When I boot up my computer I get a message saying that I am missing: C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue. I have checked my Registry for any reference with no luck. I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty. There does not seem to be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks

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This file refers to a Norton product -probably
Norton Antivirus....??

Have you recently deleted NAV from your system , or
uninstalled a trial version.....??

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I think you should find this file in system.ini, so I'm surprised that you couldn't 
find it there.





On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 7:56 pm, Dave Boehr wrote:
>When I boot up my computer I get a message saying 
>that I am missing: 
>C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops 
>my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue.  I have checked my Registry 
>for any reference with no luck.  I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it 
>refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty.  There does not seem 
to 
>be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would 
>be much appreciated.  Thanks
>

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On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 7:56 pm, Dave Boehr wrote:
>When I boot up my computer I get a message saying
>that I am missing:
>C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops
>my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue. I have checked my Registry
>for any reference with no luck. I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it
>refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty. There does not seem to
>be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would
>be much appreciated. Thanks
> Dear Dave, MAybe you sSHoold Make thiss fileee wiiiith nothing iinn it anddd ccccSee wot happpons -comppetor xpert

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To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com) Click Start > Run > Regedit Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd Search for any other instances and delete those as well. This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry if you're nervous...

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if you did uninstall Norton then click start--run--type regedit--ok. Then doubleclick on each of these: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd After you doubleclick the VXD key you'll see a SYMEVNT key on the list underneath. Delete the SYMEVNT key then close regedit. That should remove the error. From Mark via computing.net

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Em quarta-feira, junho 26, 2002 em 12:22 am, Sam escreveu: > > >ao abrir minha máquina aparece a mensagem de falta do arquivo c:\symantec\symevent.386. o que devo fazer ´para resolver o problema??? Grato pela atenção Alvaro Junior

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Thanks everybody. Problem solved

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On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 7:56 pm, Dave Boehr wrote:
>When I boot up my computer I get a message saying
>that I am missing:
>C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops
>my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue. I have checked my Registry
>for any reference with no luck. I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it
>refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty. There does not seem to
>be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would
>be much appreciated. Thanks
> :)

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On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 7:56 pm, Dave Boehr wrote:
>When I boot up my computer I get a message saying
>that I am missing:
>C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops
>my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue. I have checked my Registry
>for any reference with no luck. I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it
>refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty. There does not seem to
>be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would
>be much appreciated. Thanks
>

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Thank You so much. That startup message sucked. Its good to know that people take the time to help one another


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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hi, yes, thank you - we had the same problem when uninstalling Nortons and switching to AVG (!!!!!), so it was good to get rid of that damn registry key!


On Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at 9:56 am, John wrote:
>Thank You so much. That startup message sucked. Its good to know that people take
>the time to help one another
>
>

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how do i reload this i can not find it any where so how do i reload my video player 4 aol dont work with out it


On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 7:56 pm, Dave Boehr wrote:
>When I boot up my computer I get a message saying
>that I am missing:
>C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops
>my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue. I have checked my Registry
>for any reference with no luck. I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it
>refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty. There does not seem to
>be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would
>be much appreciated. Thanks
>

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I have the same problem as Dave Boehr wrote. Thanks Patty


On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 7:56 pm, Dave Boehr wrote:
>When I boot up my computer I get a message saying
>that I am missing:
>C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops
>my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue. I have checked my Registry
>for any reference with no luck. I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it
>refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty. There does not seem to
>be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would
>be much appreciated. Thanks
>

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I get a message on startup saying "cannot find device file system.ini file refers but device file no longer exists". nwlink.vxd Should I delete the nwlink.vxd file to end this annoyance? The system otherwise works fine.


