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| 546801 | 2007-05-04 00:27:00 | Been trying to decipher some earlier posts. Will Nortons actually run with Vista. |
rocky138 (10636) | ||
| 546802 | 2007-05-04 00:31:00 | I believe they do....but don't use Norton! Use AVG (it's free) or Kaspersky or Nod32. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 546803 | 2007-05-04 00:37:00 | Reason for not using Nortons? | rocky138 (10636) | ||
| 546804 | 2007-05-04 01:03:00 | I've tried Norton 360 (trial version) with Vista Ultimate. Worked okay for the most part, didn't seem to bog down the system too much but I did have a problem with media centre connectivity with my xbox 360. Some files (mpeg2's) would not play properly and symantec were unable to provide a solution so I ditched it. Am now using AVG for antivirus which does that job at least. Will probably try Kaspersky as I have heard a few good comments about that. | mattv (11815) | ||
| 546805 | 2007-05-04 01:06:00 | its crap. i have worked on a lot of PC's with Norton related problems with them - norton "seems" to work ok until a viruses gets in - then nortons just self destructs - taking the structure of the PC with it *reads the cover box of Norton anti virus 2006 "the worlds most trusted and used Anti virus" - only because they whore it to dell and HP :mad: its crap - get AVG - even it works better than Norton AV while not suffocating the computer with bloat end of rant :mad: |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 546806 | 2007-05-04 01:24:00 | And if u decide to get rid of Nortons, whatever u do, dont install ZA and Avast . They dont like each other (so I found out last night doing a test, it froze the system, and turned Avast off) . Thats if u turn the AV / Anti spyware on in Zonealarm . It uses Kaspersky, which will conflict with Avast . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 546807 | 2007-05-04 01:38:00 | And if u decide to get rid of Nortons, whatever u do, dont install ZA and Avast. Really? Couple of people here using both, for ages. Haven't had any issues. Maybe its the version? Hey Mac-h8er - you've had that too with Nortons huh. Same. Nasty isn't it? The customer was so *****ed off even though she had only just bought it, she refused to have it back and bought another AV instead. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 546808 | 2007-05-04 01:49:00 | Really? Couple of people here using both, for ages. Haven't had any issues. Maybe its the version? Yup, Avast (Pro, dunno about Home) brought up a popup saying so. Could be the version, (4.7.1001 of Avast). It was the IS version of ZA 7 (latest version). They'll work happily alongside each other, just as long as the AV option is turned off in ZA. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 546809 | 2007-05-04 01:56:00 | ok it's AVG then. Thanks to all. |
rocky138 (10636) | ||
| 546810 | 2007-05-04 03:06:00 | Hey Mac-h8er - you've had that too with Nortons huh . Same . Nasty isn't it? it is one nasty peice of software :angry we have actually had people coming into our shop asking us to remove it and install AVG - any WHY do you need a REMOVAL tool to remove nortons? i though removal tools were for removing viruses not the anti-virus! i even did a wee experiment with norton AV 2006 - i installed it on a fresh install of XP SP2 on a PC with a P4 3 . 0GHZ and 1GB of ram - it made that PC run like a dog that has arthritis - the moment we used the removal tool to get rid of it - the PC had such an increase in speed i could no believe :eek: oh yeah did i mention its crap? :badpc: |
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