Re: Norton Protection; Access Denied

No, I don't believe there are any instances where auto
protect should turn off on its own, and especially not
to save you from anything, not even yourself <g>.
I had that same problem a couple years ago I'd
guess it was now, and I recall it was a left-over of a
virus at that time; one that was caught but not
completely cleaned. At the same time I had an
inability to access McAffee or Symantec too but they
were all easily repaired.
Unfortunately I cannot recall exactly what it was
called. I'd suggest a good virus scan followed by
adware and malware scans, after updating them all
before scanning.
If your'e not aware of how to scan for malware etc.,
post back and I'm sure you'll get lots of advice. A
firewall is also advisable if you don't already run
one. XP has a firewall, but there are others available
that are more inclusive and useful, IMO, including a
Beat from MS.

HTH
Pop


"JimmyJam" <jimmy@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns96A07738840F8jimmya0lcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have used norton for decades (? since DOS version 2)
>and sometimes it
> saves me and sometimes it messes me up. In this
> case, it turns its own
> auto protection off! Now, the question is, by
> getting itself out of the
> way, is it really the error i thought it was? or is
> it really saving me!?
>
> Malke <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:ekSRkgrkFHA.4000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> PopS wrote:
>>
>>> Huh!
>>> Runs perfectly here. And on my sister's machine.
>>> And on each of my 3 nephew's machines. And on my
>>> brother's machine. And on two neighbor's machine.
>>> And
>>> on several I've repaired, cleaned, or otherwise
>>> doctored for viruses/trojans/malware etc.
>>> Only times I've ever seen it not act well is on
>>> botched and/or poorly maintained machines.
>>>
>>
>> That's nice. I'm glad the program works for you and
>> your family. Other
>> people have different experiences with Norton
>> products on perfectly
>> maintained machines. Do you have a solution to the
>> OP's question?
>>
>> Malke
>


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