Removing NPROTECT from XP powered computer?

[glenwood]

I have tried to remove everything to do with Norton Utilities 2003 and am
left with a few partitions that still have NPROTECT files in the RECYCLER
and they just will not respond to any method that I have tried including of
course the method outlined on the Symantec website.

I have changed their properties to read and unhidden but they will not go
away even using the DOS procedure. I would not bother except that they are
quite large and together are over 2Gb of HD space.

Goggle searches have not come up with an answer.

So does any techno savvy contributor to these NGs know a bomb proof method
of removing NPROTECT?

If so please advise, I would be most grateful.

TIA

Ray

 

[Nicholas]

How to use the Norton SystemWorks cleanup utility (SymClean)
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nsw.nsf/docid/2001101612274407


--
Nicholas

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| I have tried to remove everything to do with Norton Utilities 2003 and am
| left with a few partitions that still have NPROTECT files in the RECYCLER
| and they just will not respond to any method that I have tried including of
| course the method outlined on the Symantec website.
|
| I have changed their properties to read and unhidden but they will not go
| away even using the DOS procedure. I would not bother except that they are
| quite large and together are over 2Gb of HD space.
|
| Goggle searches have not come up with an answer.
|
| So does any techno savvy contributor to these NGs know a bomb proof method
| of removing NPROTECT?
|
| If so please advise, I would be most grateful.
|
| TIA
|
| Ray
|
|

 

[Matt Coy]

Ray,

You may need to re-install Utilities 2003 to remove the Norton Protected
recycle bin, but try these steps first and if they don't work, do a
reinstall of Utilities, then try this and then uninstall again.

 

[Matt Coy]

"This document explains how to use the SYMClean utility, because you
encountered problems while installing Norton SystemWorks (NSW), and a
technician advised you to use SYMClean. Or, you see a message while
installing Norton SystemWorks that indicates that a previous version was
detected, even though you already uninstalled the previous version."

"Note: SYMClean 2003 does not remove Norton SystemWorks 2003 or its
component products. It is designed to remove only older versions of NSW and
its components."

--
Matt Coy, MCSE
Microsoft MVP (Windows XP)

How to use the Norton SystemWorks cleanup utility (SymClean)
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nsw.nsf/docid/2001101612274407


--
Nicholas

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| I have tried to remove everything to do with Norton Utilities 2003 and am
| left with a few partitions that still have NPROTECT files in the RECYCLER
| and they just will not respond to any method that I have tried including
of
| course the method outlined on the Symantec website.
|
| I have changed their properties to read and unhidden but they will not go
| away even using the DOS procedure. I would not bother except that they are
| quite large and together are over 2Gb of HD space.
|
| Goggle searches have not come up with an answer.
|
| So does any techno savvy contributor to these NGs know a bomb proof method
| of removing NPROTECT?
|
| If so please advise, I would be most grateful.
|
| TIA
|
| Ray
|
|

 

[glenwood]

Thanks Nicholas

Unfortunately it does not remove NPROTECT folders.

Ray
How to use the Norton SystemWorks cleanup utility (SymClean)
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nsw.nsf/docid/2001101612274407


--
Nicholas

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------


| I have tried to remove everything to do with Norton Utilities 2003 and am
| left with a few partitions that still have NPROTECT files in the RECYCLER
| and they just will not respond to any method that I have tried including
of
| course the method outlined on the Symantec website.
|
| I have changed their properties to read and unhidden but they will not go
| away even using the DOS procedure. I would not bother except that they are
| quite large and together are over 2Gb of HD space.
|
| Goggle searches have not come up with an answer.
|
| So does any techno savvy contributor to these NGs know a bomb proof method
| of removing NPROTECT?
|
| If so please advise, I would be most grateful.
|
| TIA
|
| Ray
|
|

 

[Matt Coy]

Sorry Ray,

Seems I forgot to include any links!

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nunt.nsf/docid/199842313339