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
"Andy" <andy@nortra-cables.com> wrote in message
news:uq2XlwQVHHA.972@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:OXTzHtOVHHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>> "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!
>