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:15 am, Mick wrote:
>if you did uninstall Norton then click start--run--type regedit--ok. Then doubleclick
>on each of these:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>After you doubleclick the VXD key you'll see a SYMEVNT key on the list underneath.
>Delete the SYMEVNT key then close regedit. That should remove the error.
>
>
>From Mark via computing.net
>

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If you find a fix for please forward to me thanx. Dan


On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 7:56 pm, Dave Boehr wrote:
>When I boot up my computer I get a message saying
>that I am missing:
>C:\Progra~1\Symantec\symevnt.386. The computer works fine but this annoyance stops
>my boot and I then I have to "Hit any key" to continue. I have checked my Registry
>for any reference with no luck. I have tried to find my autoexec.bat file but it
>refers me to autoexec.tsh but that file seems to be empty. There does not seem to
>be any reference to this in my win.ini or system.ini files. Any suggestions would
>be much appreciated. Thanks
>

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If you have same problem, check the suggestion on editing the registry, higher up 
in the thread.






On Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 6:11 pm, dan wrote:
>
>
>If you find a fix for please forward to me thanx. Dan
>

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Thanks a lot!!!


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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Thanks for your instructions. My Norton started disintegrating after I installed a new video card, so I uninstalled it but couldn't get rid of this pesky boot message. Much appreciated. :)


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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THANKS A BUNCH, MICK! (And to you, John, for bringing this up.) I had exactly the same problem for over a year, only with Norton Antivirus 2001. When I tried to uninstall it, it didn't work - and BTW, for some strange reason, more than 100 MB of my disk space (DRVSPACE - I compressed my C disk) seem to have vanished, even after I had uninstalled all the mian components of that Norton trash. (Any ideas on how could I get my disk space back..?) I've removed all the "hidden" files that remained in my PC after uninstalling NAV, but this one kept bugging me. Thanks again, Mick! And what you say about Grisoft is also true. I've been using it for a few months now, and couldn't be happier. I only wish I had installed it instead of falling for Norton propaganda..! Best wishes, A.


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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What a nightmare!!! So glad all of you were successful in restoring your systems. I, on the other hand, not so lucky. The computer completely froze and I had to pay $150.00 to get it repaired. It is really scary when a program has so much control over your computer that trying to uninstall it causes major problems..no thank you, Norton! I will keep AVG! Thanks for having this web site so I can vent my feelings!!! HA Thx all. M


On Saturday, February 15, 2003 at 12:31 pm, Arista wrote:
>
>THANKS A BUNCH, MICK! (And to you, John, for bringing this up.)
>I had exactly the same problem for over a year, only with Norton Antivirus 2001.
>When I tried to uninstall it, it didn't work - and BTW, for some strange reason,
>more than 100 MB of my disk space (DRVSPACE - I compressed my C disk) seem to have
>vanished, even after I had uninstalled all the mian components of that Norton trash.
>(Any ideas on how could I get my disk space back..?)
>I've removed all the "hidden" files that remained in my PC after uninstalling NAV,
>but this one kept bugging me.
>Thanks again, Mick!
>And what you say about Grisoft is also true. I've been using it for a few months
>now, and couldn't be happier. I only wish I had installed it instead of falling for
>Norton propaganda..!
>
>Best wishes,
>
>A.
>
>
>

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Having used Norton for 5+years, I have to say it has been a good product for me and 
has not caused any shutdowns or disasters.  Unfortunately software is not perfect, 
nor are the operating systems.  Different combinations of software packages, and 
different users, can create nightmares for some and pleasant dreams for others.  
It could be far better, but very few of us are prepared to pay the price that would 
be demanded for perfect products.  





On Saturday, February 15, 2003 at 12:31 pm, Arista wrote:
>
>THANKS A BUNCH, MICK! (And to you, John, for bringing this up.)
>I had exactly the same problem for over a year, only with Norton Antivirus 2001. 
>When I tried to uninstall it, it didn't work - and BTW, for some strange reason, 
>more than 100 MB of my disk space (DRVSPACE - I compressed my C disk) seem to have 
>vanished, even after I had uninstalled all the mian components of that Norton trash. 
>(Any ideas on how could I get my disk space back..?)
>I've removed all the "hidden" files that remained in my PC after uninstalling NAV, 
>but this one kept bugging me.
>Thanks again, Mick!
>And what you say about Grisoft is also true. I've been using it for a few months 
>now, and couldn't be happier. I only wish I had installed it instead of falling 
for 
>Norton propaganda..!
>
>Best wishes,
>
>A.
>
>
>

