Hi Will Stephenson
I know you said you had Norton the following is from the Langa List about
Norton. It is however on Norton 2004 and you said 2002 BUT ... just FYI
incase.
Nav 2004: 10,000 Zero-Byte Files...
A problem with nav 2004 creating a big BROWSER slow down attributed to
scanning of js files.
Also the creation of 10,000 zero byte files in the C\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\VirusDefs individual definition folders which bring
even the fastest computers to their knees with a slowdown.
It afflicts both xp pro AND xp home.
Please check out the extremely long thread of about 13 pages here:
http://langa.com/u/1w.htm
Symantec acknowledges the problem (see http://langa.com/u/1v.htm ) but as
of this moment has no fix.
There are some hints as to some possible solutions as to deleting Temps and
Tmps. Both is XP, 2k and Win98 computers to try to help
There appear to be other problems, too: The Product Activation on Nav 2004
is giving some users fits, for example: http://langa.com/u/1x.htm
Looks like Nav 2004 may have been taken out of the oven a little too soon.
If you're looking for antivirus, it might be good either to wait for
Symantec to fix the problems.
Or try another antivirus.
TTYL
Gordon
Will Stephenson wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I have a client who has a 2 year old Dell with Win2K installed on a peer to
> peer network. This machine has had issues since the day it arrived, but it
> is useable. Here's the latest:
>
> On a reboot (or cold start), the machine boots up fine to the desktop (and
> just before I can see the momentary flash of the connection made to a mapped
> network drive). After maybe 10 seconds at the desktop, the hourglass
> disappears and all seems wonderful. Two anomalies: the network connection
> icon in the system tray is not there, and the Norton AV (2002) auto protect
> is disabled (though in the system tray, it looks fine - no red X through the
> icon). All local programs work fine. However, I cannot access the network -
> more or less. When I click on Network Neighborhood, the status bar shows the
> correct number of objects, but the window is blank and the "program" says it
> is not responding. Attempting to access the *bad* computer from another on
> the network brings up an error message of access denied. And here's the fun
> part: after around 4 minutes after the desktop comes up, the network icon
> shows up in the system tray, and EVERYTHING works as it is supposed to.
> Norton's? I have to open the program and, poof, auto protect is back on.
>
> This happens whether I jump up and down, change settings, open programs,
> etc. It just takes 4 minutes to get going correctly (maybe it's just
> sleepy?).
>
> I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone might have. Please let me
> know if you need more information. Thanks!
>
> Will Stephenson
> Acadia Technologies Inc.
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