Lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal' on XP problematic

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Hi,



I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got a

warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I clicked

something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.



1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

it's priority.



TIA,

Richard
 
RichardOnRails wrote:

> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got

> a warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I

> clicked something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.



Get rid of McAfee, use Avira AntiVir.



--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
 
What did McAfee Support or the experts in the McAfee Community Forums have

to say about this when you asked them?



See if this McAfee three-step fix resolves the problem:

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





RichardOnRails wrote:

> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got a

> warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I clicked

> something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.
 
Lowering the priority would only make realtime scans take longer, so

programs would take even longer to open.



Ditch McAfee and try Avira, AVG, Eset, etc.



"RichardOnRails" wrote:



> Hi,

>

> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got a

> warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I clicked

> something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.

>

> TIA,

> Richard

> .

>
 
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:21:48 -0800 (PST), RichardOnRails

wrote:





> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got a

> warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I clicked

> something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.





I recommend doing much more than lowering its priority. Get rid of it

entirely! It's among the poorest anti-virus programs available.



Instead of McAfee, I recommend that you get eSET NOD32, if you are

willing to pay for it. Or if you want a free one, get either Avast! or

Avira.





--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
There are alternatives to McAfee. Check out Microsoft's "Security

Essentials" - free. Else consider Grisoft's AVG, Avast!, etc. etc.







"RichardOnRails" wrote in

message

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> Hi,

>

> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got a

> warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I clicked

> something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.

>

> TIA,

> Richard
 
my experience with

mccrapafee has been

less than fruitful.



their technical support

are unhelpful and morons

and told them I wouldn't

recommend their crappy

software before hanging up.



however, I now use

microsoft's security

essentials and has

worked with windows

flawlessly.



--



db·´¯`·...¸>

DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

- Systems Analyst

- Database Developer

- Accountancy

- Veteran of the Armed Forces

- Microsoft Partner

- @hotmail.com

~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen



>

>



"RichardOnRails" wrote in message

news:4e72a6e5-d2cb-4b9a-9962-9651d0991c3f@g27g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

>

> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got a

> warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I clicked

> something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.

>

> TIA,

> Richard
 
+1

I dumped Avast!, ZoneAlarm and SpywareBlaster and installed Microsoft

Security Essentials and Windows firewall several months ago. I've had no

problems to date. My XP system boots and shuts down faster and websites

literally jump onto my display. As a secondary check, I run Malwarebytes

and SUPERAntiSpyware once a week.



BTW, the three Apps I dumped worked fine and I would recommend them to

anyone who feels at risk with MSE and the Win firewall. But recognize that

they can slow down the operation of your computer. That was my experience.





"db" wrote in message

news:C2F1E0FF-BA6F-43C2-9219-67CD04B858ED@microsoft.com...

my experience with

mccrapafee has been

less than fruitful.



their technical support

are unhelpful and morons

and told them I wouldn't

recommend their crappy

software before hanging up.



however, I now use

microsoft's security

essentials and has

worked with windows

flawlessly.



--



db·´¯`·...¸>

DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

- Systems Analyst

- Database Developer

- Accountancy

- Veteran of the Armed Forces

- Microsoft Partner

- @hotmail.com

~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen



>

>



"RichardOnRails" wrote in

message

news:4e72a6e5-d2cb-4b9a-9962-9651d0991c3f@g27g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

>

> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl. When I tried it, I got a

> warning that such action might make Windows unstable. When I clicked

> something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2. If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.

>

> TIA,

> Richard
 
On Feb 11, 1:21 am, RichardOnRails

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl.  When I tried it,  I got a

> warning that such action might make Windows unstable.  When I clicked

> something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> 2.  If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> it's priority.

>

> TIA,

> Richard



Hi Folks,



Thanks for all the responses, and based on them, I'm uninstalling

McAffee now.



I've been running PrevX solely for years -- with great satisfaction --

and installed McAfee only because Comcast recommended it and provided

it gratis.



I'll continue my PrevX subscription and look into Microsoft's

"Security

Essentials" (which I hadn't heard of) and maybe Grisoft's AVG if it's

not duplicative of PrevX services.



