Re: NIS '05 Causing Screen Freeze/Lockups?

From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/20/05 

Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:47:02 -0400

> "Tea Timer" isn't even in my Spybots index, so I don't even have it.

Spybot v1.4? See Help > Contents > Tools > Resident > Resident TeaTimer

You must be running Spybot in Mode > Advanced mode to have access to
Residents TeaTimer and SDHelper (Tools > Resident).

NB: Don't enable anything in Advanced mode if you're not absolutely certain
of what you're doing!

> Besides, I'd have to get 6 months worth of updates if I reinstalled it
> and I'm on dial up, so forget that.

Nah, the updates are cumulative. You'd just need to run LiveUpdate manually
a few times to get caught up.

> ...my Norton subscription ends in year [sic]. So what
> A/V/Security software is better then Norton/Symantec and won't give me
> these
> problems?

IMO anything's better than Norton/Symantec (or McAfee). Kaspersky, Trend
Micro, Avast, Panda are among those most-recommended/-mentioned in my
circles. I rely on AVG7 myself.

If you decide to uninstall NIS 2005 when your subscription's up, take my
advice and use SymNRT, too (and possibly a good cleaner like Crap Cleaner)
*before* installing anything new. 

-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
www.doasisaynotasido.mvp
Steve wrote:
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>>> Tea Timer?  I don't have that.
>>
>> It's an optional utility included with Spybot but it must be enabled by 
>> the
>> user.  See:
>>
>> FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - The home of Spybot-S&D!:
>> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/index.html
>>
>> What is the Resident TeaTimer?
>> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/33.html
>
>
> "Tea Timer" isn't even in my Spybots index, so I don't even have it.
>
>
>> Despite the official Symantec line, I'd not install /any/ new Norton
>> product without having first fully removed all previous versions.  I
>> suspect the earlier versions continue to be the root of your problems.
>>
>> I'd:
>>
>> (1) uninstall NIS 2005 via Add/Remove Programs & reboot;
>>
>> (2) remove all traces of NXX 2004 using SymNRT
>> (http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039;
>> read this page thoroughly and completely for all caveats) & reboot;
>>
>> (3) remove all traces of NXX 2000 using Rnav2003.exe
>> (http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2001092114452606) &
>> reboot.
>
>
> Too much for me, I'll take the "do no harm" approach and leave it the way 
> it
> is.  Besides, I'd have to get 6 months worth of updates if I reinstalled 
> it
> and I'm on dial up, so forget that.
>
>
>> (4) Then, if you still think Norton products are worthwhile at this 
>> point,
>> reinstall NIS 2005.
>> --
>
> Ah, that's the key...my Norton subscription ends in  year.  So what
> A/V/Security software is better then Norton/Symantec and won't give me 
> these
> problems?
>
> Thanks.

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