is a mystery since it doesn’t really cost much to link to another location on the site . . .]]>Anonymous User Wed, 04 May 2005 23:15:53 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorSun, 30 Jan 2005 12:16:18 GMT
anonym]]>Anonymous User Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:16:18 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorSun, 30 Jan 2005 12:15:01 GMT
anonym]]>Anonymous User Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:15:01 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorSun, 30 Jan 2005 12:13:13 GMT
home]]>Anonymous User Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:13:13 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorMon, 24 Jan 2005 12:07:29 GMT
how to download]]>Anonymous User Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:07:29 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorThu, 13 Jan 2005 14:36:27 GMT
what a schmuk. How much did microsoft pay you to say that. get off bill gates’ jock ]]>Anonymous User Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:36:27 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorSat, 11 Dec 2004 00:06:00 GMT
fgdfgf]]>Anonymous User Sat, 11 Dec 2004 00:06:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorTue, 07 Dec 2004 10:41:19 GMT
I am curious to know how you determined that opinion M. Version 8.1 does not have protection for malware (Adware/Spyware). V 9 includes detection ability but no real-time protection. V.10 coming in the srping will have real-time protection.]]>mbernierTue, 07 Dec 2004 10:41:19 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/logcaster-2-51#commentsAnchorThu, 25 Nov 2004 09:55:05 GMT
hjj]]>Anonymous User Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:55:05 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/logcaster-2-51#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorWed, 10 Nov 2004 17:37:26 GMT
The drivers available for Windows 2000 (the WDM drivers) work just fine in Windows XP. I have been using my DXR2 decoder card and drive to this date without problems in WindowsXP. You will have to download the updated drivers and application software update though. Search for a (about) 4.8MB file called "dvdewup.exe" on google.com or some search engine. Creative seems to have taken it down off their web site. It includes the player software AND the driver for the DXR2 decoder board. One place you can get it is from "http://www.cdrom-drivers.com/drivers/41/41381.htm" but you will have to register. I don’t like registering. Anyway, good luck! Once you get the driver you are good! WinXP just needs the WDM driver.]]>Anonymous User Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:37:26 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorTue, 09 Nov 2004 23:51:06 GMT
Reikia]]>Anonymous User Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:51:06 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-professional-4-5#commentsAnchorThu, 04 Nov 2004 17:09:55 GMT
very good]]>Anonymous User Thu, 04 Nov 2004 17:09:55 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-professional-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorMon, 01 Nov 2004 13:26:49 GMT
1455]]>Anonymous User Mon, 01 Nov 2004 13:26:49 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorThu, 21 Oct 2004 02:24:07 GMT
I’ll never never never will buy a Creative product. Juan October 2.004]]>Anonymous User Thu, 21 Oct 2004 02:24:07 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorWed, 30 Jun 2004 07:31:58 GMT
I have/had McAfee viruscan version 7 and 14 viruses penetrated it, discbled it and contaminated it. I tried "uninstall", and cannot reinstall as the screen prompt staes there already is a copy running. Investigating, I found that there are still 3 files of version 7 on my machine but I annot locate them to remove them. Baegel (several variants) and sasser have corrupted McAfee, and I am at a loss as to how to remove these corrupted McAfee files. They do not appear to be in registration. Where are they? ]]>Ted E Mueller Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:31:58 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorThu, 24 Jun 2004 21:12:02 GMT
In my point of view, Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 8.1 is the best product interms of Malware Protection, and Centralized Administraton. It is the Best Product for Corporate Customers]]>M Devarajan Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:12:02 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorMon, 07 Jun 2004 03:02:33 GMT
Hi, I have xp, and this Card DXR2 its not working. Could you help my?]]>ElisabeteMon, 07 Jun 2004 03:02:33 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorFri, 23 Apr 2004 04:56:05 GMT
Is there a server version of Visio available. Say with a runtime license of 5,10,50 users etc. Regards ! ]]>Jasbir S. Chauhan Fri, 23 Apr 2004 04:56:05 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorFri, 09 Apr 2004 09:12:39 GMT
"Just as capable" ??? What planet are you from?? What a moron. It’s tripe like this that makes me steer clear of brainwashed idiots that Microsoft continually trots out as "experts". Save this treacle for the guys that have already chosen to "drink the Kool-aid".]]>Mark Quinsland Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:12:39 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/visio-2000-enterprise-edition#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorThu, 08 Apr 2004 04:06:51 GMT
