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"Aftermath after uninstalling Norton's"
Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 9:26 am
Posted by RobRod
(22 messages posted)
I had been having a problem with slow responce on my computer even with DSL, so I
guessed that I might have a virus. I bought Norton's and loaded it and it didn't
find any virus. I checked for spyware and that was negative also. The problem that
I had was that Norton's seems to have taken over my computer. The only way that I
could use my computer was to deactivate Norton's.............. Long story short...
I can access my IP but whenever I click on "anything," nothing happens. My guess
is that when I deactivated Norton's, part of Windows went with it. My question is,
"How do I restore Windows, other than the restoral disc? RobRod
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re: "Aftermath after uninstalling Norton's"
Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33507 messages posted)
For the link issue, there are a few things you can try. First, reset Web Settings
in Internet Options, under Programs tab. Choose Restore Internet Explorer defaults
- uncheck to also reset homepage. OK
Did you run one of Symantec's removal tools, after uninstalling Norton? If not, you
should locate the appropriate tool and give that a run. Normally, it also requires
some manual removal, i.e. registry editing.
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
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re: "Aftermath after uninstalling Norton's"
Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Posted by Wy
(586 messages posted)
A few options you can try:
1. In your IE browser go to Tools>Internet Options>Programs and click Reset Web Settings.
If that doesn’t do it, then:
2. You can try to restore your computer settings to prior Norton's installation by
doing a scanreg /restore. Click Start>Shut Down>Restart in MS-DOS Mode. After the
screen goes black, type after the C: prompt - 'scanreg /restore' [without the quotes
and with the space before the slash]. This'll give you at least 5 back-up registries
to choose from, so choose the one dated prior to the Norton installation. Hopefully
you have one dated prior to when you installed Norton and the selection should also
read 'started'. Click on the selection and just let the registry checker do its
stuff and with luck, you'll be back to normal. But if you have no backup that's
dated prior to Norton's installation, then don't try this option.
2. Or you could reinstall Norton and hope that it'll add or correct what went wonky,
then uninstall it afterwards. Norton's site has an uninstall tool which you might
want to download to help you remove it instead of relying on the uninstall feature
that comes with the program. How effective the tool is, I'm not sure, because I
know for a fact that Norton will always leave scraps of stuff in your registry or
play with it in some mischievous way no matter how effectively you think you've removed
it.
3. You can also download jv16 Power Tools. I've found this to be a pretty effective
tool at uninstalling programs and registry items. And you can't really screw up
with it either because it backs up every removal you make. In this case, you'd want
to remove anything Norton and Symantec, but use it only after you've successfully
uninstalled Norton and the computer looks like it's working fine as a result. Don't
mess any further with the registry if your computer isn't back on track after uninstallation.
You can find a free version of jv16 Power Tools here:
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html
Personally, I'd do the scanreg /restore first, which is what I had done a few times
before when Norton played tricks on me. I managed to get my system back on track
each time that way. I no longer run Norton on my system as a result, it's not worth
the invasive hassle, stick with free anti-virus programs like AVG or Avast. But
if your computer knowledge and comfort level is a bit wobbly, you might feel more
at ease using Norton's removal tool instead. However, if the removal tool fails,
then I would go for the scanreg /restore option.
On Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 9:26 am, RobRod wrote:
>I had been having a problem with slow responce on my computer even with DSL, so
I
>guessed that I might have a virus. I bought Norton's and loaded it and it didn't
>find any virus. I checked for spyware and that was negative also. The problem that
>I had was that Norton's seems to have taken over my computer. The only way that
I
>could use my computer was to deactivate Norton's.............. Long story short...
>I can access my IP but whenever I click on "anything," nothing happens. My guess
>is that when I deactivated Norton's, part of Windows went with it. My question is,
>"How do I restore Windows, other than the restoral disc? RobRod
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re: "Aftermath after uninstalling Norton's"
Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Posted by RobRod
(22 messages posted)
Thank you Carol for your advice. The solution to the problem was as simple as following
it. Many Thanks
RobRod :>).
On Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 1:28 pm, Carol J wrote:
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>For the link issue, there are a few things you can try. First, reset Web Settings
>in Internet Options, under Programs tab. Choose Restore Internet Explorer defaults
>- uncheck to also reset homepage. OK
>
>Did you run one of Symantec's removal tools, after uninstalling Norton? If not,
you
>should locate the appropriate tool and give that a run. Normally, it also requires
>some manual removal, i.e. registry editing.
>
>
>color="006699">Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
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re: "Aftermath after uninstalling Norton's"
Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33507 messages posted)
You're quite welcome!
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
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re: "Aftermath after uninstalling Norton's"
Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 8:04 am
Posted by RobRod
(22 messages posted)
Thanks Carol for taking time to answer my question.
My computer is up and running but now I have another problem. Ill post it. Thanks
again. Rob Rod
On Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 1:28 pm, Carol J wrote:
>
>For the link issue, there are a few things you can try. First, reset Web Settings
>in Internet Options, under Programs tab. Choose Restore Internet Explorer defaults
>- uncheck to also reset homepage. OK
>
>Did you run one of Symantec's removal tools, after uninstalling Norton? If not,
you
>should locate the appropriate tool and give that a run. Normally, it also requires
>some manual removal, i.e. registry editing.
>
>
>color="006699">Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
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re: "Aftermath after uninstalling Norton's"
Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 8:10 am
Posted by RobRod
(22 messages posted)
Wy, thank you for your advice. I did try the scanreg /restore along with the advice
given me by Carol and my computer is up. But now I have another problem that I'll
post shortly. Thanks again for your help. Rob Rod
On Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 4:37 pm, Wy wrote:
>A few options you can try:
>
>1. In your IE browser go to Tools>Internet Options>Programs and click Reset Web
Settings.
> If that doesn’t do it, then:
>
>2. You can try to restore your computer settings to prior Norton's installation
by
>doing a scanreg /restore. Click Start>Shut Down>Restart in MS-DOS Mode. After the
>screen goes black, type after the C: prompt - 'scanreg /restore' [without the quotes
>and with the space before the slash]. This'll give you at least 5 back-up registries
>to choose from, so choose the one dated prior to the Norton installation. Hopefully
>you have one dated prior to when you installed Norton and the selection should also
>read 'started'. Click on the selection and just let the registry checker do its
>stuff and with luck, you'll be back to normal. But if you have no backup that's
>dated prior to Norton's installation, then don't try this option.
>
>2. Or you could reinstall Norton and hope that it'll add or correct what went wonky,
>then uninstall it afterwards. Norton's site has an uninstall tool which you might
>want to download to help you remove it instead of relying on the uninstall feature
>that comes with the program. How effective the tool is, I'm not sure, because I
>know for a fact that Norton will always leave scraps of stuff in your registry or
>play with it in some mischievous way no matter how effectively you think you've
removed
>it.
>
>3. You can also download jv16 Power Tools. I've found this to be a pretty effective
>tool at uninstalling programs and registry items. And you can't really screw up
>with it either because it backs up every removal you make. In this case, you'd
want
>to remove anything Norton and Symantec, but use it only after you've successfully
>uninstalled Norton and the computer looks like it's working fine as a result. Don't
>mess any further with the registry if your computer isn't back on track after uninstallation.
> You can find a free version of jv16 Power Tools here:
>
>http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html
>
>Personally, I'd do the scanreg /restore first, which is what I had done a few times
>before when Norton played tricks on me. I managed to get my system back on track
>each time that way. I no longer run Norton on my system as a result, it's not worth
>the invasive hassle, stick with free anti-virus programs like AVG or Avast. But
>if your computer knowledge and comfort level is a bit wobbly, you might feel more
>at ease using Norton's removal tool instead. However, if the removal tool fails,
>then I would go for the scanreg /restore option.
>
>
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>
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