How to Uninstall NAV

[John Coutts]

Three brand new Dell machines with everything but the kitchen sink loaded,
including a bloated Norton Anti-Virus and XP Pro/SP2. The customer wanted to
use their existing Anti-Virus program, so I was faced with the task of removing
NAV. Every time I attempted to uninstall it, it kept asking for the install CD.
Well, Dell no longer provides the Resourse Disk and the Tools Disk, so how do I
insert the CD.

What I ended up doing was editing the registry to prevent any NAV programs from
auto starting. Then I went into the services window and changed all the NAV
programs from "Auto" to "Manual". Then and only then would it let me uninstall
NAV. What a pain in the Buttocks these freebies are, and what a decrease in
startup time when it is removed. Then I had to shut down the annoying Security
Center service.

J.A. Coutts

FYI - I don't know if this is just an SP2 issue, but when the user logs in, the
OS ignores the BIOS key lock settings. You have to edit the registry:

HKUSERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Keyboard

and change the key InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2. Then and only then
will it honour the BIOS settings.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Go to Symantec's web site and obtain their product removal tool.

Dave




| Three brand new Dell machines with everything but the kitchen sink loaded,
| including a bloated Norton Anti-Virus and XP Pro/SP2. The customer wanted to
| use their existing Anti-Virus program, so I was faced with the task of removing
| NAV. Every time I attempted to uninstall it, it kept asking for the install CD.
| Well, Dell no longer provides the Resourse Disk and the Tools Disk, so how do I
| insert the CD.
|
| What I ended up doing was editing the registry to prevent any NAV programs from
| auto starting. Then I went into the services window and changed all the NAV
| programs from "Auto" to "Manual". Then and only then would it let me uninstall
| NAV. What a pain in the Buttocks these freebies are, and what a decrease in
| startup time when it is removed. Then I had to shut down the annoying Security
| Center service.
|
| J.A. Coutts
|
| FYI - I don't know if this is just an SP2 issue, but when the user logs in, the
| OS ignores the BIOS key lock settings. You have to edit the registry:
|
| HKUSERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Keyboard
|
| and change the key InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2. Then and only then
| will it honour the BIOS settings.
|