Get Started Today with Windows Live OneCare for More Peace of Mind.

Congratulations! Windows Live OneCare is ready to help you protect your computers. Getting started is fast and easy.

Notice the Windows Live OneCare icon in the notification area of your Windows taskbar.

Step 1: Get Oriented

This icon lets confirms that Windows Live OneCare is running behind the scenes protecting your PC. The icon changes color depending on the state of your computer:

Green: status is Good. Windows Live OneCare is running continually and monitoring your system to help prevent threats from viruses and spyware.

Yellow: your status is Fair. There is no immediate threat to your system, but you should take care of the action(s) indicated by Windows Live OneCare as soon as possible to return stays to green.

Red: your computer is At Risk. OneCare cannot provide proactive fixes or recommendations because of the Internet connection is lost or the OneCare two-way managed Firewall is turned off. You should restore connections and turn on the Firewall immediately to return stats to green.

Step 2: Go Green

When the Windows Live OneCare icon is green, you know you’re well protected. To help keep your icon green, you should be sure to set your preferences.To set your protection, performance, and backup preferences:

• Double-click the Windows Live OneCare icon to open the main window.
• Familiarize yourself with the icons and then set up how you want Windows Live OneCare to handle tasks like backup and tune-up.

Common Tasks and Help:Run virus or spyware scans, back up or restore your files, or change your OneCare preferences and settings for automated tasks

PC Health Meter and Actions to Take window: Check the status of your home network to see whether you need to run a tune-up or back up your files. This area is used to notify you about any home network health-related issue

Protection Plus: Know when real-time antivirus and anti-phishing monitoring are on, when your virus definitions and antispyware software were last updated, and the status of your firewall. Also use the links here to run the two-way managed firewall, Microsoft Update integration, and wireless network security management.

Performance Plus: Check here for the status of your last OneCare tune-up and when your next one is scheduled to run. Use the links here to run an on-demand tune-up or view a report of the most recent one.

Backup and Restore: See when you last performed a backup and when your next one is scheduled. You can also take advantage of the new centralized backup feature, and store important files from up to three PCs in a single location

Step 3: Staying Green is Easy

Follow up on Actions to Take and Advisories in the notification area of the main window.

If Windows Live OneCare shows a yellow or red icon in the notification area of your Windows taskbar, double-click the icon to open the main window. You’ll find instructions under Actions to Take to restore your status to green.