Quick question, can the current (2005? 2006?) version of Norton Systemworks,
Anti-Virus or Personal Firewall be UNinstalled?

I remember a few years back the Windows ME and early Windows XP (circle 2002
/ 2003) there were ... difficulties ... in doing so. I remember trying to
uninstalled the first version for XP (I think it came out just before XP but
was on the compatibility list) and parts didn't uninstall even after I went
thru the website instructions to edit the registry, still, like webbing in
cracks, parts were still wedged in there.

Have things changed in the past 2/3 years?

Or is it not a Norton-specific problem but rather more endemmic to MacAfee,
F-Pro, etc. anti-virus / firewall / anti-spyware programs in general, that,
once installed, they resist being uninstalled, treating the uninstallation
(cuz who would ever uninstall such a wonderful program?) as some kind of
pirate hack or virus attack?

-- Ken from Chicago

Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV remnants. Removes all
but the subscription information date.

--
Jonny
"Ken from Chicago" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:QqudnZ-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Quick question, can the current (2005? 2006?) version of Norton
Systemworks,
> Anti-Virus or Personal Firewall be UNinstalled?
>
> I remember a few years back the Windows ME and early Windows XP (circle
2002
> / 2003) there were ... difficulties ... in doing so. I remember trying to
> uninstalled the first version for XP (I think it came out just before XP
but
> was on the compatibility list) and parts didn't uninstall even after I
went
> thru the website instructions to edit the registry, still, like webbing in
> cracks, parts were still wedged in there.
>
> Have things changed in the past 2/3 years?
>
> Or is it not a Norton-specific problem but rather more endemmic to
MacAfee,
> F-Pro, etc. anti-virus / firewall / anti-spyware programs in general,
that,
> once installed, they resist being uninstalled, treating the uninstallation
> (cuz who would ever uninstall such a wonderful program?) as some kind of
> pirate hack or virus attack?
>
> -- Ken from Chicago
>
>

Norton is like the worse virus ever made.... even if you uninstall that
trash,
it leaves remains.....


"Ken from Chicago" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:QqudnZ-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Quick question, can the current (2005? 2006?) version of Norton
> Systemworks, Anti-Virus or Personal Firewall be UNinstalled?
>
> I remember a few years back the Windows ME and early Windows XP (circle
> 2002 / 2003) there were ... difficulties ... in doing so. I remember
> trying to uninstalled the first version for XP (I think it came out just
> before XP but was on the compatibility list) and parts didn't uninstall
> even after I went thru the website instructions to edit the registry,
> still, like webbing in cracks, parts were still wedged in there.
>
> Have things changed in the past 2/3 years?
>
> Or is it not a Norton-specific problem but rather more endemmic to
> MacAfee, F-Pro, etc. anti-virus / firewall / anti-spyware programs in
> general, that, once installed, they resist being uninstalled, treating the
> uninstallation (cuz who would ever uninstall such a wonderful program?) as
> some kind of pirate hack or virus attack?
>
> -- Ken from Chicago
>

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:47:15 GMT, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV remnants. Removes all
>but the subscription information date.

At least that's what the Symantec site claims. Actually, depending on
version(s) of NAV, there may be more than one removal program, which
must be applied (the site says) in correct order.

In my experience, none of the above succeed in removing anywhere near
the totality of NAV's innumerable code segments, registry entries,
etc. nor does it always remove the lingering impact of the program.

BobT wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:47:15 GMT, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV remnants. Removes all
>>but the subscription information date.
>
>
> At least that's what the Symantec site claims. Actually, depending on
> version(s) of NAV, there may be more than one removal program, which
> must be applied (the site says) in correct order.
>
> In my experience, none of the above succeed in removing anywhere near
> the totality of NAV's innumerable code segments, registry entries,
> etc. nor does it always remove the lingering impact of the program.
>

This is a case where registry fixers come in handy.

Alias

Ken from Chicago <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

> Quick question, can the current (2005? 2006?) version of Norton
> Systemworks, Anti-Virus or Personal Firewall be UNinstalled?

Dunno.

> I remember a few years back the Windows ME and early Windows XP
> (circle 2002 / 2003) there were ... difficulties ... in doing so. I
> remember trying to uninstalled the first version for XP (I think it
> came out just before XP but was on the compatibility list) and parts
> didn't uninstall even after I went thru the website instructions to
> edit the registry, still, like webbing in cracks, parts were still
> wedged in there.
> Have things changed in the past 2/3 years?
>
> Or is it not a Norton-specific problem but rather more endemmic to
> MacAfee, F-Pro, etc. anti-virus / firewall / anti-spyware programs in
> general, that, once installed, they resist being uninstalled,
> treating the uninstallation (cuz who would ever uninstall such a
> wonderful program?) as some kind of pirate hack or virus attack?

Nope, certainly AVG Free can be uninstalled any time you
like and I've uninstalled NAV itself without any problems too.

Viruses that disable virus checkers dont normally uninstall them,
presumably because it would be to obvious that they had done that.

Today Jim commented courteously on the subject at hand

> Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV
> remnants. Removes all but the subscription information
> date.
>
Even that doesn't get it all. I found hundreds of orphan
Registry entries with JV16 Powertools


--
ATM, aka Jerry

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm!" - Ralph
Waldo Emerson

If you need to un-install everything Symantec..
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301

Reinstalling your Symantec program..
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...&osv=&osv_lvl=
Hope this can help..
j;-j

> Quick question, can the current (2005? 2006?) version of Norton Systemworks,
> Anti-Virus or Personal Firewall be UNinstalled?
>
> I remember a few years back the Windows ME and early Windows XP (circle 2002
> / 2003) there were ... difficulties ... in doing so. I remember trying to
> uninstalled the first version for XP (I think it came out just before XP but
> was on the compatibility list) and parts didn't uninstall even after I went
> thru the website instructions to edit the registry, still, like webbing in
> cracks, parts were still wedged in there.
>
> Have things changed in the past 2/3 years?
>
> Or is it not a Norton-specific problem but rather more endemmic to MacAfee,
> F-Pro, etc. anti-virus / firewall / anti-spyware programs in general, that,
> once installed, they resist being uninstalled, treating the uninstallation
> (cuz who would ever uninstall such a wonderful program?) as some kind of
> pirate hack or virus attack?
>
> -- Ken from Chicago
>
>
>

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:47:15 GMT, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV remnants. Removes all
>but the subscription information date.

Is that a registry entry? Ini file?

In the past I have had to remove some of the older version of Norton,
and it took well over an hour. And that was with a guide that I found
on the net that identified all the files and directories.

I've replaced Norton System Works with various Acronis utilities,
Executive Software for disk defrag, etc.. Some of the old System
Works uilities are just plain old obsolete, like Cleansweep.