Question for the computer experts

[justcarol67]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Wolfie!" <wuff at ...> wrote:
>
> bumbledor wrote:
> > Carol, for what its worth, what ever you do, know this: Norton
anti-virus is 
> > a RESOURCE HOG.
> > Ive been an avid norton user since the days of the old 8 bit XT
systems.. 
> > Last week I removed Norton.
> > My computer runs faster and better since I switched to AVG.
> > as for a computer.. Get what ever you want.. Then get a computer
geek to 
> > help you remove all the spam crap that comes with it.. that way
you don't 
> > erase something the thing needs..
> > Then set it up the way you want it.
> > have fun computing after that.
> 
> Oh Yes.
> 
> I have had nortons programs destroy my computer, various things.
> they're horrid.
> 
> Use AVG free, lovely program, updates itself, does the job
> and largely minds it's own business.
> 
> www.grisoft.com I believe.
> 
> Wolfie!
>

Thanks, both of you. My Norton subscription just expired and I'm
getting daily reminders to renew it. And I can't even run the program
other than to leave it on all the time to protect my e-mail. It won't
do a scan for some reason. But since I'm planning to get a new
computer anyway, I haven't bothered to remove it.

Carol