.... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How would
I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.
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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:48:17 -0700, W. eWatson wrote:

> ... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
> package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
> Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How would
> I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.

Removing Norton via Add/Remove Programs is insufficient.

Run Norton's removal tool, reboot, then try to install AVG (or even better
Avira's AntiVir). You *may* have to re-install Norton prior using its
removal tool.

The Norton Removal Tool uninstalls all Norton
2009/2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products, Norton 360 and Norton
SystemWorks 12.0 from your computer.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

Good luck

On 04/04/2009 03:48 PM, W. eWatson sent:
> ... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
> package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
> Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How
> would I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.

You might need to remove the last vestiges of the Norton software:

<http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>

After you've run the Norton Removal Tool, try to install AVG again and
update this thread with your progress.

Best wishes,

Pete
--
1PW @?6A62?FEH9E=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t]

Kayman wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:48:17 -0700, W. eWatson wrote:
>
>> ... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
>> package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
>> Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How would
>> I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.
>
> Removing Norton via Add/Remove Programs is insufficient.
>
> Run Norton's removal tool, reboot, then try to install AVG (or even better
> Avira's AntiVir). You *may* have to re-install Norton prior using its
> removal tool.
>
> The Norton Removal Tool uninstalls all Norton
> 2009/2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products, Norton 360 and Norton
> SystemWorks 12.0 from your computer.
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039
>
> Good luck
Thanks for the tip.
I hope I don't have to re-install Norton. I don't have the Norton Security
Scan. I had been using some other form of Norton, which had expired over a
year ago. NSS got installed when I fired up Norton again, and it installed NSS.

--
W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

1PW wrote:
> On 04/04/2009 03:48 PM, W. eWatson sent:
>> ... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
>> package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
>> Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How
>> would I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.
>
> You might need to remove the last vestiges of the Norton software:
>
> <http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>
>
> After you've run the Norton Removal Tool, try to install AVG again and
> update this thread with your progress.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Pete
My question here is what should I choose from the list? I'm not sure which
year was associated with the Norton s/w I had. Note my response to the
fellow about you about the Norton Security Scan 'replacement'. Ah, I see I
had NAV 2007. I just found the container. Anyway, I'll wait for a response.

As I recall NAV 2007 burped on me once, and I disabled it. That was around
the time we were getting DSL, and I had no interest in using it any longer
anyway.

--
W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

W. eWatson wrote:
> 1PW wrote:
>> On 04/04/2009 03:48 PM, W. eWatson sent:
>>> ... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
>>> package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
>>> Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How
>>> would I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.
>>
>> You might need to remove the last vestiges of the Norton software:
>>
>> <http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>
>>
>>
>> After you've run the Norton Removal Tool, try to install AVG again and
>> update this thread with your progress.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Pete
> My question here is what should I choose from the list? I'm not sure
> which year was associated with the Norton s/w I had. Note my response to
> the fellow about you about the Norton Security Scan 'replacement'. Ah, I
> see I had NAV 2007. I just found the container. Anyway, I'll wait for a
> response.
>
> As I recall NAV 2007 burped on me once, and I disabled it. That was
> around the time we were getting DSL, and I had no interest in using it
> any longer anyway.
>
Great. I see I need my Norton account to get the download. I can't get to it
from the Norton s/w, since it's gone. Well, I'll look around the Norton site.

--
W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

Kayman wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:48:17 -0700, W. eWatson wrote:
>
>> ... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
>> package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
>> Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How would
>> I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.
>
> Removing Norton via Add/Remove Programs is insufficient.
>
> Run Norton's removal tool, reboot, then try to install AVG (or even better
> Avira's AntiVir). You *may* have to re-install Norton prior using its
> removal tool.
>
> The Norton Removal Tool uninstalls all Norton
> 2009/2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products, Norton 360 and Norton
> SystemWorks 12.0 from your computer.
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039
>
> Good luck
What does the (free?) version of Avira have that the free version of AVG
doesn't?

--
W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

Airman wrote:
> W. eWatson wrote:
>
>>>> You might need to remove the last vestiges of the Norton software:
>>>>
>>>> <http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After you've run the Norton Removal Tool, try to install AVG again and
>>>> update this thread with your progress.
>>>>
>>>
>> Great. I see I need my Norton account to get the download. I can't get
>> to it from the Norton s/w, since it's gone. Well, I'll look around the
>> Norton site.
>>
>
> You don't need your Norton registration to download the removal tool.
> They just assume you'll want to reinstall Norton at some future time,
> and caution you to save the number. ha ha
Good. Thanks. I've now installed AVG. BTW, when I got to their account site,
I had to use my e-mail to have them send me either my password or
acknowledgment that I existed. Never got a reply. Gads. Did it twice.

I see various icons, Anti-virus, License, Anti-spyware, etc., as Active. I
hope that just means they are there but not doing anything yet until I tell
them to become engage in what they do. I see no way to turn them on. Help
isn't helping. How do I enable/disable them?

--
W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:23:16 -0700, W. eWatson wrote:

> Kayman wrote:
>> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:48:17 -0700, W. eWatson wrote:
>>
>>> ... it has detected another AV package. I have no idea what the other
>>> package is. I did remove Norton Security Scan yesterday via the Control
>>> Panel Add/Remove. As far as I know there are no other AV programs. How would
>>> I know? AVG didn't give me a clue.
>>
>> Removing Norton via Add/Remove Programs is insufficient.
>>
>> Run Norton's removal tool, reboot, then try to install AVG (or even better
>> Avira's AntiVir). You *may* have to re-install Norton prior using its
>> removal tool.
>>
>> The Norton Removal Tool uninstalls all Norton
>> 2009/2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products, Norton 360 and Norton
>> SystemWorks 12.0 from your computer.
>> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039
>>
>> Good luck
> What does the (free?) version of Avira have that the free version of AVG
> doesn't?

It's much less bloated.

On Apr 5, 6:42*pm, "W. eWatson" <notval...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Airman wrote:
> > W. eWatson wrote:
>
> >>>> You might need to remove the last vestiges of the Norton software:
>
> >>>> <http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/200503310816...>
>
> >>>> After you've run the Norton Removal Tool, try to install AVG again and
> >>>> update this thread with your progress.
>
> >> Great. I see I need my Norton account to get the download. I can't get
> >> to it from the Norton s/w, since it's gone. Well, I'll look around the
> >> Norton site.
>
> > You don't need your Norton registration to download the removal tool.
> > They just assume you'll want to reinstall Norton at some future time,
> > and caution you to save the number. *ha ha
>
> Good. Thanks. I've now installed AVG. BTW, when I got to their account site,
> I had to use my e-mail to have them send me either my password or
> acknowledgment that I existed. Never got a reply. Gads. Did it twice.
>
> I see various icons, Anti-virus, License, Anti-spyware, etc., as Active. I
> hope that just means they are there but not doing anything yet until I tell
> them to become engage in what they do. I see no way to turn them on. Help
> isn't helping. How do I enable/disable them?
>
> --
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W. eWatson
>
> * * * * * * * (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std.time)
> * * * * * * * *Obz Site: *39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32"W, 2700 feet
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

The AVG statuses are there to show you "what" is running. You are
able to right-click on the individual options in order to set them
either enable/disabled.

Do not turn off the License module. AVG requires a "license" to
work. You are granted a "free" license and you can register or not.