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.
"fred_eg_bowinatuck" <fred-eg-bowinatuck@hatemail.com> wrote in message
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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
>
> Read BT mail telling you what to do,
> or go to the website to get the free key and download,
> as I did!