Re: Optiimization / Defrag

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Earl

"is a huge resource hog that slows your computer and is difficult and sometimes impossible to upgrade or uninstall cleanly."

Isn't this equally true with regard to Norton Anti-Virus as regards Home Users?


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Earl Grey wrote:
Hello:

This newsgroup is for questions about Windows XP, but Symantec
technical support can help you with questions about Norton products:
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/support/selectproduct_ts.jsp

This next part is just my opinion, but it's an opinion that's widely
held:
With the exception of Norton Antivirus (and Norton Ghost, if you have
it), there is nothing in Norton SystemWorks that is needed with
Windows XP. Moreover, SystemWorks - like all other Norton-brand
software - is a huge resource hog that slows your computer and is
difficult and sometimes impossible to upgrade or uninstall cleanly.

Earl Grey

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