Re: Norton Internet Security screws up windows

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From: efc (efc103_at_optonline.net)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:19:05 GMT

I had to dump Nortons Internet Security this week also.. No Idea why it
caused so many problems.It had to be an auto-update they downloaded this
week. Take a look at Micro-Trends PC-Cillin. It has a good rating and has
been fine for me for about a week. They have a price of $49. with a $25
competative upgrade rebate. If the link below doesnt work..look around the
site or you will see it for $49 or $39 special price. Good luck.
http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry17c?SP=10007&PN=5&CID=0&SID=16269&PID=618699&DSP=&CUR=840&PGRP=0&CACHE_ID=88869
( Rebate link)

http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm ( Home Page)

> Hi Mary,
>
> I have no suggestions, but I do offer sympathy. I have been battling
> with the exact same problem for a week! Symantec support blames my
> server, my internet settings, Outlook, Microsoft, the president of the
> U.S., aliens from the planet Zygone and everything else except their
> product. I really don't understand why it is everything else, when the
> problem only started when upgrading their product.
>
> I have done some research though, and Panda has an internet security
> system that is a little more costly than Norton, but I have checked
> all through their support faqs and there is nothing mentioning Outlook
> problems. If you look at Symantec's support faqs there are dozens of
> different sheets explaining all the things that can go wrong. Panda
> also automatically updates DAILY not weekly like Norton. Hmmmmm...
> maybe it's time to switch?
>
> Good luck and I would love to hear if you ever got your problem
> solved, and I will let you know if anything good comes out of my
> battle.
>
> Sherilyn
>
> "Mary Harvey" <mharvey8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<1ce6c01c45321$5bc46400$a501280a@phx.gbl>...
> > I upgraded to NIS 2004, and ever since, I've had problems
> > getting my e-mail(outlook 2000) - unknown errors, pop 3
> > server errors, 0x800ccc90, 0x800ccc03 errors.
> >
> > On top of that, some of my other programs run for a
> > second, then mimimize, only to minimize again after I try
> > to restore the program. Or the help files will default
> > back to the main page and I can't read the help pages,
> > stuff like that.
> >
> > My virus scan came back as clean, so that's not the
> > problem. Everything started when I upgraded to NIS 2004.
> >
> > I spent 3 hours on the phone with Norton, and they said
> > it's a windows problem. Where do I start looking to fix
> > these problems? I tried to uninstall NIS, but the errors
> > keep coming. Everything worked perfectly before I
> > upgraded, so I don't know what to do. Any suggestions
> > would be greatly appreciated

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