Beta testing to start late April, and ship in Fall 2007
New Features:
- Wireless connection – Help setup secure WIFI connections.
- Printer Sharing Support – Help connect printers to the local network.
- Management of Startup Programs – Includes speed boot time by automatically detecting rarely used programs and removed them.
- Online Backup – Dedicated to photos and requires an additional fee. (Try www.xdrive.com for 2-3 gigs free space an download the desktop app to auto-backup.
- Unified Monitoring – You can track the security and maintenance status from any PC on the network.
- Unified Resolution – will let an administrator correct problems on other installations.
- Monthly activity report – Summarize important activities and actions for all connected installs.
- New automatic tune-up features.
- Parental Controls – This is optional and will be available with Windows Live! Family Safety Services comes out of beta.
Link to Windows OneCare Live 2.0 Beta Testing to Begin – News and Analysis by PC Magazine
My Wish List:
64-bit support. (Very popular request)
Backup to other services like XDrive