Excellent]]>payman Thu, 08 Apr 2004 04:06:51 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/cybergauge-2-0#commentsAnchorFri, 12 Mar 2004 04:44:34 GMT
Want to use this to calculate and monitor the bandwidth utilization]]>Sameer P.Mulgund Fri, 12 Mar 2004 04:44:34 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/cybergauge-2-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorWed, 10 Mar 2004 22:09:52 GMT
this is good for nt...]]>kamranWed, 10 Mar 2004 22:09:52 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorThu, 04 Mar 2004 09:52:17 GMT
I don´t have any comments about this article, but i need know, how I configure the output s-video cable, because I lost It. Please if you can help to me, is very important. I am in colombia, and here don´t get. Thanks for your help.]]>Juan Carlos Soto Thu, 04 Mar 2004 09:52:17 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/virus-scanners-for-nt#commentsAnchorThu, 13 Nov 2003 21:28:52 GMT
Computer virus are stolen,renamed files.They exist in the electronics and software of the computer.They do not just CROP UP in a computer.Virus are put there by evil.A computer is like your refrigerator---it just works.If there is ever anything wrong with your computer it is a virus.It is a computer---you tell it what to do and it does it!]]>BALTHOR Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:28:52 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/virus-scanners-for-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorThu, 13 Nov 2003 06:12:43 GMT
fantastic how you are prompt to help people in troubles]]>yohanesse negesse Thu, 13 Nov 2003 06:12:43 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/norton-antivirus-for-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorFri, 31 Oct 2003 16:12:22 GMT
I want the updates, scans,etc. performed during the night when I am not on the computer. I am not very computer literate so please make the explanation of how to do this simple and percise. Thanks, ]]>Jean E. Butler Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:12:22 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorWed, 22 Oct 2003 06:20:48 GMT
I feel cheated. I have this Card DXR2 but dont want to work with Windows Xp and there is no drivers for XP. I have many things maded by creative in my computer, but with this support I dont know if I will buy again. regards.]]>wester Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:20:48 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pc-dvd-encore-dxr2#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorTue, 08 Jul 2003 14:19:08 GMT
In the configuration regarding Norton AntiVirus 2003,I want a detected virus DELETED. I see four options: 1.Automatically repair infected file(recommended) 2.Try to repair then quarantine if unsuccessful 3. Deny access to the infected file 4. Ask me what to do. Is bulleting option 3 the same as an automatic delete? If anyone is kind enough to reply,would you do so both here and send also to my email address of radiosigs@mindspring.com Thanks much]]>Doug Biestreet Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:19:08 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exchange-server-antivirus-software#commentsAnchorWed, 15 May 2002 14:53:31 GMT
I agree completely with your article in that a server side AntiVirus solution is a truly effective defense. However I completely disagree with the statement "The most important criterion in an Exchange antivirus solution is frequent virus-definition updates"; this is the LEAST important criterion; the most effective products are those which filter attached files based solely on their extensions. If you eliminate all executable file attachments from all email it becomes impossible to transmit a virus via this vector regardless of how up to date your definition files are. There is also the added benefit of being able to eliminate resource wasting video and audio file attachments using this method. Eliminating stored audio and video alone more than paid for the cost of our file filtering software in a couple of months.]]>Chris N. Wed, 15 May 2002 14:53:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exchange-server-antivirus-software#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorThu, 18 Apr 2002 20:28:14 GMT
I just received an email warning me about a virus call jdbgmgr.exe Could you confirm that this is true or false alarm Thank you ]]>Max Perez Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:28:14 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exchange-server-antivirus-software#commentsAnchorMon, 18 Mar 2002 11:20:19 GMT
I use Panda Antivirus for Exchange 2000. Be sure to install Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2000, Service Pack 1 still had some issues. It works great! I stopped 35 bugs in the first week.]]>Donald E. Hester Mon, 18 Mar 2002 11:20:19 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exchange-server-antivirus-software#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/usb-meets-nt#commentsAnchorSun, 24 Feb 2002 16:46:58 GMT
