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  • Question

  • To successfully upgrade to Window 7 you must uninstall Windows Live OneCare.
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    Important: Prior to completing your Windows 7 upgrade, learn about various security solutions available from Microsoft partners.   For more information, please visit the Windows 7 Security Software Providers Web page:
    Windows 7 Security Software Providers (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx)
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    Important: Backups created with OneCare cannot be used with Windows 7. If you currently have data that only exists in a backup created using Windows Live OneCare, you should restore that data using Windows Live OneCare and then backup or copy that data to another location using Windows Backup or another backup utility. See the "More information" section for help doing this.

    To resolve the issue uninstall Windows Live OneCare from Add/Remove programs.   If you cannot uninstall OneCare, you must download and run the OneCare cleanup utility. To do this, follow these steps:


    In reading this and other things it seems one care is not compatible with windows 7 ????????????????
    • Moved by Darin Smith MSModerator Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:19 PM OneCare AppCompat issue (From:Windows 7 Genuine Advantage Validation Issues (Windows 7))
    Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:14 PM

Answers

  • Installation of One Care on Windows 7 is not supported. For malware protection Microsoft Security Essentials is available for free - http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
    Jim - MVP Windows Live - Forum Moderator - Live One Care - Live Mesh - Microsoft Security Essentials
    • Marked as answer by JimR1Moderator Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:06 PM
    Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:52 PM
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  • Moving this thread to the Windows Live OneCare forum.

    Darin MS

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:18 PM
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  • Installation of One Care on Windows 7 is not supported. For malware protection Microsoft Security Essentials is available for free - http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
    Jim - MVP Windows Live - Forum Moderator - Live One Care - Live Mesh - Microsoft Security Essentials
    • Marked as answer by JimR1Moderator Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:06 PM
    Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:52 PM
    Moderator