Re: OE6 won't open with router and Norton

If that works, then I'd recommend you do so. But Norton in its newer versions is really a handful of problems. There are free and low cost virus checkers that do a good job without being as intrusive. I've long recommended the free version of AVG from www.grisoft.com but as with all things, it's a matter of choice. Good luck and thanks for the feedback.
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Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6



"vince" <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FD06C2EB-21B8-408E-BF62-B328AC45B265@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Jim:

Thanks for the advice.
What works best for me is to leave the Windows Firewall on and disable
Norton Firewall when I want to go to OE6. I'm probably OK by just leaving the
Norton off and will do that.

Vince
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vince


"Jim Pickering" wrote:

Your best option is to reboot with NIS set not to start on startup. Do the
same if you are using a 3rd party firewall. Then open OE and test it. If
all works well, add your programs back, one at a time, until you identity
the problem program. Then you can decide whether to uninstall the rogue
program or live with the problem. FWIW, Norton is generally regarded as one
of the most intrusive and troublesome programs available today. Google for
NIS+problems and see how many problems you find. You will not be alone (I
find 1,870,000 of them).
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"vince" <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:746DC502-3896-4077-A116-32C53F3DE943@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> PA:
> OE won't open at all. OE is not configured to Send/Receive at Startup. > No
> HotMail is not. No, not automatically. I open inbox manually. The NIS > has
> not, as far as I know (don't know how to find out) been configured to
> permit
> OE to open to the net, although, until yesterday this new system worked
> well
> as is for 2 weeks!
> Windows Firewall and Norton Are enabled.
> thanks
>
> Vince
> -- > vince
>
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> OE won't open or you can't send/receive mail, Vince? (Is OE >> configured
>> to
>> Send/Receive at startup? Is a Hotmail account your default account >> and
>> is
>> OE configured to open to your inbox?)
>>
>> Has the NIS firewall been configured to permit OE to access the 'net?
>>
>> Are both the WIndows Firewall and the NIS firewall enabled?
>> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
>>
>>
>> vince wrote:
>> > I had been using a linksys router with McAfee firewall and cable >> > modem
>> > for
>> > several years with my Me system. Then I went to XP MCE that was >> > loaded
>> > with Norton Security. After 2 weeks of trouble free operation I now
>> > cannot open OE6 without disabling Norton Firewall. Is this common? >> > Will
>> > McAfee be any better, or is the XP firewall saying that the Norton >> > is
>> > one
>> > too many? Appreciate some advice here.
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Vince
>>
>>



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