Bonjour, je m adresse a vous car j ai pas trouvé de solution a mon probleme, j utulise l OS NT 4.0. j ai branché le port USB, il alimente avec 02 sorties, il alimente les haute parleurs, mais il n ajoute pas ma webcam, vous savez que l OS NT n e fait pas de plug & play. dans l espoire de vous lire je vous remerci.]]>ADEL BOUZID Sun, 24 Feb 2002 16:46:58 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/usb-meets-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorThu, 04 Oct 2001 22:57:05 GMT
Mcafee VShield will not run on Win2K with NTFS. Panda has no problem with this. So far Panda is winner for me.]]>Bob Agnew Thu, 04 Oct 2001 22:57:05 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/exchange-server-management-and-monitoring-tools#commentsAnchorMon, 25 Jun 2001 15:15:18 GMT
I was wondering if you know of a product that will let you actually view the mail in mailboxes in exchange if you log on as an admin.]]>kirk etheridge Mon, 25 Jun 2001 15:15:18 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/exchange-server-management-and-monitoring-tools#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorTue, 15 May 2001 05:03:37 GMT
Most sites have only 1-2 apps per server. However, many of these application modules sell for more than $1,000 each (in addition to the base charge for the software agents.) When you are done adding it up, The Argent Guardian usually costs about 50% of what other players charge. With regards to network traffic, the bandwidth usage is minimal at best. (The Argent Guardian and AppManager communicate with the "master consoles" in an identical manner.) We have customers like CGU Insurance in Foxboro, MA using The Argent Guardian to monitor over 550 servers from two master consoles and they see a minimal impact (less than 2%) on network traffic. ]]>Scott McCausland Tue, 15 May 2001 05:03:37 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/exchange-server-management-and-monitoring-tools#commentsAnchorTue, 08 May 2001 14:06:19 GMT

Jonathan Chau’s Lab Reports: "Exchange Server Management and Monitoring Tools" (Spring 2001) reviews BMC Software’s PATROL 3.4 for Microsoft Exchange Server. Overall, the reviewer seems impressed with PATROL’s functionality. He begins his summary with "PATROL is a thorough and comprehensive Exchange Server management utility." You can understand our surprise when we read the concluding statement in which the reviewer says, "... I don’t recommend this solution."

I’ll address two concerns that the reviewer raises. First, he mentions the product’s "complex deployment process." The reviewer installed many optional components that provide great value to large enterprises but that aren’t required for basic Exchange Server monitoring. Installing only the base components would have taken the reviewer just a few minutes and provided functionality similar to most of the other products in the review.

Second, the reviewer states that competing packages are less complicated or less expensive than PATROL. The product currently presents common measurements simply and clearly on the default main desktop. Regarding price, the review includes two products*PATROL for Microsoft Windows 2000 Servers, which lists for $815, and PATROL for Microsoft Exchange Server, which lists for $695. Without the W2K module, pricing and functionality would be comparable to the other products reviewed. However, BMC recommends both products to provide comprehensive management of the entire server.

Constructive criticism helps us devise ways to improve our products for our end users. Although PATROL includes a bit more complexity than you’d see in a performance monitor­driven, Exchange-specific management tool, PATROL is part of a comprehensive suite of products that provides complete end-to-end management of the enterprise.
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Unless you are running Exchange, SQL Server, and web services on one server, you won’t typically purchase more than one application module per server. Also if you need to monitor an NT workstation server the price of Argent is at least $800 PER SERVER!!! That is not cheap! Also not being agent based would cause an excessive amount of traffic. Agent based servers don’t send info back to the console unless an event is generated. With Argent, the excessive polling would be tremendous. I think I will stick with NetIQ.]]>Brian McLain Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:50:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorTue, 24 Apr 2001 07:25:16 GMT
The Argent Guardian provides ALL of the same features that BMC Patrol and NetIQ AppManager offer. Even better, Argent does not charge for "application modules" like BMC and NetIQ do. With The Argent Guardian, all monitoring modules are included in the base product, at no additional charge. Call Argent and find out why companies like Aon, TRW, Walt Disney, and Blue Cross Blue Shield selected The Argent Guardian. (We will even put you in touch with these customers so you can talk to them directly.)]]>Scott McCausland Tue, 24 Apr 2001 07:25:16 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorFri, 16 Feb 2001 12:56:44 GMT
The view of Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus 2000 that Jonathan Chau presents in Lab Reports: "Desktop Antivirus Software for Win2K Pro" (Winter 2000) is unfair.
In March 2000, Symantec informed me that the only versions of the product that it planned to support on Windows 2000 Professional (a business-class OS) was Norton AntiVirus 7.0 and later. My understanding is that Norton AntiVirus 2000 is actually version 6.5 (a consumer edition).

