You must go to control panel and then to add and remove programs and remove
it off your computer, Joseph Rydzy

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> I have been running Norton SystemWorks 2002 and using the antivirus
> section to protect my computer (WinXP SP2). Renewal of my subscription
> falls due this month so I decided to no renew Nortons but to change to
> Avast.
>
> I have turned off NAV in the SystemWorks Window and msconfig file. I
> installed Avast and it appears to run correctly.
>
> However, when I boot the computer I get a the following message:
>
> "avast!: Incompatible AV Software Running
> avast! detected that the following program is running:
> Norton Antivirus / Symantec Antivirus
> The on-access scanner module of this program and the on-access scanner
> of avast! CANNOT be active at the same time.
> As a result, the avast! main on-access scanners - Standard Shield, p2p
> Shield and Instant Messaging Shield - were disabled."
>
> I then have to turn on avast! to get protection.
>
> To me it appears that WinXP still thinks I am using Norton although it
> is not loaded.
>
> Ant suggestions?
>
> Orf Bartrop
>
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>                        Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>

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