Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Vista beta

Anyone beta testing this ? In the past 10 days I've gotten 2 emails
(beta releases) about it from Symantec. The second email told me to do
a fresh install /restore my PC to a point prior to the install of their
FIRST beta install. Luckily I hadn't yet installed the first one.
My question: is this typical with Symantec ? Do they expect me to wipe
my PC with each release ? That seems a bit much and if it's "normal" to
do a fresh install each week I guess I'll not install the new release
either.

Bobb

Yes quite typical in my testing experience with them.


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Richard Hay
Windows Live Butterfly
Windows Vista RC2 (Build 5744)
http://WindowsObserver.com
"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
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> Anyone beta testing this ? In the past 10 days I've gotten 2 emails (beta
> releases) about it from Symantec. The second email told me to do a fresh
> install /restore my PC to a point prior to the install of their FIRST beta
> install. Luckily I hadn't yet installed the first one.
> My question: is this typical with Symantec ? Do they expect me to wipe my
> PC with each release ? That seems a bit much and if it's "normal" to do a
> fresh install each week I guess I'll not install the new release either.
>
> Bobb

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
news:OoSc$We8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Anyone beta testing this ? In the past 10 days I've gotten 2 emails (beta
> releases) about it from Symantec. The second email told me to do a fresh
> install /restore my PC to a point prior to the install of their FIRST beta
> install. Luckily I hadn't yet installed the first one.
> My question: is this typical with Symantec ? Do they expect me to wipe my
> PC with each release ? That seems a bit much and if it's "normal" to do a
> fresh install each week I guess I'll not install the new release either.

Yes.

My advice, don't install their software. There are far better alternatives
out there at much lower price points.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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I must say, we use sophos in our company, but I decided to take Windows Live
OneCare to the test on my Vista machine and I really like it. (it's free for
now) and it does not clog my machine while running/ moving/zipping/copying
VHD files.

Good luck

Eric

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
news:OoSc$We8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Anyone beta testing this ? In the past 10 days I've gotten 2 emails (beta
> releases) about it from Symantec. The second email told me to do a fresh
> install /restore my PC to a point prior to the install of their FIRST beta
> install. Luckily I hadn't yet installed the first one.
> My question: is this typical with Symantec ? Do they expect me to wipe my
> PC with each release ? That seems a bit much and if it's "normal" to do a
> fresh install each week I guess I'll not install the new release either.
>
> Bobb

Bobb;
That sounds reasonable considering how difficult Norton products are to
thoroughly uninstall and remove.
Code left over from a previous Beta may corrupt the newer version and thus
taint whatever results you may get.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
news:OoSc$We8GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Anyone beta testing this ? In the past 10 days I've gotten 2 emails (beta
> releases) about it from Symantec. The second email told me to do a fresh
> install /restore my PC to a point prior to the install of their FIRST beta
> install. Luckily I hadn't yet installed the first one.
> My question: is this typical with Symantec ? Do they expect me to wipe my
> PC with each release ? That seems a bit much and if it's "normal" to do a
> fresh install each week I guess I'll not install the new release either.
>
> Bobb