Getting rid of Norton

"Buffalo" <Eric RemoveThis @nada.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Jim wrote:
> [snip]
>> In my case, the first step failed. The second step removed it
>> although there still remained a folder and some files. I just
>> renamed the files. After a few days, when nothing bad happened, I
>> deleted the folder.
>>
>> The computer does seem to run faster now.
>>
>> Jim
>
> Well, I'm curious.
> Did it run faster after you uninstalled Norton, or after you deleted the
> renamed files and the folder they were in?
> I would think the former.
> If you had trouble removing Norton completely, don't ever try to uninstall
> ZoneAlarm.
>
>
>
It ran faster after I uninstalled Norton. The files in the left over folder
were not accessed after Norton left.

I am now using AVG on the computer.

Jim

It's really not as easy as that.

Symantec has a bad habit of putting files all over your disks and you need
to manually delete any files you find after removing the program using the
add/remove program and the Norton removal tool has done its thing.

After all that you should run a registry program and the defrag because
there will be more troubles caused by Norton programs.

Be sure to back up the registry before doing anything there.

Regards,


"Jim" <j.n.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Retired" <anon.DeleteThis@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>I am buying a new computer (with XP, not Vista!) which has a 3 month
>>trial of Norton pre-installed.
>> I have always found Avast to be satisfactory, and see no reason to change
>> and will want to totally remove Norton from the machine.
>> Friends tell me this is virtually impossible - even once uninstalled, it
>> pops up from time to time.
>> Any advice or comments please for a pensioner who is not a computer
>> expert.
>>
>> Retired
>>
> The instructions from Symantec state you first try to remove it from
> add/remove in the control panel. If it still
> remains, you should use their removal tool.
>
> In my case, the first step failed. The second step removed it although
> there still remained a folder and some files. I just renamed the files.
> After a few days, when nothing bad happened, I deleted the folder.
>
> The computer does seem to run faster now.
>
> Jim
>

"Bullwinkle" <moose DeleteThis @moose.com> wrote in message
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> It's really not as easy as that.
>
> Symantec has a bad habit of putting files all over your disks and you need
> to manually delete any files you find after removing the program using the
> add/remove program and the Norton removal tool has done its thing.
>
> After all that you should run a registry program and the defrag because
> there will be more troubles caused by Norton programs.
>
> Be sure to back up the registry before doing anything there.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> "Jim" <

Hell, try uninstalling ZA completely.

"Jim" <j.n RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Buffalo" <Eric RemoveThis @nada.com.invalid> wrote in message
[snip]
> > Well, I'm curious.
> > Did it run faster after you uninstalled Norton, or after you deleted the
> > renamed files and the folder they were in?
> > I would think the former.
> > If you had trouble removing Norton completely, don't ever try to
uninstall
> > ZoneAlarm.
> >
> >
> >
> It ran faster after I uninstalled Norton. The files in the left over
folder
> were not accessed after Norton left.
>
> I am now using AVG on the computer.
>
> Jim

Thanks for the reply.
I use AVG as well, but I don't think it is as effective as Norton, but, it
might not impact your system as much.
I do practice 'safe hex', mostly.
Overall, I never did notice Norton AntiVirus slowing down my system.
I think that the problem that many have with Norton slowing things down, is
that they run everthing Norton Systemworks has to offer.

Buffalo wrote:
> Jim wrote:
> [snip]
>> In my case, the first step failed. The second step removed it
>> although there still remained a folder and some files. I just
>> renamed the files. After a few days, when nothing bad happened, I
>> deleted the folder.
>>
>> The computer does seem to run faster now.
>>
>> Jim
>
> Well, I'm curious.
> Did it run faster after you uninstalled Norton, or after you deleted the
> renamed files and the folder they were in?
> I would think the former.
> If you had trouble removing Norton completely, don't ever try to uninstall
> ZoneAlarm.
>
>
>
I maintain an xpcopy partition for trying out downloads etc. I had no
problem removing zone alarm to see if it had any effect on my avast
shutdown problem (it didn't). Replaced ZA with Kerio, prefer ZA.
Dave Cohen