Vista & Norton Internet Security 2006

[Trigger]

I ran the Vista Upgrade advisor a few weeks ago and it says that Norton is
not compatible with it, below is what it advised me to do

This program must be uninstalled before upgrading to Windows Vista. After
upgrading, you will not be able to reinstall the program due to
compatibility issues. For more information, go to the vendor's website.

If you go to the vendor's website, in this case Symantec it takes you to a
page that scans your PC to see what Norton Products are installed, so to see
what upgrades it needs to do.

My question is, if I have just installed vista and I can't reinstall Norton,
it wont know what updates to perform as it wont see any Norton Products.

So how do I get round this, thanks in advance

 

[fred_eg_bowinatuck]

I ran the Vista Upgrade advisor a few weeks ago and it says that Norton is
not compatible with it, below is what it advised me to do

This program must be uninstalled before upgrading to Windows Vista. After
upgrading, you will not be able to reinstall the program due to
compatibility issues. For more information, go to the vendor's website.

If you go to the vendor's website, in this case Symantec it takes you to a
page that scans your PC to see what Norton Products are installed, so to
see what upgrades it needs to do.

My question is, if I have just installed vista and I can't reinstall
Norton, it wont know what updates to perform as it wont see any Norton
Products.

So how do I get round this, thanks in advance

Read BT mail telling you what to do,
or go to the website to get the free key and download,
as I did!

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Dump Norton in the bin!

Norton causes more problems than it actually cures. This is not only on
Vista, but also on every other operating system after Windows 98. Back in
the days of Windows 98 Norton was the 'de facto' anti virus but since then
it has gone down hill. I certainly wouldn't use it or, for that matter,
recommend it. in fact many MVPs are of the same mind regarding Norton.

Personally i would use a freeware anti virus such as AVG
(www.free.grisoft.com) ot Avast (www.avast.com) Windows Vista already has
its own firewall which is more than adequate and also Windows defender which
is an adequate sypware maleware application.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User

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[Zim Babwe]

I would get rid of Norton and NEVER put it on your computer. Norton is
bloated, causes system slow downs, is extremly hard to work with, and just a
royal pain in the ass. Put a good antivirus (AVG-free or Avast) on your
system, with a good ad-remover and you will be good to go.

 

[Andy]

Gotta agree with John and Zim, I hope you haven't renewed your subscription
recently because uninstalling Norton and never looking back isn't a bad
idea.

Suggested Alternatives: (My opinion)

http://free.grisoft.com - AVS anti-virus, yes, it's free, simple, and does
the job. You can also give them money for their full version if you plan to
use it on more than one system, otherwise, follow the 3 cleverly placed
links to download the "Free" version.

McAfee Enterprise - If you have access to McAfee Enterprise version, it's
not too bad. Probably pricey for consumer level. AVOID McAfee Standard
consumer version like the plague their "full" security package runs like 15
processes in memory and like norton the pop-ups will make you want to
disable things, which isn't good. Mcafee you can't disable without
uninstalling or ending processes.

I like AVS, it's simple, it works, but remember anti-viruses shouldn't be
viewed as a bullet-proof shield, they just help you remove the bullet once
it's been fired at you. Be careful out there, and you'll be fine.

-A.

 

[Scott]

I ran the Vista Upgrade advisor a few weeks ago and it says that Norton is
not compatible with it, below is what it advised me to do

This program must be uninstalled before upgrading to Windows Vista. After
upgrading, you will not be able to reinstall the program due to
compatibility issues. For more information, go to the vendor's website.

If you go to the vendor's website, in this case Symantec it takes you to a
page that scans your PC to see what Norton Products are installed, so to see
what upgrades it needs to do.

My question is, if I have just installed vista and I can't reinstall Norton,
it wont know what updates to perform as it wont see any Norton Products.

So how do I get round this, thanks in advance

Symantec Products are known Crapware. Get off to a fresh start. Don't
bother with them in Vista. There are plenty of alternatives.

--
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[Trigger]

Yeah thanks to John And Zim, I have just uninstalled Norton and installed
Avast, which seems to be working ok.

I did have 204 days left on my subscription, but what the hell.

Next question, now I have un-installed Norton, I am getting spam in my
inbox, it is not being separated into a different folder, like it did with
Norton. Can anybody give me a suggestion for a good antispam program, Vista
compatible of course.

Thanks in advance

 

[fred_eg_bowinatuck]

Norton is bloated, causes system slow downs,
is extremly hard to work with, and just a
royal pain in the ass.

Not that I am in support of Norton,
I am surprised to see how few processes it loads compared to XP.