I use Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition and have never had the difficulties the author describes. I’ve been a devoted user of Symantec products since the days of DOS, and I’m offended that you’ve chosen to put down a product that wasn’t intended for use on the system you tested it on. ]]>Chris Metzger Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:56:44 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorFri, 16 Feb 2001 12:52:42 GMT

The comparative review you mention focused on desktop antivirus products for small-office and home-office environments. Thus, we tested products targeted at consumers rather than corporations. The Lab has rechecked the documentation and press literature that Symantec’s press relations firm supplied with the product for our tests under Win2K Pro, but we see no qualifications about using the product with that OS.
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This software is nice and quite stable, but lacks many required options or features available in other monitoring packages, such as BMC Partrol or AppManager suite from NetIQ. I think monitoring deep-down any client without an installed agent is still far away from reality. Regards]]>Samara Janic Mon, 05 Feb 2001 11:56:37 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorWed, 10 Jan 2001 11:00:33 GMT
Jonathan, I wish that you had related InoculateIT 4.5 to the antivirus software that you comparatively reviewed in your December 1999 article entitled "Exterminator Tools". I also wish that you had kept your standards consistent. For example, in the "Exterminator Tools" article, you describe ServerProtect as being "fast" because it scanned a "12GB test disk" in "only 40 minutes". In the present review, you describe InoculateIT 4.5 as "not speedy" because it took "more than 25 minutes" to scan a "10GB SCSI volume". Assuming a consistent linear relationship, the InoculateIT scanning rate would appear to be much faster. I would greatly appreciate more comparataive and objective reviews of products in the future to better guide my company’s purchases.]]>Louis Georgalas Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:00:33 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorSun, 31 Dec 2000 15:43:21 GMT
We have a Small Business Server v 4.5, w/ Exchange Server 5.5, running InoculateIT 4.53 and the 9/15/00 Real-Time Monitor drivers. Here is a short list of problems it has caused for us. InoculateIT regularly trashes the dhcp database, causing users to lose remote access and Internet access until the dhcp database has been rebuilt. InoculateIT has caused mysterious file permission errors in Office2000 SR-1, causing Word files to become corrupted, or causing users to be unable to save files to the Server. InoculateIT has caused the Exchange Information Store to stop on a regular basis. This not only kills email, but also kills the nightly backup if it occurs during a backup. And finally, although the Server auto update is working, I have never been able to update the workstations as promised. This is a promising product which is very poorly supported. They rarely issue fixes for these problems, although they are well documented in the Open Forums on cai.com. Caveat Emptor, ]]>Charlie Kopp Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:43:21 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorWed, 13 Dec 2000 04:31:43 GMT
I think you might have got the automatic update configuration wrong. It is very easy to make the Autodownload Manager distribute updates automatically (you don’t ever need to handle files). If you apply the patch from CA’s website, the update can be scheduled daily. Regards, ]]>Richard Harris Wed, 13 Dec 2000 04:31:43 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorWed, 06 Dec 2000 16:28:52 GMT
The article stated that PC-cillin demonstrated a 98% detection rate for polymorphic viruses. If that is correct it seems to blow the socks off of all the other products tested in that category. Is the 98% a type-o or is it correct? Thanks.]]>Tom Kluegel Wed, 06 Dec 2000 16:28:52 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorWed, 06 Dec 2000 16:28:52 GMT
None of the programs that were tested found all the polymorphc viruses. How many polymorphic viruses escaped detection by all the checkers? I have resorted to keeping more than one virus checker on my system. Only one checker is enabled for real-time checking to avoid conflicts, but the others are useful to run (mostly redundant) scans every so often. My theory is that what one checker misses, another checker may catch. The answer to the above question could shed some light on the effectiveness of the redundant scanner approach for the especially paranoid among us. Thanks.]]>Tom Kluegel Wed, 06 Dec 2000 16:28:52 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorTue, 05 Dec 2000 22:48:26 GMT
Your review of Symantec’s offering is unfair. Symantec doesn’t even fully support the use of Norton 2000 on Windows 2000 because it is a consumer product. So you are testing a consumer product on a business-class OS. I am a user of Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition v7 and never have had the difficulties that you describe. I am a devoted user of Symantec products (even from the days of DOS) and am offended that you have chosen to put down a product that was not intended to be used on the system you have tested it on. Next time, why don’t you actually use what the manufacturer recommends for the OS? Then maybe you would have better results.]]>ChristoperTue, 05 Dec 2000 22:48:26 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorSun, 03 Dec 2000 18:43:54 GMT
