Re: Norton utilities

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/09/04


Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 06:56:11 -0700

Norton is a pain in the backside. Find something else.
>-----Original Message-----
>timeless10ne@aol.com wrote:
>
>> JUST RECEIVED DELL XP - i TRIED TO PUT IN NORTON
>> UTILITIES - IT CAME UP THAT NORTON UTILITIES IS NOT
>> COMPATIBLE ! AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR READING IT
>> WRONG? IT IS A 2001 NORTON UTILITIES. THNX TIME
>
>That is a very old program that is not compatible with
Windows XP. Throw
>it out. Do not bother installing any version of Norton
Utilities (if
>they even still exist) on Windows XP.
>
>Malke
>--
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
>Elephant Boy Computers
>www.elephantboycomputers.com
>"Don't Panic!"
>.
>



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