[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Question for the computer experts

[bumbledor]

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From: "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 1:30 AM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Question for the computer experts


> --- 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
>
If you want to remove norton, just go to their website and get the removal 
tool.
THEN, go to Start menu, settings, ad/remove programs and remove both Norton 
and norton automatic updates. WHEN finished with that, run the norton 
removal tool, to clean out the rest of the junk it left in your computers 
registery..

OH, and get the AVG.. for free, its a good system, and it works great. even 
if its for a few days.. At least that way you have virus protection for your 
email.