Michael,
Thanks for the feedback.
For Vista imo the only Symantec products truly ready and designed for use on Vista for the retail customer are N360 and Ghost12. The rest are just hit and miss since they are patched or need a Live Update patch. The retail shelves are just starting to see the revised NIS2007 that complies with Vista's different than XP folder structure that doesn't require a Live Update to patch for compatibility. The problem is that retail outlets are still trying to unload inventory, thus one needs to look closely at the fine print and packaging.
..winston
:
:
: : System Restore might work but there are quite a few reports of failure if
: NIS/NAV were set to protect the Norton Product when the SR was created. If
: it does fail the system may be worse off.
:
: It almost sounds like the op's install was never updated via Live Update or
: an earlier version pre 06 was installed.
:
: In XP, I'd suggest a different route of removal, in Vista..the removal tool
: may be the most productive followed by a manual check and if necessary
: cleanup(services, user folder, common files folder, symantec shared folders
: etc) and start/run/msconfig.
:
: ..winston
:
: ::
::
:: :: > Michael Solomon wrote:
:: >> I figured since it was already buggered, the removal tool wouldn't
:: >> work but I guess I should have posted it with the same disclaimer. I'm
:: >> not too confident System Restore will work for this either given
:: >> how deep in the system Norton goes and how messed up it can become
:: >> when a Norton install goes bad or in this case is not even compatible.
:: >>
:: >> Still, I've found SR in Vista to be quite robust and seemingly more
:: >> so than in Vista.
:: > ==================================
:: > Hey Michael,
:: >
:: > You can never be sure what will happen but
:: > in many cases the removal tool finds all kinds
:: > of remnants. I think it's worth a try anyway. I
:: > used it on my XP machine after removing
:: > Norton 360 with Add-Remove programs and
:: > it still found and removed lots of residue.
:: >
:: > And...System Restore is always worth a try
:: > when programs become corrupted.
:: >
:: > --
:: >
:: > John Inzer
:: > MS Picture It! -
:: > Digital Image MVP
:: >
:: > Digital Image
:: > Highlights and FAQs
:: >
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
:: >
:: > Notice
:: > This is not tech support
:: > I am a volunteer
:: >
:: > Solutions that work for
:: > me may not work for you
:: >
:: > Proceed at your own risk
:: >
::
:: And not to be anal, my comment about System Restore should have read that
:: "SR is seemingly more robust in Vista than in XP!"
::
:: --
:: Michael Solomon
:: Backup is a PC user's best friend
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::
:
: Winston, my initial advice was to try to take the system back to a time
: prior to when Norton was installed. I agree, if Norton Protection was in
: place, I can see that it might cause a problem.
: --
: Michael Solomon
: Backup is a PC user's best friend
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