Re: installing norton antivirus
From: Dan (spamyou_at_user.nec)
Date: 02/09/05
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 18:15:10 -0700
Wow, I guess it takes all kinds. I think you may get bored with removing
registry entries if you do it frequently.
"hjomby" <hjomby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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: I like having to remove all the Norton/Symantec references from the
registry.
: There's nothing I look forward to more.
:
: "R. McCarty" wrote:
:
: > Symantec has a "Real" issue with upgrades and removal. I used to
: > recommend Symantec/Norton as 1st choice for Security products.
: > However, I've recently encountered a number of cases where Nav
: > and Nis upgrades/uninstalls have gone badly.
: >
: > It's a classic PITA to cleanly remove Symantec programs. You
: > have to uninstall the app - then Live Update & LiveReg. Then you
: > are faced with Registry remnants. Recently, an uninstall of Nis2004
: > disabled the 16-Bit NTVDM environment. Then you have the issue
: > of Non-Plug & Play drivers/services left disjointed and installed.
: > (Symevnt, Savrt and several more.)
: >
: > I've tried Nav 2005 update and find it's marginally better than the
: > existing 2004 product(s). Couple the $40 price and the $30 renewal
: > yearly and Symantec can hit your wallet pretty hard.
: >
: > Nis 2004 is still a good pick, but the memory/process footprint for
: > it is pretty high. It takes 8 running processes using 39 Megabytes to
: > keep Nis in memory. But it does provide Anti-Virus, Firewall, Spam
: > filtering,etc...
: >
: > Then you add the inability of Symantec to integrate WMI into their
: > 2003 and earlier products. It rankles me a little that the WMI patch
: > is only available on Live Update, & that Live Update won't update
: > Live Update to the latest 2.55.5 release.............
: >
: > I know this "Rant" doesn't address your problem, but you are not
: > alone on this update/removal issue. All I can recommend is that you
: > image your system partition before doing a Symantec uninstall. You
: > probably have a 25% chance of getting out cleanly and with no
: > unanticipated after effects.
: >
: > "bullwinkel J. Moose" <quincey.nyc@verizon.net> wrote in message
: > news:O0CxU7zjEHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
: > > Not nice. Norton products are the worst when it comes to removing them
and
: > > reinstalling.
: > >
: > > You must manually go back and remove any left over files and
directories
: > > onyour HDD. You must also remove any registry keys that the uninstall
: > > process has not removed. A tedious process.
: > >
: > > Makles you want to go to a better free p;roduct that does the same or
: > > more. There are many available.
: > >
: > >
: > > "Frank" <bbunny@bqik.net> wrote in message
: > > news:ucm7kKxjEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
: > >>
: > >> "dumbo" <dumbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
: > >> news:5F6FF1CF-471E-4A8C-B29F-F813DA05DB5E@microsoft.com...
: > >>>I have inserted norton antivirus cd into tower, after uninstalling
failed
: > >>> sortware, nothing is happening.
: > >>> What am I supposed to do next, am I dumb?
: > >>
: > >> YEP
: > >>
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
: >
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