Norton Internet Security upgrade to 360, 7 hours 3 techs. failure to launch

[IADEMO2004]

Prasad Abdul, Kartik where did you go?

[high density]

1. 2 step fix

Run the Norton Removal Tool: http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Install Avast free home edition: http://www.avast.com

[IADEMO2004]

2. Thanks I am ready to try anything

[juno jones]

11. Avast is great stuff.

I'm running avast with search and destroy, and malwarebytes for back up and for those pesky things that slip thru all of this, re-animator kicks ass.

Been running very clean since I started using these programs regularly.

May I also suggest 'Major Geeks' for tech help. That's where I learned about these great programs and personal help is availible on their forums.

[NJGeek]

3. one step fix

switch to Linux

[IADEMO2004]

4. too chicken to leave the herd

[cliffordu]

10. Don't fear the Penguin....

Linux is light years ahead of everything M$ ever put out.....

[DainBramaged]

6. Stop, how many hours do you want him to spend?

One of these days you folks will figure out LIEnuts isn't for everyone, and one last question, if it's so good, why isn't it used in schools?

[DainBramaged]

5. Norton 360, the worst of their products

Antivirus 2009 the best, but AVG or Avast free versions simpler and very good. Add SUperAntispyawre and A-squared (both free), and you have a complete protection suite. Add auslogistics disk defrag and your done.
http://auslogistics-disk-defrag.qarchive.org/

If you understand what you are doing:
Go into safe mode, delete the files, run Ccleaner to fix the errors, go into regedit and delete the Norton/Symantic entries.

[ladywnch]

7. I've had no problems with it. installed just fine, runs just fine and

seems to have less resource impacts on performance than the previous version I ran. I had more problems with the last Norton product I ran.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Use Eset

Much smaller footprint. Far less intrusive. Not a target of "Look What I Did" hackers. Cheaper, but by no means free. Once installed you do **nothing** and are completely unaware of its presence; no inconvenient scans, no being pressed to update this or that.

[obiwan]

9. Screw Norton. I had several problems like this with Norton.

Switched to Bit Defender several years ago. I use my computer a lot. No problems. Life is good.

Also "downgraded" from Vista to XP.

Vista is a POS and never should have been foisted off on an unsuspecting public.