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| 647175 | 2008-03-07 22:09:00 | Well, Wainuitech and others, you have finally persuaded me. This week I am going to clear Norton Internet Security and Norton Ghost from my system and install Eset NOD32. My Norton subscription expires today, so I guess this is the time to take the plunge. Are there any pitfalls I should be aware of? And can I assume that CCleaner and Registry Mechanic and Spybot will work just as usual. I will remove Norton products by way of the Add/Remove facility in control panel, as I gather the downloadable removal tool is for use as a last resort. Is this right? What should I replace Ghost with? I am backing up to a Maxtor external HDD. |
Richard (739) | ||
| 647176 | 2008-03-07 22:20:00 | Use the Norton removal tool as well as uninstalling. (Check the Nortons site about it) | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 647177 | 2008-03-07 22:20:00 | :clap You should be able to leave ghost alone and that works as normal. If you run the removal tool it will take that out as well. I will post back later today some instructions on advanced settings on Nod32. Can't do it right now as I'm meant to be helping tidy the house :rolleyes: Just thought I'd sneek on here for a minute while the other half has ducked down to the shops ---- OOPS I hear her car |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 647178 | 2008-03-07 22:50:00 | Who's the boss in your house Wainui? Don't answer that, I think I know. Ghost hasn't worked properly despite reinstalling several times. It is supposed to automatically drop off the oldest restore points as it updates the back-ups, but this hasn't happened. It just fills the hard drive then stops without any warning notices at all. Can you recommend a better back-up program? |
Richard (739) | ||
| 647179 | 2008-03-07 23:02:00 | Who's the boss in your house Wainui? Don't answer that, I think I know. Ghost hasn't worked properly despite reinstalling several times. It is supposed to automatically drop off the oldest restore points as it updates the back-ups, but this hasn't happened. It just fills the hard drive then stops without any warning notices at all. Can you recommend a better back-up program? I'm the boss when I'm told I am :D Narrrrr Just said I would start the tidy up while she went to the shops - currently in the workshop putting things away ;) Dump ghost then if its playing up. Anyway - Several good free ones about - do you want to simply back up files/folders or whole drive ?? Synctoy (www.microsoft.com) from Microsoft - that does a good job of backing up. Instructions on Use (www.pchell.com) here from this site. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 647180 | 2008-03-07 23:17:00 | I can vouch for synctoy I use it every day to back up to two flash drives every day, I use two because I don't trust just one. I find it great for files and folders and soo easy to use :punk |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 647181 | 2008-03-08 01:09:00 | Are you going to pay for NOD32? You could just get Avast Home for free which is almost as good. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 647182 | 2008-03-08 02:39:00 | Yep, probably going to fork out for NOD32 as I have heard such good reports about it, mostly on this forum. I will try out SyncToy as a backup tool, mostly will want backup of files & folders then regular incremental backups from there. Will I need to reformat the Maxtor drive to get rid of the Ghost traces? How do I do this? | Richard (739) | ||
| 647183 | 2008-03-08 02:54:00 | Personally, I'd format the sucker (The PC) just to ensure Nortons filth is removed entirely. | Metla (12) | ||
| 647184 | 2008-03-08 03:14:00 | just asking, is NOD 32 the best there is or is there better? | password (5384) | ||
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