Re: norton security
From: Bonnie J. (bjsundt_at_lakeland.ws)
Date: 05/17/05
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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 17:38:07 -0500
thank you-cp is IBM Processor -Intel family 6 Model 8 662MHZ Memory 128MB
56K Hard disk 19.01 GB Does this help? Yes it is old bot used. Have never
had virus or security problem as yet. Maybe I should just leave well enough
alone.
"Joseph V. Morris" <josephvmorris@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Bonnie,
>
> Well, let's take this a bit more slowly before rendering an answer.
>
> You say you're fairly new to PCs but have Windows 98 with Norton 2001
> firewall installed. I presume that this is an older machine, then? That
> can make a difference in what solution is best for you.
>
> First, is this Windows 98 (first edition) or Windows 98 Second Edition
> that's installed on the machine? And, regarding the machine itself, can
you
> tell us anything detailed about it? What's the CPU and its clock speed?
> How much RAM is installed? How big is the hard drive?
>
> "Bonnie J." <bjsundt@lakeland.ws> wrote in message
> news:6KadnY9vlM4zSxrfRVn-qw@bright.net...
> >. . . .I tried to download Norton Internet Security 2005. I
> > could not.
>
> That's part of the reason for my question. I'm not at all sure that NIS
> 2005 will work on the original version of Win 98 in the first place. But
I
> _AM_ fairly certain that you wouldn't want to try if this is an older
> machine as it would bring your internet surfing to a very slow crawl.
>
> > I was told to delete all my old Norton software before
> > installing.
>
> That's sort of correct -- but it's not simply a matter of deleting the old
> Norton software; you'd need to UNINSTALL the programs (using Add/Remove
> Software in Control Panel). Simply deleting files associated with the
older
> Norton products is not at all easy to do and you're likely to end up with
> some serious problems.
>
> > . . . . Should I uninstall all my 2001software and then upgrade?
>
> Again, it depends on the specifics about the machine you've got.
>
> > Once you get software on your system I thought
> > it would work until you upgraded to something newer.
>
> Oh, NIS 2001 will still work on that machine. It just doesn't have all
the
> bells and whistles of the newer releases (but it's also far less likely to
> drive you nuts).
>
> > I was told no this 2001 stuff is now useless. Please help.
>
> No, the native firewall component is pretty much identical to that which
is
> in the most recent releases of NIS and NPF. It's all the add-ons since
the
> 2001 version that you'd be paying for -- and you might well find that the
> machine can't use them in the first place.
>
>
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