Our pc was infected w/ the MTX32 virus in the recent past 2 wks. We are supposed to have Viruscan in our Dell computer that is ~ 14 mos. old. Why did the virus get into our system if Viruscan was standing guard? What do we do now?]]>Don Merryman Sun, 03 Dec 2000 18:43:54 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/mcafee-s-viruscan#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorTue, 28 Nov 2000 09:07:41 GMT
Virus Scan 4.5 is a great product for the corporate environment, particularly if you use it with NAI’s centralised management product (ePO). However it tends to run like a 3 legged dog until you apply service pack 1]]>DominicTue, 28 Nov 2000 09:07:41 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorThu, 09 Nov 2000 19:31:49 GMT
Innoculan handles automatic updates on the server/desktop just fine. Once every 2 weeks Autoupdate gets the new signature by FTP and updates the server, clients get a new signature next time they log on. Like all CA products - you have to persevere to make them work. (We spent about 40 hours worth of consulting time getting ArcServe to work..)]]>Paul Robertson Thu, 09 Nov 2000 19:31:49 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/desktop-antivirus-software-for-win2k-pro#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorMon, 02 Oct 2000 10:41:40 GMT
Is there any plans for a more current article comparing the 2 major players-Norton and McAfee? If so please let me know.]]>Janie Myers Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:41:40 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/the-case-for-windows-98#commentsAnchorWed, 09 Aug 2000 08:27:19 GMT
I only read the first three paragraphs...98 is horrible...the conflicts that I face everyday with this OS are relentless...Netscape, office 2000, Goldmine...all have many problems with this OS. What the hell is safe and sound? Every morning I have to try to jump start users machines because this application has given them the "blue screen of death." The author of this article obviously has not had to support multiple users for this OS.]]>Tom Daley Wed, 09 Aug 2000 08:27:19 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/the-case-for-windows-98#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tcpip/ipmonitor#commentsAnchorFri, 21 Jul 2000 08:43:04 GMT
What do you mean it is not does not exist anymore? It is available at: http://www.mediahouse.com/]]>H. J. van der Wijk Fri, 21 Jul 2000 08:43:04 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tcpip/ipmonitor#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorWed, 19 Jul 2000 07:08:30 GMT
This was an interesting article. Have you done any comparisons of the Argent Guardian with other event monitoring softwares such as NetIQ or Sentry?]]>Dale Dunlop Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:08:30 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/the-argent-guardian-4-0a#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/usb-meets-nt#commentsAnchorTue, 09 May 2000 13:08:32 GMT
we just got alot of computers with NT in order to work with our library software, there are new scanners out, but they of course plug into a USB port. I hope someone out there is working on a fix or update for NT, if so please let me know. ]]>Liz Davis Tue, 09 May 2000 13:08:32 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/usb-meets-nt#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorWed, 22 Mar 2000 14:52:56 GMT
I definitely agree with Brad on the issue of support. It is inadequate for the type and scale of this product. On that note I wanted to pass along instructions for installing Inoculate IT on NT Terminal Server because this process can be very frustrating if you try to figure it out yourself. At least it was for me. Here it is: 1) Create a folder on drive M called InoculateIT 2) Copy the entire CD ROM image into this folder 3) Remove the ’Read Only’ attribute from these two files: a) M:\InoculateIT\Bin\License\Install.isc b) M:\InoculateIT\Bin\License\Install.rsp 4) Modify Install.isc as follows: [directories] "T","O","M:\CA_LIC","M:\CA_LIC",......C:\ is changed to M: "W","O","M:\CA_LIC","M:\CA_LIC".......C:\ is changed to M:5) Modify Install.rsp as follows: [destination path] 1, "M:\CA_LIC" - again change C:\ to M: 2, "M:\CA_LIC" - again change C:\ to M: [caapps_path] "M:\CA_APPSW" - C:\ to M:6) From a command prompt issue "change user /install" 7) Run the setup utility from the directory M:\InoculateIT 8) After installation is complete set the Realtime Monitor to "Fast Scan," "Scan Incoming Files Only," and "Cure File" when virus is detected. These settings are necessary because you will bring the server down if it is trying to scan all files.]]>Shawn Moriarty Wed, 22 Mar 2000 14:52:56 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorTue, 21 Mar 2000 11:49:31 GMT
We use Inoculan (or InoculateIT) here at this company site, and are quite satisfied with the automatica update features. Unfortunately, there is an incompatibility issue with Microsoft DFS (Distributed File System) which cannot run on the same server as Inoculan (a Blue Screen crash is caused) . The problem is reported on the Microsoft Support Page as an Independent Vendor problem (or be it, it is up to Inoculan to solve the problem) since Jan 99.]]>Alfred John Bacon Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:49:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorTue, 21 Mar 2000 08:29:59 GMT