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Thank you!!!!!!!! That WAS annoying! I'm slowly but surely ridding my machine of all the Symantec remnants left over from uninstalling Systemworks 2001. I'm still getting some browser (IE 6 SP1) corruption and having to run fixie daily, but I'll find that little leftover piece of Norton crap yet!! JCM


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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I would suggest that you get a program called McAfee Uninstaller.  Run this program 
before you install any new programs. This program will monitor the copy locations 
of all installed files, including stuff that goes to C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM and into the 
registry.  Then whenever you want you can completely and irrevocably remove every 
single file that was installed with that program.  It will prompt you when it encounters 
a shared file. You can then decide whether to delete it or keep it.  The Remove feature 
is completely configurable. You can set it to automatically delete or keep shared 
files, without a prompt. This is the most efficient program remover I have ever seen. 
 I have never had a remnant problem since then.  

I picked up my copy off the rack at KMart for $10. Its an older version perhaps 4 
years old now, but it works like a charm. 

I do have one hesitation about McAfee.  Their support is ungodly unreliable.  A few 
months ago, I purchased McAfee Guarddog. I purchased it in December 2002 off the 
shelf at Best Buy and installed it in December 2002.  This program comes with a full 
version of Virusscan (v4.0).  Unfortunately, it was over 2 versions old. When I tried 
to get the virus definition files from their website, it told me that that version 
was no longer supported and the virus definition files for that version no longer 
existed.  So it directed me to purchase their new version of Virusscan (v6.0, I think), 
which was only going to cost me $40.  Isn't that nice of them.  So I emailed them 
explaining what happened. I even told them that I would gladly fax them my dated 
sales receipt to prove that I just purchased it. I never heard from them. I emailed 
them again. And I emailed them again. I never heard from them.  By this time, 30 
days had passed since my purchase. Now I can no longer return it to BestBuy. Thank 
you so much McAfee. Now I own your program, which cannot be upgraded, has no support, 
ancient virus definition files (what good is a firewall if it can't detect incoming 
viruses????) and worst of all the Guarddog program is crap.  So now Im back to my 
old version of Norton. I agree, it is not the best anti-virus program, but at least 
it's still supported.

Detah

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Thank you for your suggestions, but I think I'm going to just stay as far away from both Symantec and McAfee as I can. Neither offers any support worth spit, and uninstalling Norton components is apparently a larger issue than I thought. You can call for support for $30 a call and just get told that your version is no longer supported! I now use ZoneAlarm free firewall and have more and better support than Norton ever offered. And I just installed Trend-Micro's PC-cillin 2003 antivirus, and they've responded almost scarily fast to each e-mail question I've sent! JCM


On Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 7:17 am, Detah wrote:

>I would suggest that you get a program called McAfee Uninstaller.  Run this program 
>before you install any new programs. This program will monitor the copy locations 
>of all installed files, including stuff that goes to C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM and into 
the 
>registry.  Then whenever you want you can completely and irrevocably remove every 
>single file that was installed with that program.  It will prompt you when it encounters 
>a shared file. You can then decide whether to delete it or keep it.  The Remove 
feature 
>is completely configurable. You can set it to automatically delete or keep shared 
>files, without a prompt. This is the most efficient program remover I have ever 
seen. 
> I have never had a remnant problem since then.  
>
>I picked up my copy off the rack at KMart for $10. Its an older version perhaps 
4 
>years old now, but it works like a charm. 
>
>I do have one hesitation about McAfee.  Their support is ungodly unreliable.  A 
few 
>months ago, I purchased McAfee Guarddog. I purchased it in December 2002 off the 
>shelf at Best Buy and installed it in December 2002.  This program comes with a 
full 
>version of Virusscan (v4.0).  Unfortunately, it was over 2 versions old. When I 
tried 
>to get the virus definition files from their website, it told me that that version 
>was no longer supported and the virus definition files for that version no longer 
>existed.  So it directed me to purchase their new version of Virusscan (v6.0, I 
think), 
>which was only going to cost me $40.  Isn't that nice of them.  So I emailed them 
>explaining what happened. I even told them that I would gladly fax them my dated 
>sales receipt to prove that I just purchased it. I never heard from them. I emailed 
>them again. And I emailed them again. I never heard from them.  By this time, 30 
>days had passed since my purchase. Now I can no longer return it to BestBuy. Thank 
>you so much McAfee. Now I own your program, which cannot be upgraded, has no support, 
>ancient virus definition files (what good is a firewall if it can't detect incoming 
>viruses????) and worst of all the Guarddog program is crap.  So now Im back to my 
>old version of Norton. I agree, it is not the best anti-virus program, but at least 
>it's still supported.
>
>Detah