Thanks to All,

Richard
 
On Feb 11, 2:10 am, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> What did McAfee Support or the experts in the McAfee Community Forums have

> to say about this when you asked them?

>

> See if this McAfee three-step fix resolves the problem:http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>

> RichardOnRails wrote:

> > I tried lowering McAfee's priority to "below normal" because it

> > frequently slows my XP machine to a crawl.  When I tried it,  I gota

> > warning that such action might make Windows unstable.  When I clicked

> > something like "Do it, regardless", it seemed to fail.

>

> > 1. Would reducing McAfee's priority really make my machine unstable?

> > 2.  If it's not really going to caused instability, how can I reduce

> > it's priority.



Hi Robear,



I didn't check for any response to my post until tonight because of

the snow storm in the East Coast of USA.



After seeing all the negative assessments of McAfee's software (which

reinforced my got feeling), I decided to:

1. uninstall McAfee;

2. rely mainly on my PrevX subscription; and

3. look into Microsoft's "Security Essentials" and maybe Grisoft's

AVG.



So I didn't check McAfee Support or the experts in the McAfee

Community Forums have

to say about this when you asked them? I didnt check those sources

initially because I didn't think I'd get worthwhile responses.



Even though I didn't follow your advice in this instance, I

appreciate your response.



Best wishes,

Richard
 
RichardOnRails wrote:



> Hi Folks,

>

> Thanks for all the responses, and based on them, I'm uninstalling

> McAffee now.

>

> I've been running PrevX solely for years -- with great satisfaction --

> and installed McAfee only because Comcast recommended it and provided

> it gratis.



Be sure to run their removal tool:



http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507
 
On Feb 11, 11:23 pm, "Daave" wrote:

> RichardOnRails wrote:

> > Hi Folks,

>

> > Thanks for all the responses, and based on them, I'm uninstalling

> > McAffee now.

>

> > I've been running PrevX solely for years -- with great satisfaction --

> > and installed McAfee only because Comcast recommended it and provided

> > it gratis.

>

> Be sure to run their removal tool:

>

> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507



Ran the MCR (maybe McAfee Clean-up Registry Tool), which I had never

heard of. I use Mac Registry Cleaner every so often. It might have

caught many (all?) those now-defunct Registry entries, but not the

files that seem to have been deleted.



Thanks for the heads-up,

Richard
 
I used to use AVG because it was free, but have since moved to Avast! to be

MUCH better.



"RichardOnRails" wrote in

message

news:4240a01a-a7c0-48ea-a4cc-f3a3d68a4145@p23g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...

On Feb 11, 1:21 am, RichardOnRails

wrote:

Hi Folks,



Thanks for all the responses, and based on them, I'm uninstalling

McAffee now.



I've been running PrevX solely for years -- with great satisfaction --

and installed McAfee only because Comcast recommended it and provided

it gratis.



I'll continue my PrevX subscription and look into Microsoft's

"Security

Essentials" (which I hadn't heard of) and maybe Grisoft's AVG if it's

not duplicative of PrevX services.



Thanks to All,

Richard
 
On Feb 15, 10:03 am, "shawn"

wrote:

> I used to use AVG because it was free, but have since moved to Avast! to be

> MUCH better.

>

> "RichardOnRails" wrote in

> messagenews:4240a01a-a7c0-48ea-a4cc-f3a3d68a4145@p23g2000vbl.googlegroups..com...

> On Feb 11, 1:21 am, RichardOnRails wrote:

>

> Hi Folks,

>

> Thanks for all the responses, and based on them, I'm uninstalling

> McAffee now.

>

> I've been running PrevX solely for years -- with great satisfaction --

> and installed McAfee only because Comcast recommended it and provided

> it gratis.

>

> I'll continue my PrevX subscription and look into Microsoft's

> "Security

> Essentials" (which I hadn't heard of) and maybe Grisoft's AVG if it's

> not duplicative of PrevX services.

>

> Thanks to All,

> Richard



> I used to use AVG because it was free, but have since moved to Avast! to be

> MUCH better.



Thanks Shawn,



I'll take a look at it, I appreciate you taking the trouble to post

about it.



Best Wishes,

Richard
 
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