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 - So SLOW!My computer was running fine and my husband installed McAfee. I can't even use my computer now. I might as well be back on AOL dial up and 266 with 4 mb of memory. It found some virus's and spyware but my computer was running fine with those on there. It wasn't until McAfee that my computer became unusable. Rating:  - Security SuiteIt is hard to pick a computer security suite. You have to have a enough memory and hd space so the security suite does not bog the system to a crawl. You have to get one that does not stop existing programs from working correctly and stop the crud that is fighting to get in every day. CR magazine rated it high and this one works on my Dell E520 great. Rating:  - MADE TWO OF MY NOTEBOOKS CRAWL...I originally installed McAfee on my brand new Vista notebook. It installed easily, consistently updated, and all ran smoothly, although the computer seemed to run rather slow. I attributed that to a sluggish DSL connection and decided to live with it. Then, a few days ago, I installed McAfee on my backup notebook which runs Windows XP. As soon as the Security Suite installation was finished, my CPU jumped to 100% and stayed there - effectively freezing my notebook. I quickly uninstalled it, and everything ran fine! Definite case of cause and effect. I then uninstalled McAfee from my new Vista PC and downloaded a free trial version of a different security package. My sluggish PC and DSL connection both started to work much faster than it had been when McAfee was installed. Also, as others have mentioned, signing in to McAfee is near impossible - it consistently rejects passwords, e-mail addresses, etc. The only good thing I can say for the product is the uninstall was problem-free. Rating:  - Don't try to reinstall after a reformatFor various reasons I have had to reformat my desktop and laptop machines, both having McAfee Security Suite. Each time I have had to reformat and then reinstall McAfee I have had to do a different procedure. One time I was told by the online chat representative that the reason was because I have Dell computers. The first time I reinstalled McAfee I was able to get it directly from their download site. Since then, after two reinstalls, it's been a different procedure that had to be copied from online chat rather than from the download site which told me that my subscription was out of date. Each new procedure is more complicated and involved than the last and this last one involved me downloading extra files before McAfee would load. It's getting to the point where it may not be worth the trouble. Rating: - Great Security SuiteThis an excellent product. It came with more features than I expected. It's a must have. The seller was also very good.
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