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Thanks, This worked great.


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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Thanks a ton; it was really bugging me


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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I had the same prob on my old SCSI drive, but didnt even know this fourm was here. Thanks anyways! if you need antivirus i recommend mcafee, better than norton and any other one cause it easier to use and knows more viruses, etc.


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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Thx man that wrked great.Keep it up


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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I tried your fix for the symevnt.386 error and it remained. Instead of building a catapult for my computer I tried going into msconfig.exe and unchecked the line for norton in the file, that fixed the problem!!!


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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thank god thank god thank god!!!!!!! very very helpful, stupid norton antivirus. Way more trouble than its worth!!


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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well i have been reading all the praise for avg on this page and i would just like to add my own comment...KEEP THE HELL AWAY FROM AVG!!!!!i was sucked in by the hype only to have it causing me so much grief i decided to removed it from my computer.however the program disliked this idea excessively and i had to try for quite some time before i suceeded.however avg had the last laugh...as it left it chewed a few nice holes in my registry and network programing.when i visited my local computer shop they had a good laugh and told me to avoid the program...it causes no end of trouble!but if somepeople can get away with using it good luck to them...you will need it!!! leanne


On Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 7:57 pm, Ramon Rodriguez wrote:
>thank god thank god thank god!!!!!!!
>
>very very helpful, stupid norton antivirus. Way more trouble than its worth!!
>
>
>

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had the same problem, i couldnt find anyone who knew how to solve it and i tried for 4 months talking to computer gurus and going to computer help chat rooms. finally i ran across this site, and i did exactly what they told me to do, and it worked you said your computer frozed when you tried it, i thought mine was about to do the same because windows loaded and than stop, but i waited for a few minutes and ut reloaded again and their advised worked like a charm.


On Thursday, February 20, 2003 at 6:47 pm, Marilyn wrote:
>What a nightmare!!! So glad all of you were successful in restoring your systems.
> I, on the other hand, not so lucky. The computer completely froze and I had to pay
>$150.00 to get it repaired.
>It is really scary when a program has so much control over your computer that trying
>to uninstall it causes major
>problems..no thank you, Norton! I will keep AVG!
>Thanks for having this web site so I can vent my feelings!!! HA
>Thx all.
>M
>
>
> i

[Reply or follow-up to this message]

Thanks a lot, that worked well.


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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I'm another one who is thankful people take time to help others. I got the same boot message after deleting Norton. Mick simplified the problem. I only wish I looked this up 2 hours ago. rotflol! I like this forum. Will book mark it. Thanks again. Robbie


On Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 7:57 pm, Ramon Rodriguez wrote:
>thank god thank god thank god!!!!!!!
>
>very very helpful, stupid norton antivirus. Way more trouble than its worth!!
>
>
>

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Hi searched the Web for software for old pcs and I found a company named Maniasoft. They are working on Windes xFeel. An operating system similar to Windows XP but it's supposed to work on 386... They say it's not ready to ship but I'll be one of the first consumer of this OS... for my 2 386 in my little computer lab.