I think in evaluating anti-virus packages, you should point out the quality of support from the vendor and the costs of support options. In relation to Computer Associates, their support is a major drawback to choosing InoculateIT for any organization. CA has a notorious reputation for lack of support for their products, and this should be taken into consideration when choosing an enterprise-wide application, as you will need their support from time to time. Coming from a previous site that utilized InoculateIT, I had to personally deal with CA, and it was like pulling teeth to get help. At my presesnt employer, believe me, I would not even consider InoculateIT, sole for their lack of ood support of their product.]]>Brad Jolly Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:29:59 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/inoculate-i-it-i-4-5#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exterminator-tools#commentsAnchorWed, 16 Feb 2000 14:39:16 GMT
Windows NT Magazine is the only technical magazine that I would miss lunch for, and that is exactly what happened today. I turned to Jonathan Chau’s Lab Reports: "Exterminator Tools" (December 1999) to see what the article said about Command Software Systems’ Command AntiVirus 4.57, which I purchased last year. I don’t agree with a couple of the author’s statements in the review. The author states that the product doesn’t offer paging options. I agree--­ but who wants a product to page you? If you have a well-mannered antivirus program, your immediate attention isn’t needed. The author also states that the product doesn’t automatically retrieve definition updates. In CSS Central (the server-side program), you can find a Schedule button under Update, Configure FTP, Local Configuration. When you properly configure CSS Central, it will automatically download the latest definition files, component updates, or complete product updates. At each logon (or at 4:00 a.m. if users leave their systems on overnight), CSS Central will push needed updated files to the clients, without any user intervention. I agree with the author’s assessment that CSS Central is poorly documented, but Command Software Systems provides some of the best technical support in the software business. If I have a problem and can’t find the solution on the company’s Web site, I call--­and the support is still free. --­Tony Hale]]>Tony Hale Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:39:16 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exterminator-tools#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exterminator-tools#commentsAnchorWed, 16 Feb 2000 14:39:16 GMT
In "Exterminator Tools," Jonathan Chau states that CSS Central is poorly documented and that the Quick Start Guide devotes only 7 pages to CSS Central. Command Software Systems upgraded the documentation to more than 30 pages in July 1999. --­Wayne Sharp, International Marketing Manager Command Software Systems]]>Wayne Sharp Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:39:16 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/exterminator-tools#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tcpip/ipmonitor#commentsAnchorThu, 27 Jan 2000 07:29:50 GMT
Nice article but it’s a pitty the software no longer exists. Time to update your web site I think !]]>Chris Connor Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:29:50 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tcpip/ipmonitor#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/internet/internet-explorer-3-0#commentsAnchorThu, 12 Aug 1999 13:29:15 GMT
I read with great interest Jonathan Chau’s November review of Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape Navigator. One point kept bugging me as I read the article. My dealings with Microsoft (even as a former employee) prove the company does not care at all about supporting NT on the client side. They have never released a decent browser on NT 3.51 and require NT 4.0 to get IE 3.0. But not everyone can go to NT 4.0. It will not install on our DEC AlphaServer 4100, even though it is on the compatibility list. Nobody at Microsoft seems to have tested this system. Digital is responsive and aware of the problem, and a new BIOS update will be out soon. And many other applications do not run on 4.0, especially server software. Our shop is NT through and through, running the entire BackOffice suite, except SNA Server. The only non-Microsoft boxes here are two Digital UNIX boxes that act as a firewall. When we started letting our internal users surf the Web, we gave them all IE. Although we have a T1 line and only 10 users, surfing the Web was so slow that a 14.4Kbit-per-second modem was faster. We thought something had to be messed up in our internal networking. We worked for days trying to figure out where the bottleneck was. Turns out that no bottleneck existed. We installed Navigator 3.0 on my machine, and everything started working—fast. Using Navigator on other boxes, both NT and 95, had the same results. Navigator was working the way it was supposed to, and IE was not. So, I posted a couple of messages to the Microsoft news server. I received several responses from others stating they had discovered the same problem. IE was falling apart when dealing with firewalls, whereas Navigator was trucking along just fine. No response from Microsoft at all. We have now standardized on Netscape Navigator. Sometimes the best product does not come from Redmond, as we are now learning. We are also evaluating other products to replace components of BackOffice. NT seems to be the only best of breed in Microsoft’s package. Keep up the great work. We love your magazine.
