B
Bob
At your suggestion, I uninstalled then re-installed MSAS.
It did not solve the problem. Any idea when the next
beta will be out?
It did not solve the problem. Any idea when the next
beta will be out?
B
Bill Sanderson
No--all I know is that there will be one. Sorry that didn't work--thanks
for trying it out, though. I don't know what the difference is between the
folks posting that everything works fine with NSW 2005 installed, and those
having problems.
for trying it out, though. I don't know what the difference is between the
folks posting that everything works fine with NSW 2005 installed, and those
having problems.
S
Steve Wechsler [MVP]
Bill said:
An upgrade to NSW 2005 or a cleanly installed NSW 2005 ?
Just speculating here, Bill ...
Steve Wechsler (akaMowGreen)
MVP Windows Server
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Bob
-----Original Message-----
I loaded MSAS on my desktop with NSW 2004 already
installed. MSAS appeared to work perfectly. The
security agents worked, reports were available and
nothing seemed out of order. Two days ago, I upgraded to
NSW 2005. I did not uninstall NSW 2004 first. After
that, the security agents stopped working.
Oddly enough both of my Dell desktops exhibited the same
behavior. MSAS Worked with NSW 2004 perfectly, then no
security agents with the upgrade to NSW 2005.
My Dell laptop also had NSW 2004 installed, I never did
get MSAS to work. The security agents would not
function. It exhibited the same behavior with NSW2004
that my desktops do with NSW 2005 installed. Needless to
say that after I upgraded the laptop to NSW 2005, nothing
changed. Now all three computers exhibit identical
problems with MSAS. All three have Windows XP Home ED.
I loaded MSAS on my desktop with NSW 2004 already
installed. MSAS appeared to work perfectly. The
security agents worked, reports were available and
nothing seemed out of order. Two days ago, I upgraded to
NSW 2005. I did not uninstall NSW 2004 first. After
that, the security agents stopped working.
Oddly enough both of my Dell desktops exhibited the same
behavior. MSAS Worked with NSW 2004 perfectly, then no
security agents with the upgrade to NSW 2005.
My Dell laptop also had NSW 2004 installed, I never did
get MSAS to work. The security agents would not
function. It exhibited the same behavior with NSW2004
that my desktops do with NSW 2005 installed. Needless to
say that after I upgraded the laptop to NSW 2005, nothing
changed. Now all three computers exhibit identical
problems with MSAS. All three have Windows XP Home ED.
B
Bill Sanderson
Thanks for posting the details, Bob--I hope the folks at Microsoft have a
clear understanding of whatever interaction is happening here--but your
laying out your experience and the Windows version you are running may be
very helpful.
I suppose next we need a volunteer to completely remove NSW altogether,
verify that Microsoft Antispyware works properly in its absence, and then do
a fresh install of NSW 2005 and tell us what happens.
I guess I could even do that with my laptop and a trial download--there
surely is such a thing---hmm.....I don't mind downloading a 160 meg game
demo for a test, but the thought of subjecting a nice clean XP machine to
NSW......I'm still thinking about this.
clear understanding of whatever interaction is happening here--but your
laying out your experience and the Windows version you are running may be
very helpful.
I suppose next we need a volunteer to completely remove NSW altogether,
verify that Microsoft Antispyware works properly in its absence, and then do
a fresh install of NSW 2005 and tell us what happens.
I guess I could even do that with my laptop and a trial download--there
surely is such a thing---hmm.....I don't mind downloading a 160 meg game
demo for a test, but the thought of subjecting a nice clean XP machine to
NSW......I'm still thinking about this.
D
DanR
Just to add... I have 2 XP SP2 computers with NSW 2004. MSAS system explorers is
blank on both. I have another computer XP SP2 with NSW 2003 where system
explorer works fine.
Warning to Bill... Norton products are notoriously difficult to remove.
blank on both. I have another computer XP SP2 with NSW 2003 where system
explorer works fine.
Warning to Bill... Norton products are notoriously difficult to remove.
B
Bill Sanderson
DanR said:
I'm well aware of that, hence my hesitation. Actually, I have a VPC running
Windows 2000 that I could do this test with. That can't submit reports, but
I think it is updating ok. might be the best way to do this.
B
Bill Sanderson
No trial of NSW, unfortunately. Am installing NIS 2005 since I was there
anyway.
anyway.
S
Steve Wechsler [MVP]
Bill said:
I'll say a prayer for the system, Bill
Steve Wechsler (akaMowGreen)
MVP Windows Server
B
Bill Sanderson
Well --it's a VPC. And it needs the prayer. it varies between ordinarily
responsive, and extremely unresponsive. Last night the NIS install
completed and there was an autoupdate notice from Microsoft Antispyware.
There were three sets of prompts to respond to on the screen, and, of
course, the mouse was non-functional (due to the said performance issue) and
the Microsoft Antispyware prompts weren't accessable, so I couldn't figure
out keystrokes to shove down its throat to clear the popup.
Something is strange on my laptop with VPC--I've had a couple of sessions
where the machine ran quite nicely --easy to work with, and a bunch of
others in which it wasn't usable at all.
responsive, and extremely unresponsive. Last night the NIS install
completed and there was an autoupdate notice from Microsoft Antispyware.
There were three sets of prompts to respond to on the screen, and, of
course, the mouse was non-functional (due to the said performance issue) and
the Microsoft Antispyware prompts weren't accessable, so I couldn't figure
out keystrokes to shove down its throat to clear the popup.
Something is strange on my laptop with VPC--I've had a couple of sessions
where the machine ran quite nicely --easy to work with, and a bunch of
others in which it wasn't usable at all.