Securing your Windows computer in 5 easy steps…
Although Microsoft Forefront ‘client only’ is offered without any time limit or license restrictions, MS seem to have deliberately made the installation process ‘difficult’ in order to push their preferred domestic platform, Microsoft Security Essentials, however, I would highly recommend using Forefront as your anti-virus / anti-malware solution…
I like Forefront a lot, it is built on the excellent Windows Defender (formerly GIANT AntiSpyware) technology and in recent Virus Bulletin tests it came out top of the pile, even beating Eset’s NOD suite in reliably detecting all signatures in the wild and avoiding false positives.
It provides an ‘all-in-one’ anti-virus anti-malware solution which replaces Windows Defender and integrates fully with Microsoft Update:
1. Download the Microsoft Forefront Client Security Evaluation from Microsoft… HERE
2. Burn / mount the image
3. Open an elevated command prompt (run cmd as administrator)
4. Navigate to \CLIENT (\CLIENT\X64 if you have 64 bit Windows)
5. Execute “clientsetup /nomom”
That’s it!
You can literally install and forget about it, secure in the knowlege that you’re about as protected as you can be against malicious threats.
At the command prompt (steps 4 and 5) you’ll need to type the following commands: (Where X is the drive letter for the Forefront CD / image)
For 32 bit Windows…
CD X:\client
X:
clientsetup /nomom
For 64 bit Windows…
CD X:\client\x64
X:
clientsetup /nomom
Once installed make sure you have replaced Windows Update with Microsoft Update (XP) or enabled updates for Microsoft Products (Vista / Windows 7) and Forefront will automatically get the latest virus definitions and program updates.
Windows Schmindows!