--Todd Osborne,

Thanks for your perspective. I hope our December focus on back office alternatives helped with your evaluations.
--Karen Forster]]>Todd Osborne Thu, 12 Aug 1999 13:29:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/internet/internet-explorer-3-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/10-reasons-to-buy-windows-nt-5-0#commentsAnchorWed, 11 Aug 1999 08:58:10 GMT
I read Jonathan Chau’s May Web Exclusives article, ”10 Reasons to Buy Windows NT 5.0,” on the Windows NT Magazine Web site (http://www.winntmag.com/webexclusives), and found it very informative. I have read many articles about the current beta version of NT 5.0 (several from sources within my organization), but found Jonathan’s article to be the most practical and easy to comprehend. Obviously, I will need more details in the future, but he covered the basics well for an overview of the operating system (OS).
--Paul Reed]]>Paul Reed Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:58:10 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-2000/10-reasons-to-buy-windows-nt-5-0#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorTue, 10 Aug 1999 13:40:35 GMT
Jonathan Chau’s November 1997 review of antivirus products included Command Software Systems’ F-PROT Professional for Windows NT 3.0. The article included errors. Mr. Chau stated, “F-PROT Professional comes with a thin manual that you can throw away once you’ve installed the software.” The manual was the Quick Start Guide. When we sent the software to the magazine for review, the final manual had not returned from the printer but was supplied on disk. We sent a printed copy of the manual as soon as it was available. The review goes on to say “This scheduling tool is not as comprehensive as the schedulers in other products,” but the author does not quantify that statement. Command’s F-PROT Professional contains a powerful scheduler as an integrated part of the product rather than a separate program that you must load. You can schedule each task independently resulting in multiple scheduled scans, and you can set scans daily, weekly, monthly, and after minutes of inactivity. The most damaging claim is Mr. Chau’s reference to an experimental heuristics analysis module that he claimed was alpha-level code. Command’s F-PROT Professional for Windows NT contains no such module. Command is an established, reputable development organization, and we never consider delivering a commercial product with alpha-level code. Command’s F-PROT Professional has one the easiest-to-use interfaces and one of the best disinfection engines in the industry. We believe that antivirus software should be unobtrusive. The goal is protection rather than pizzazz. And in that arena, even Mr. Chau agrees we succeed. Unfortunately, due to the errors in the review, the opportunities to prove that will come a bit more slowly.
--Pam Oppenheim
Director of Product Management
Command Software Systems

Thank you for your response. We apologize for any inaccuracies in the review.
--Karen Forster]]>Pam Oppenheim Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:40:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchorTue, 10 Aug 1999 11:47:44 GMT
Your reviews are usually well done, so I was surprised to read inaccurate information on Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit in Jonathan Chau’s November 1997 article, “Workstation Virus Scanning Software.” The updates are not only quarterly; Dr Solomon’s offers a monthly update service to which many companies, including mine, subscribe. They also have a free service that provides email notification of new viruses. In the future, I will have less confidence in the facts stated in your reviews. I was also surprised that the review covered only the standalone workstation versions of these products. Enterprisewide multiplatform virus-management systems would have been more relevant to your readership, though more complex to evaluate. The prices are equally of little interest to those working in corporate IS and certainly no basis for determining value-for-money, because the enterprisewide pricing is always substantially different.
--Michael Wild

Although Dr Solomon offers monthly updates, the monthly update service is provided at additional cost. The other virus packages provide updates as part of the initial purchase price. In the case of Dr Solomon, the cost of purchase entitles you only to quarterly updates. We elected to cover what you get with your initial purchase, not what you can get through additional service add-ons. Regarding your larger question of standalone workstation versus enterprise coverage, our readership is interested in both environments. Covering workstation virus software does not mean we will not also cover enterprise-based virus checking software in future issues. We will indeed do that.
--John Enck]]>Michael Wild Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:47:44 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/workstation-virus-scanning-software-antivirus#commentsAnchor