Re: A "Loaded" Question

From: Ernest (Ernest_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 14:17:01 -0800

Likewise I changed from NAV to PC-cillin and have not looked back.

NAV had a process that Symantec reports has "issues" under Win32 (all
versions) where a process (can't remember off hand) on my machine would hold
100% CPU for an undetermined period. When this got to be longer than 10
minutes I gave up on it. I must say though I really only had this problem
become unbearable on one machine of three.

"nobody" wrote:

> i recently reformatted my computer. I'm not sure what exactly was wrong
> with it.
>
> I used to have Norton and instead downloaded the 90 day trial version of
> Trend Micro. Pc-cillin. I am very happy with it. It seems to let things
> run faster than Norton and I was unhappy with the adware and things that
> Norton could not uninstall. Not to mention that it is pretty costly. I've
> only had Pc-cillin a week or so but so far so good.
>
>
> "Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D1154AC-AD12-4A53-A41F-32D8AD5362EE@microsoft.com...
> > Just wondering if anyone cares to share their opinions on SUPERIOR
> > anti-virus
> > software OTHER than Norton or McAfee.
> >
> > I am currently running Windows XP (Home) and am still a bit leery about
> > installing SP2, so have held off for now. And my computer is running very
> > nicely, thank you very much.
> >
> > So what's up? My computer is running slower and s-l-o-w-e-r recently,
> > which
> > also happens to correspond with when I installed Norton SystemsWorks 2004
> > and
> > also Norton Internet Security 2004. Both packages installed
> > satisfactorily
> > and seem to run okay, but I have DEFINITELY noticed a difference in the
> > "speediness" of my computer.
> >
> > Is just something I have to learn to live with or are there other
> > alternatives "out there" to which a non-computer kinda guy like myself
> > doesn't know about?
> >
> > Alternatively, is there a web site where all the anti-virus players, big
> > ones as well as not-so-big-ones, are discussed and compared in plain
> > English?
> >
> > Lastly, I also have installed and regularly use Spybot S&D and also Ad
> > Aware
> > SE (1.05).
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Jim
>
>
>

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