Cheryl,

In my experience the problem most people have with Norton with lots of
programs running. If you only have a few programs on your system then
everything will probably be ok. But if you are running many programs then
Norton may conflict with the operation of those programs. I have owned
Norton SW and have bought many versions. Every time I used the program and
added other programs to my computer I invariably had a problem (Crashes,
conflicts and drastic slow downs resulted). Then I would remove Norton SW
and all would be fine. I currently run over 250 programs of various natures
(Large and small, 3D CAD, 2D design, etc.) and wouldn't think of adding
Norton to the mix. But I do think for those that have few programs it's a
good choice.

John D.


At 08:16 PM 3/2/2004, you wrote:
>  I love NSW, I have an HP with Windows XP and have had no problem with
>Norton and can not understood why people who write to PCSOFT have such a
>problem.
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>
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>I'm rather a novice when it comes to computer and have taught myself a lot
>in the 2 years I have had it, but feel very secure with NSW.
>
>  -------Original Message-------
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>From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list
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>Date: 3/2/2004 8:24:10 PM
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>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Does anyone like Norton?
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>Selina,
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>Norton SystemWorks will do an adequate job as long as it does not conflict
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>with other programs on your system. The only other drawback to NSW is that
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>it may slow down the operational speed of your computer.
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>
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>Your defraging in the safe mode is not necessary if you close all programs
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>before defragging. Also defragging once a week is overdoing it. You should
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>only defrag when the disk becomes really fragmented. Typical use will not
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>fragment a disk very fast. If you are a typical user once every three
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>months would be good (as a general rule). Take a look at your disk map in
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>NSW and visually see if the disk contents are overly scattered.
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>Defragmenting often could give bad results like overusing anything can. I
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>believe that Windows 98se has the same tools built in that NSW has (disk
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>scan, defragmentation, etc.). Both NSW and the Win98 built-in programs
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>should achieve the same results.
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>
>
>John D.
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>At 09:49 PM 3/1/2004, you wrote:
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> >I like my Norton System Works just fine.  However, I haven't tried other
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> >similar type apps.  I have downloaded Intelligent Update from the Symantec
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> >site, as NAV Live Update updates only once a week.  IU requires that you
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> >manually download the updates using the IU software.  A Sobig worm did slip
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> >through once.  I found it by scanning from the Housecall webpage.  I have
>my
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> >Norton Utilities configured to run regular checks and fix any problems.  I
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> >have a lot of files and apps, so I usually defrag manually in Safe Mode at
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> >least once a week.  It takes too long to defrag in Normal Mode.  I use
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> >Windows 98se.
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> >Selina W. Dunworth
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