Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
Quote:
> On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 14:58:06 -0800, johnstonkw
> <johnstonkw@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
>> Thanks Peter,
>>
>> I have been using Norton products for years and have never had any problems.
>
>
> If I may throw in my 2 cents worth:
>
> I used to say the same thing. I used their products for years without
> a problem, and liked them. I too pooh-poohed the advice of others who
> told me it would bite me one day.
>
> Then it bit me one day, severely. Since then, I've seen many more
> problems on lots of other machines. My view is now that I would never
> have any Symantec products on any of my machines.
>
> The thing about Symantec products is not that they always cause
> problems, but that they are vulnerable to problems. So, many people
> get away with using them, sometimes for years, without a problem. But
> when problems start, they can be severe and are often very difficult
> to fix.
>
>
>
> Quote:
>> Since I already paid for Norton 360 I would like to find a solution, though.
>>
>> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>> Quote:
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> The best advice that I can give you is not to install Norton product(s) They cause more headaches and issues than they are worth, Norton is not very compatible with Windows systems.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>>
>>> "johnstonkw" <johnstonkw@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:AADF081E-8733-418A-BBA4-398425E792B0@xxxxxx
>>>> I upgrade to Norton 360 after the free trial expired on my new laptop. The
>>>> program downloads and installs but when the configuration begins 360 keeps
>>>> getting "stuck" on the initial quick scan, usually on the C:\windows\winsxs
>>>> folder (I do not know what this is and I cannot delete it). I get a Microsoft
>>>> error that says "Symantec Services Framework" has stopped working and another
>>>> Norton error that tells me to restart. After the restart it does the same
>>>> thing, never ending. Symantec has been of no help besides telling me to
>>>> delete things and reinstall, which I have done several times already. Can
>>>> someone please help me. I also did a clean boot and then I can't get Norton
>>>> 360 to start at all. If you have a fix please walk me through it. I am not
>>>> that computer savvy.
> That's been my experience, also. I used NAV (home and corporate
editions) for years. It became clear over the past few years that it was
getting bloated and taking more and more resources. By the time we
dumped SAV CE from our network, the automatic scans on workstations
basically rendered the machines unusable until it was completed.
Upgrading to point releases was becoming a nightmare.
I tossed NAV off my personal machine when an "upgrade completely tanked
my machine and I had to rebuild it from scratch. We don't have enough
space here to detail why we dumped SAVCE from our network.
I'm starting to hear good things about the latest Norton/Symantec AV
(not 360), but it will take a long time for Symantec to build back my
confidence in their software. BTW, I continue to hear/see horror stories
about SAVCE....
I still use Ghost on our network. It works as advertised and I actually
prefer it to Acronis.....
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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services