Colin--

One care has these but no reg cleaner--essentially it has defrag, cleanup
capability, backup, and antivirus.

Their feeling on the backup was to make it simple.

Learn about Windows Live OneCare, the new comprehensive PC care service from
Microsoft.
www.windowsonecare.com/prodinfo/features.aspx

It plans to add some features:
http://windowsonecare.spaces.live.com/


I have used the regcleaner Registy Mechanic, from what used to be called
www.winguides.com or now www.pctools.com

http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/. I felt pretty confident, because
the people associated with the site who develop their software have a
serious command and respect for the registry, but you still couldn't verify
exactly that it did what it claimed to do.

They also make a popular gui interface tweaker:
http://www.winguides.com/tweak/

As you know the common complaint on the backup for One Care and Vista (which
in One Care would be worth the price itself at $33 for 3 licenses I see in
stores and less with rebate) is that it won't backup at the file level.

While I understand somewhat MSFT's explanation voice by Jill Zoeller that
they wanted to make it user friendly for novices and they should be
applauded for trying to get backup in the hands of all Windows users, you
can't help but notice that browse is a very basic fundtion in Windows and I
believe that the company that is trying to write extensive help articles
from the help server and help web site for Vista, (helppane.exe
command at the run box in Vista), and/or their site
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...S/default.mspx
could have made simple directions and screen shotted instructions so that
they could have made a more sophisticated backup. Any of us could have
written them, and MSFT could have as well.

CH




"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Doesn't One Care also include a registry cleaner in addition to the items
> you listed for it in #4?
>
>> But I disagree with others in that I think that the Windows OS should
>> include all of these "utilities" that you buy from third parties.
>>
>> 1. The best defrag including registry defrag.
>> 2. Registry cleaner.
>> 3. Privacy software (e.g. hide IP address if desired)
>> 4. Windows Live (e.g. firewall, anti-spyware, anti-virus).
>>
>
>