COMPUTER starts slow with Norton Internet Security-Why

From: stromer (stromer2_at_aol.com)
Date: 12/12/03 

Date: 11 Dec 2003 17:03:54 -0800

I just installed Norton Internet Security 2004 on a 2 yr old computer
as follows:
Win 98 ME, AMD Athlon 1300 processor, 384 RAM. System performance
before signing on the the internet(with Norton disabled) is 82%.
After, online with AOL 8.0 it is 52%(with Norton on).
 
Befor installing Norton, I could go from pushing the power on button
to getting on the Internet in 1:30 min. Now it takes 5 - 7 min and
sometimes it locks up and I have to start over. I have scanned for
viruses and have none. I start with Norton enabled and with all the
features on(ad blocking, anti-spam, etc).

Why does Norton slow my computer down so much? Is that just the way
it is?
Can I do anything to speed up the process?
Are there links that describe any problems with Norton or these
similar problems?
Thanks for your help, Rick

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