Which FREE AV for WIN ME?

**tech_guy** · 17th January 2009, 06:55 PM

Doing a job for a friend - unbu@@ering his daughter's PC.

Reinstalling the original OS - Windows ME - after she put a dodgy copy of Win XP on it and her Dad doesn't want to spend any money so hence ME going back on.

Question is what AV? Has to be free but the latest and greatest version of AVG is for XP & Vista only.

Same regarding Firewall. Any advice?

This is like going back in time. I'd forgotten what a pile of poo ME was.

**kmount** · 17th January 2009, 06:59 PM

Avast still has support for Windows 98SE/ME.

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As for firewall, I'm not sure yet, still looking.

**MatthewL** · 17th January 2009, 07:07 PM

If the computer is connected to the internet via a router I dont tend to bother using a firewall.

**Gatt** · 17th January 2009, 07:09 PM

For Windows ME - I would recommend...

FDISK

......

**witch** · 17th January 2009, 07:13 PM

A friends ME computer has something called Protect Plus or Protector Plus on it? - she hasn't had any problems that I know of (except of course for ME itself!).
Otherwise I have heard reasonable things about Avast

NB: have googled it and it doesn't appear to be free now

**kmount** · 17th January 2009, 07:15 PM

Seems Firewalls for 9x/ME are even more rare than AV.

I found Kerio to be supporting it downloadable from here.

Can't vouch for much else though...

Kim.

**mattx** · 17th January 2009, 07:19 PM

You could try Tiny Personal Firewall

Download Tiny Personal Firewall, Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0.14 Download

It says 98 / NT - if my memory was correct the kernal for ME was VERY similar to NT so it may work....

**kmount** · 17th January 2009, 07:24 PM

Slightly newer version here and the blurb says it supports ME.

Good find Mattx.

**mattx** · 17th January 2009, 07:34 PM

I used to use Tiny Personal Firewall all the time - [ thats the problem of being an old fart and remembering all these past bits of software.... ]

**rush_tech** · 17th January 2009, 07:37 PM

You can get hold of previous version of AVG on Filehippo I had a look at the first on 7.0.298 says it supports all versions of windows

**CyberNerd** · 17th January 2009, 07:42 PM

The computer is clearly screaming out for a ubuntu installation.

**kmount** · 17th January 2009, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by rush_tech

You can get hold of previous version of AVG on Filehippo I had a look at the first on 7.0.298 says it supports all versions of windows

AVG up to 7.5 inclusive will support 98SE, but updates are supposedly stopping in August this year.

**kmount** · 17th January 2009, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by CyberNerd

The computer is clearly screaming out for a ubuntu installation.

This is very true.

**tech_guy** · 17th January 2009, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by kmount

This is very true.

Yeah but then she won't be able to toast her sandwiches like that woman in America who purchased the Dell laptop with Ubuntu on it.

**kmount** · 17th January 2009, 09:19 PM

=) 10 points.

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