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
Web:
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
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http://vistasupport.mvps.org
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"Trigger" <tdr_computers@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:CtadnU5o4uR2fkfYRVnyiAA@bt.com...
>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
>