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re: Computer Associates, Internet Security Suite 2007 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 8:11 am Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) It's obvious that you made the effort http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/post?1256122993 but here's how your post looks: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1256122993 The first 2 paragraphs here are worth reading: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1217046552 Robert J. Rhame wrote: |Computer Associates, Internet Security Suite 2007 |[...](Last version that supports Windows 98SE)[...] |the Personal Firewall won’t install. |The Anti-Virus/Spam/Spyware packages install OK and appear to work correctly. | When security software[1] for Windoze won't install, it's a pretty good indication that you are pre-infected. |I’ve contacted CA but they aren’t much help or very interested. | 10 year old M$ OSes don't get much of a rise out of many vendors these days. As you've intimated, app writers are dropping support for Win9x left and right. I've found that a solution to an OS that requires band-aids plastered all over it (and STILL gets infected) is to use an OS that doesn't need those because it has security at its core and isn't Defective By Design. http://google.com/search?q=site:linuxmint.com+"Mint.7" ...and if you have <256MB of RAM: http://google.com/search?q=site:linuxmint.com+"Mint.7"+Xfce The CDs are bootable to a graphical desktop so you can do a test drive without installing anything. Mint 7 is based on Ubuntu 9.04 from April of 2009. We're expecting Mint 8 (based on Ubuntu 9.10) by the end of the year. This Free(dom) Software is also gratis. [1] ...and especially when pseudo-security software won't install... Note: While many deride the notion of a software firewall, I think that filtering egress traffic is a pretty good idea (hardware firewalls can't do that). Of course, when that software is on the same box it's protecting and that box is running Windoze, enthusiasm wanes a bit. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Computer Associates, Internet Security Suite 2007 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 11:48 am Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) Install one of the old free firewalls. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Computer Associates, Internet Security Suite 2007 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:13 pm Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) Steve wrote: |Install one of the old free firewalls. Don't forget to say "The older, the better". (They never add anything of value; only bloat.) http://google.com/search?q=site:oldapps.com+firewall ...and, of course, a modern OS[1] includes a proper software firewall. [1] That excludes anything from M$, whose "software firewall" DOESN'T filter outbound packets. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Computer Associates, Internet Security Suite 2007 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:29 pm Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) True, I liked Zone Alarm 2.6, or Kerio 2.?. Both small and easy to use. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Computer Associates, Internet Security Suite 2007 Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 5:36 am Posted by Robert J. Rhame (2 messages posted) Thanks for the comments, suggestions, and recommendations. I appreciate the quick responses. On Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 4:03 am, Robert J. Rhame wrote: >Computer Associates, Internet Security Suite 2007 >I get this software free of charge through my ISP. I’ve used the ISS 2007 (Last >version that supports Windows 98SE) on my aged Dell TPS before, but now the Personal >Firewall won’t install. The Anti-Virus/Spam/Spyware packages install OK and appear >to work correctly. >I’ve contacted CA but they aren’t much help or very interested. Anyone have any >ideas as to why the Personal Firewall won’t install. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum