RE: Norton Antivirus 2005 on Windows XP Home

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Norton and McAffee are the most popular, yet most hacked and unstable
security softwares in the market. I'd never recommend Norton. For one, it
trys to "take over" your pc by running tens of services. It also slows your
computer down a lot. You should always check reviews before making a purchase
of security products as they are extremely important. Go to PCmagazine's
website or PCworld website and check the reviews. I personally use Trend
Micro's internet security. It has been rated the best software out there. It
doesn't take over your PC, it's easy to use for the novices yet complex
enough for experts.

With the problem you mentioned and as other indicated, it sure seems to me
like a resident virus that's been living in your pc for generations. You
can't just bulldoze it out of your system with Norton (cuz it sucks). Try
scanning your PC using trend micro's new online scan BETA. It removes viruses
and spywares. www.trendmicro.com

Hope that helps......

....and yes, I love trend micro.

"oldstrings" wrote:

> Went to install this program, and had this happen:
>
> I registered it with the supplied key, did the pre-install scan, no problem.
> I was prompted for a location, I accepted the default, and pressed OK.
> Immediately, got a message "Cannot install, press OK to quit the
> installation" And that's it, no reason, nothing. I read the User's Guide,
> recommended I uninstall Zone Alarm, which I did. Got the same response.
>
> Any ideas?
>
.

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