Re: norton av 2005 problems

From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 11/29/04


Date: 29 Nov 2004 13:37:10 -0600

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:14:06 -0000, "Christo" <chris@juststuffd.co.uk> wrote:

>cant think of another group to post this in
>
>i installed a cracked version of norton anti virus 2005
>
>it started playing up so i uninstalled an re installed, it was still playing
>up so i tried to uninstall again
>
>
>the uninstall program encountered a problem mid uninstallation and shut down
>
>so i figured i would delete the registry values and delete the files from
>the folder and in control panl i would be able to try to remove and it would
>say "file not found" and then delete the norton AV icon from the list
>
>however it doesn't it says the following something the file being missing
>and then after that it says drivers have been marked for detection
>
>
>how can i get rid of it?
>
>Would installing a valid copy of Norton AV2003 pro work and allow me to un
>install norton 2005?
>
>i have tired installing norton 05 again and i get an error whilst installing
>
>the norton files are still loading at start up so i cant think whats going
>on?
>
>any help please? i would much appreciate it

With Symantec products, you have to un install any previous software before
installing anything new. So installing NAV 2003, in an effort to resolve a
problem with NAV 2005, sounds like a waste of time.

Un installing NAV 2005:
<http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/5faa3ca6df6f549888256edd0061c0a4/9941641f5e10351b88256ed6006163f5?OpenDocument&prod=Norton%20AntiVirus&ver=2005&src=sg&pcode=nav&svy=&csm=no>

-- 
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.


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