Re: Windows Security Center Shows non exisitng Symantec firewall



Robert wrote:

> I had some trouble with Norton Antivirus and Interet Security so I
> removed
> them from my machine. There are no Symantec files on my machine and
> the registry has been cleaned -- everything according to Symantec's
> instructions.
> However, Windows Security Center still shows Norton Antivirus and
> Norton
> Firewall as operating. Does anybody know what cause this and how to
> fix it? Thanks a lot for your help.

Did you also uninstall the Norton WMI Update from Add/Remove Programs?
If not, do so (if you still can after removing registry entries).
Symantec has a "cleanup" uninstaller tool for their products. You might
try running it.

http://tinyurl.com/cbs36 - Uninstalling/reinstalling NIS Norton
AntiSpam, or Norton Personal Firewall 2005

http://castlecops.com/f80-Norton_Anti_Virus.html - forum for Symantec
products at CastleCops

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
.



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