The Scorpion 1 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I note that versions 10 onwards do not support Windows XP. But version 9 will run on XP and loads newest virus sig's but doesn't do a 'product' update to v10. So, would my XP computer be protected ok with the 9.0.386.0 version or would it be missing something of importance? Thanks for any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Most Valued Members peteyt 396 Posted April 16, 2017 Most Valued Members Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, The Scorpion said: I note that versions 10 onwards do not support Windows XP. But version 9 will run on XP and loads newest virus sig's but doesn't do a 'product' update to v10. So, would my XP computer be protected ok with the 9.0.386.0 version or would it be missing something of importance? Thanks for any info. I'm sure I read one of the mods had it working on XP but it's technically not officially supported. However I'm not sure about other people, but I probably wouldn't recommend using XP as it is no longer supported by Microsoft so it doesn't receive updates including bug fixes. While security programs will protect you to a degree I can imagine if a security hole is found you'd be at risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion 1 Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Thanks for the reply peteyt. My small emachines (second laptop) only has XP so I was looking for an AV that would give some protection on it. Not worth the expense of upgrading the system - even if it was capable of upgrade. So was wondering if Eset's version 9 is weaker 'protection-wise' than the later versions of Eset when it comes to virus protection on XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,259 Posted April 17, 2017 Administrators Share Posted April 17, 2017 Why install v9 if v10 works on Windows XP? Use v10 unless you have some issues. If an issue is XP related, then most likely v9 wouldn't work better either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion 1 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Marcos, v10 won't work on XP that's why I've installed v9. It wouldn't install on my XP and I then saw that the Eset site said they no longer supported XP after v9 and suggested installing 9 if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,259 Posted April 17, 2017 Administrators Share Posted April 17, 2017 V10 works on Windows XP SP3 like v9 does. I've used it since v10 was first released and have not observed any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion 1 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Guess I'm unlucky then. 10 won't install on my XP pc. Eset has this to say... hxxp://support.eset.com/kb3507/?viewlocale=en_US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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