Bundled Software

[Guest]

I just purchased a new PC and it came with a bunch of bundled software. I
want Norton completely off my PC. I have uninstalled it from the control
panel and it has been removed. How can I ensure that it is completely off my
PC (someone has mentioned something about checking the registry). I want ALL
instances remvoed from my computer.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Rob]

Symantec is a reputable company, if it's not showing up in add/remove
programs then it is gone. The only traces left on your pc should be
configuration files.

 

[LittleMoo]

Symantec is a reputable company, if it's not showing up in add/remove
programs then it is gone. The only traces left on your pc should be
configuration files.

Symantec leaves loads of information on your compuer, even after
uninstalling it. I uninstalled it from my laptop the same day that I bought
it and I was amazed at the amount of garbage that it had left on the system.

You can try going to Smantec's web site and using their tool to remove it:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

If you're not satisfied with the results then you can try re-installing XP.

-Dan

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Symantec is a reputable company, if it's not showing up in add/remove
programs then it is gone. The only traces left on your pc should be
configuration files.

Not at all true. Norton is notorious for not uninstalling completely and
leaving pieces of itself all over the place. There is a Symantec page that
tells how to get rid of at least some of those pieces, but I don't seem to
be able to find the URL at the moment. I'm sure someone else will post it
soon.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Not at all true. Norton is notorious for not uninstalling completely
and leaving pieces of itself all over the place. There is a Symantec
page that tells how to get rid of at least some of those pieces, but
I don't seem to be able to find the URL at the moment. I'm sure
someone else will post it soon.

Found it! It's here:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039?OpenDocument

 

[John John]

This is a pretty good site for advice on removing Norton/Symantec products:

http://basconotw.mvps.org/SymRem.htm#Start_of_Removal_Section/Articles

John

 

[Kayman]

Symantec NIS, NAV and NSW 2004, 2005, 2006 removal:
http://basconotw.mvps.org/SymRem.htm
http://basconotw.mvps.org/SymRem1.htm
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=uninstall norton
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To remove Norton completely, see:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1659201,00.asp
and:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=878462
and:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
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Variant (1) auto
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...sf&view=docid&dtype=&prod=&ver=&osv=&osv_lvl=

Variant (2) manual
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...view=docid&pid=2005033108162039&pkb=tsgeninfo
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To remove Norton completely:

Commonly used Symantec tools:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005103109480139

Using the Norton Removal Tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Removing NAV 2003 and earlier using Rnav2003.exe.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2001092114452606