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Thank you so much Mick for being so helpful to so many people....this has been driving me nuts for a week and i just decided to do a search on "symevnt.386" and found your post.....i just went to the store to get my money back on Nortons 2004 and they wont refund me so i'm down $90 Aussie dollars...i might try some other suggestions on here but i'm happy with AVG so really whats the point only to get my money's worth from Nortons and then i might still have problems.THANK YOU again...you'd be a handy friend to have :o)


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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Sorry no cigar. I deleted everything in the Registry I still get the boot error about symevnt.386. I am sure there is a registered dll that is getting called on boot up somewhere. I checked the software\microsoft\windows\ run, run- runonce searched the registry and deleted everything with Norton and Symantec still get that message.

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Thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!! This problem has been plaguing me. It is almost embarrassing for me since I have over 30 years experience with computers and this one had me baffled...seems so simple now....To he who answered, Kudos, congratulations on a superb Professional reply. You are a credit to us who don't quite know it all. Respectfully , Lonnie R.


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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Chiming in to extend major kudos for posting the fix for symevnt.386 error message. My brain was literally turning to mush reading various uninstall procedures until someone pointed out this thread. Quick, easy, painless. :) Thanks! cam

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Thanks for the help :)


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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Okay....what if you're getting this message, but doing a search in the registry for symevnt.386 turns up nothing?


On Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 7:57 pm, Ramon Rodriguez wrote:
>thank god thank god thank god!!!!!!!
>
>very very helpful, stupid norton antivirus. Way more trouble than its worth!!
>
>
>

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Check in the following keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shared DLLs

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My GOD! I can't seem to be able to get rid of it! I still have it after doing all that! Help!


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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Please help me to get rid of this error message. Every time when I start the computer, this error shows up which drives me up the wall. Can I reinstall Norton Anti virus and remove the program. Would it solve my problem, any suggestions??

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Thank you so much.......my computer is finally up and running again........it's taking me days.....but you helped me out......thanks again.......muchly appreciated....Sue


On Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at 9:56 am, John wrote:
>Thank You so much. That startup message sucked. Its good to know that people take
>the time to help one another
>
>

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Yes, I have recently deleted NAV from my system, Windows 98. What do you suggest I do to rid myself of Progra~1\symantec\symevnt.386, at startup.


On Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 8:28 pm, GM wrote:
>
>This file refers to a Norton product -probably
>Norton Antivirus....??
>
>Have you recently deleted NAV from your system , or
>uninstalled a trial version.....??
>
>
>

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i don't get it! my computer does not react enymore when i get that message! i can't run the programm!!! What should i do?????


On Saturday, June 29, 2002 at 1:09 am, Mick wrote:
>To get rid of this error message (which usually occurs after uninstalling Norton
>Antivirus - Crappy program, try AVG - 100% free and good at www.grisoft.com)
>Click Start > Run > Regedit
>
>Search for symevnt.386 in the registry and delete the key you find. Should be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\current control set\services\vxd
>
>Search for any other instances and delete those as well.
>
>This should fix the problem...Visit www.microsoft.com for info on editing the registry
>if you're nervous...

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I got this same message, and I do NOT have Norton installed (never did), and went to regedit to attempt to find the file referred to elsewhere in here, only to learn that I do not have that, either.


On Friday, November 29, 2002 at 7:50 pm, Ian wrote:
>I get a message on startup saying "cannot find device file system.ini file refers
>but device file no longer exists".
>nwlink.vxd
>Should I delete the nwlink.vxd file to end this annoyance? The system otherwise works
>fine.
>
>

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THANK YOU I finaly dumped NAV for avg, should have done it sooner, i had the symevnt 386 boot message, followed the advice here and it is gone Thank you thank you!!!!


On Thursday, February 26, 2004 at 5:02 pm, Lonnie Royal wrote:
>Thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!! This problem has been plaguing me. It is
>almost embarrassing for me since I have over 30 years experience with computers and
>this one had me baffled...seems so simple now....To he who answered, Kudos, congratulations
>on a superb Professional reply. You are a credit to us who don't quite know it all.
> Respectfully ,
>
>Lonnie R.
>
>

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Ñ1C3!!!!!! thanks for the tip!!!!

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