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Old 08-18-2006, 01:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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hey guys i got mcafee security suite and since i installed it i jumped from about 32-34 processes up to 54 processes i checked my msconfig and all thats checked is mcafee shield, mcafee backup and mcafee log or something. what can i do to have mcafee protect my computer yet not be running so much stuff.
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Old 08-18-2006, 01:44 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Mcafee is like Norton; it's a pig on processes. Avast or AVG aren't pigs on processes at all.
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shoot i actually payed for this one lol cant just dump it. its not that big of a deal I guess I mean I have 2 gigs of ram its just a bit slower on startup.
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Old 08-18-2006, 01:57 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Just get rid of useless stuff like the firewall. I'm sure you're behind Windows Firewall or a router, which works just as good.
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ahhhh good idea ill try that.
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Old 08-18-2006, 02:12 AM   #6 (permalink)
 
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well that cut it down to 49 hahaha w/e at this point i dont care. thanx tho.
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