Re: Removing Symantec/Norton Antivirus

John Fields wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> >flipper wrote:
> >> Jim Thompson wrote:
> >> >Sjouke Burry wrote:
> >> >>Jim Thompson wrote:
> >> >>> I'm biting the bullet and removing Symantec/Norton Antivirus.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> What's the recommended replacement?
> >> >>>
> >> >>About 3 times I have used the removal tool from the
> >> >>Symantec/norton site.
> >> >
> >> >Does that mean the removal tool doesn't work properly??
> >>
> >> If things are 'fine' then it usually works well enough. But if
> >> anything is off then it often leaves remnants, which aren't usually a
> >> problem for anything other than Symantec programs. Like removing an
> >> older version of NAV to install a new one: the new install fails.
> >
> >Ah ! The sweet smell of QUALITY software !
> >
> >Does anyone remember when Norton Tools was the de rigeur requirement
for
> >anyone serious in IT ?
>
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> You mean:
>
> news:g5one4pbu8ogcm3fergm0en2rk6kn0o1pt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 just TWO FLOPPY DISKS too ! Not sure how many disks later versions
came
on. I must have several copies lying around in the 'archive' somewhere.
It's
still on my DOS PC.

On the golden oldies theme btw, did you ever see applications written in
32
bit DOS ? One of my regular jobs at one time was to provide sup****t for
one.
They 'flew' !

Graham