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Summary: THIS PRODUCT GETS WORSE WITH EVERY RELEASE
Review: I've used PCAW for over ten years now, and been through every new release. The product just gets less and less stable, and we have asked for a refund on version 10.5. I use the product to connect to at least 50 networks, some by modem, others by IP. Version 10.5 dropped support for DOS-based clients, which we still have some of; but you have to remove earlier versions when you install 10.5, which gives me no alternative to connect to those hosts. Also, be prepared to replace your pre-9.2 versions if you want 10.5 as they can't coexist -- which means, you have no way to connect to older hosts (I'm not sure, but I think they also dropped compatibility with some Windows versions, which means hosts running older windows versions would have to purchase a new license). We had several incidents where we could NEVER connect reliably with Windows 2000 hosts. Support is near-nonexistent, with the Symantec website blaming everyone else PLUS the kitchen sink for the problems, but giving no solutions. At one point, we tried to connect and got simply a blank screen. On visiting their website, I found numerous similar situations on their support discussion forum, and their answer was ... "this could be a video card, or it could be a modem, or it could be phone line problems". But it couldn't be their software. Version 10.5 appears to be a tremendous step backward. We tried it only because we were having problems with version 9.2 under Windows 2000. Perhaps my greatest concern now is where to find a different product that will solve this problem. I've used PCAW for so long I've come to rely heavily on it. I think this problem is greater than just PCAW. Other Symantec products seem to suffer from similar situations. We've had great difficulty in installing Norton Antivirus under W2K -- in some instances requiring lengthy procedures to "uninstall" previously failed installations. All this costs money. Same thing with SystemWorks. Bottom line, it seems like Symantec is cranking out some fairly bad software at this time. Once you get it to work, you may be okay, but it just really seems to lack stability.
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Summary: nothing new...
Review: nothing exception interesting about the new version 10.5 from the version 10. I was able to use fast user switching in windows XP with pcanywhere 10.5 demo.. but this retail version just remove the FUS totally! And when i installed it in my windows 2000 server, it must have some conflicts with some software or something, becuase after i reboot it, it gave me a BSOD!
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Summary: Never changes
Review: You would think that a product would improve with time -- but no, not pcAnywhere! It is, always has been, and probably always will be deeply flawed. I installed this product on two Windows 2003 Servers. On one of them, the host service kept failing whenever I tried to initiate a file transfer. On the other server, file transfers worked fine but the visual display was a distortion of black and white lines. It's amazing -- every single version I work with has some problem that keeps me from being able to move it into production. And version 10.5 is no exception. Save your money!
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