xp and NAV2002

From: GeeWizz (obdula@braindead.com)
Date: 06/29/02


From: "GeeWizz" <obdula@braindead.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:20:46 -0700


Why would you want to repair a virus file? Just delete
them and move on in life.
>-----Original Message-----
>Have home ed of XP and Nortons Antivirus 2002 installed.
>the latter stops viruses through email but not sure if xp
>is preventing it from repairing them.
>
>They are quarantined but NAV says unable to repair them,
>even the snow white one. Scanning with fixKlez is of no
>use or NAV in safe start up mode either as no infections
>found. Obviously means quarantine is not readable and
>fixable or NAV is corrupt by a virus already?
>I am a good virus buster scanning regulary too so don't
>know what else to do.
>
>Have emailed NAV about problem.
>
>I am still getting viruses through my email even though I
>have security at medium and NAV installed. I thought
>firewall with xp was meant to be protection too. Retailer
>would have me believe I didn't really need NAV at all.
>Glad I didn't listen to him.
>NAV reassures me xp and their 2002version do not clash at
>all.
>Yes I do constantly update for xp and NAV.
>
>Nortons advises if viruses found in Restore or systems to
>scan with boot disc and also Restore off. It states this
>purges restore but I can't find out how much of restore
>is purged. don't want the lot as I may need to use it
>still.
>Also can't find out where to set restore points myself.
>
>Any answers. I have gone through 539 messages on NAV site
>to no avail.
>Thanks
>Suzanne
>.
>



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