Re: I dumped Norton !!!!!!

From: Ron Bogart (ripSPAM_at_SUXtbit.net)
Date: 12/20/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:01:33 -0600

In news:gT6xd.782724$8_6.287014@attbi_s04,
Buffalo <eric(nospam)@nada.com.invalid> did some thinking and came up with
these words:
> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u7ODLCH5EHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> ...and my machine is a LOT healthier for it, and I AM A LOT HAPPIER
>> WITHOUT
>> IT !!
>>
>> For years I leaned towards not listening to any criticisms aimed at
>> Norton,
>> in these NG's. One of the main slurs often levelled at
>> Symantec/Norton programs was that they are "bloatware," ...I now
>> completely agree - Norton
>> IS "bloatware" - of gargantuan proportions ! ...and on top of that
>> it's
>> VERY SLOW "bloatware" as well.
>
> Geez,is there any 'bloatware' that makes your computer 'faster'?
>>
>> A few days ago I removed all trace of Norton Internet Security
>> products,
>
> I really don't think you actually removed 'all' traces of the above.
> If you really did, you should be a programer.
>
>
>
>> in
>> favour of well known firewall, and anti-virus programs, and a
>> couple of anti-spy/malware programs from other, well known, software
>> houses - (recommended by mvp's.) i.e. not the various
>> anti-spy/malware software that has spy/malware attached to them !
>
> Good for you. But, you sound like a person that probably used every
> option that NIS offered (quite a lot of stuff) and that used a lot of
> cpu power, resources and memory.
> Now you decided to use different programs with not many of the
> options that you had before and are amazed at how much faster your
> machine shuts down, etc. Damn, it should be common sense that with
> less programs running 'all' the time, that will happen.
>
>>
>> My XP home edition now starts up a lot faster, and "Shuts Down," in
>> approximately five seconds - something it hasn't done for almost a
>> year.
>>
>> It's about time Symantec COMPLETELY REWROTE its' internet security
>> software - don't you think !
>>
>> regards, Richard
>
> Happy you're happy.
> Now, go away.

I am - but - it doesn't require that to be able to remove all traces.
Patience and fortitude - always wins out. ;-) 

-- 
Ron Bogart {}  τΏτ¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."

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