Re: Uninstall Norton System Works

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From: William B. Lurie (billurie_at_nospam.org)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 20:41:45 -0500

Thanks, Mr. Moose... you are mostly correct, but every
set of their instructions breaks down, for reasons such as I
described.

Bullwinkle. J. Moose wrote:

> Basically you have to completely uninstall the program. To do this you must
> first go to add remove programs and run the removal of systemworks. Then you
> manually go to the directory and manually remove it using windows explorer.
> Check all your logical drives as NSW has a habit of scattering bit of itself
> everywhere. THEN go into the registry and delete any Symantec keys you find.
> You now have a clean system.
>
> I'm presuming you don't have any other Symantec programs on the machine. If
> you do it becomes more complicated and you have to know what the other files
> are for.
>
> At this point I usually defrag the drive(s). Then install as a new install.
>
> Take it slow. Norton programs are among the most difficult to get rid of.
> Good luck.
> Regards,
>
> "William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message
> news:%23P9sgym0EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>>In order to uninstall Norton System Works 2004
>>manually, Symantec wants me to sign on as Administrator.
>>There are files to be deleted, to which I don't have
>>access. I'm on a one person, one profile system, so
>>I should be signed on automatically as administrator.
>>Where do I go to check on this?
>>
>>WBL
>
>
> 

-- 
                    William B. Lurie

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