之前曾經使用過”美國線上(AOL)”基於Kaspersky 的防毒軟體- Active Virus Shield。不過，因為Active Virus Shield 不帶防火牆，最後選擇了KIS(Kaspersky Internet Security)。
前幾天收到AOL的通知，防毒軟體換成了 McAfee® VirusScan® Plus。若升級成KIS 還有40%的折扣，還真不錯。至於McAfee® VirusScan® Plus也頗負盛名，且plus版本是有防火牆的，有興趣的話可以試試。
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Dear mark,
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Minimum System Requirements for McAfee® VirusScan® Plus - Special edition from AOL:•
Windows Vista, 800 MHz or higher processor, 512MB RAM, 200MB hard disk space
•Windows XP or 2000: 500 MHz or higher processor, 256MB RAM, 200MB hard disk space
*Only users with a current license to the software are still receiving updates. Check your Active Virus Shield software to determine whether it is active. If your software is no longer active, you must upgrade now for up-to-date protection.
使用了一陣子 Vista x64，目前唯一偶而玩一下的遊戲 – Need For Speed 10 Carbon，在設定為 98 相容模式後，可順利執行。但是，卻在生涯模式完成42%時，一直跳出遊戲，看來是無解了。另外，目前最常使用的 Solidworks 2007，Vista x64 是無法執行的。查了一下 Solidworks 官網，即使是 Solidworks 2008 也不支援 Vista x64，真是無言。雖然Vista 的介面比 XP 漂亮很多，且是新一代的作業系統，但在這些因素下，最後決定換回 XP x64 Edition。縱使 XP x64 Edition 也有一些問題，但在軟體的相容性上，是比 Vista x64 強上很多的。[more]
這回安裝 XP x64 Edition 過程相當順利，安裝繁體中文語言包與更新後，再安裝網路上找來的 MCE theme。這個主題相當不錯。不過也蠻奇怪的，這次並沒有發生 Mp3 斷斷續續的問題。不過 HP 印表機驅動的問題還是無解，只能以 Vista x64 的驅動撮合著用囉。 
顯示卡會選 ATI 的主要原因是：ATI 的卡可以軟改成 FireGL 專業繪圖卡。
