i upgraded to the latest version of Norton system works and this has helped.

Chuck Finnigan
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Trachtenberg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Norton Utilities 5.0


> --- "Susan S. Hays" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I am receiving a new Gateway this afternoon.  It
> > comes pre-installed with
> > WindowsME.  Has anyone out there had any conflicts
> > with WindowsME using
> > Norton Utilities 5.0?  Just trying to get a
> > jumpstart of any problems before
> > I install it.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Susan Hays
> ______________________________________________________
>
> Susan
> Some of the utilites in 5.0 will not work properly
> with Windows ME. You will need the NU 2001 which is
> made for ME. The reason for this is because some of
> the programs in NU 5.0 need to access DOS, and Windows
> ME does not boot with DOS, so the DOS is innaccessible
> to these types of programs. The Norton 2001 products
> are designed to be able to access the DOS that is
> hidden in Windows ME. It's not a major catastrophy,
> the only parts of the NU 5.0 I had problems with was
> accessing the protected recycle bin and updating the
> rescue disks for Norton Antivirus and Utilities. I
> eventually went to Norton Systemworks 2001.
>
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