re: Removing Norton/Symantec
Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ricer46
(22031 messages posted)
There is a removal tool on the Symantec web site.
On Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 11:22 am, Bo wrote:
>This is a topic that is covered in countless forums and blogs, but none of them
have
>helped me, and I have been trying to figure out how to purge my system of this stuff
>on and off for years. I'm not even sure how it got on my computer, unless one of
>my buddies loaded it years ago, as I have no installation disc. I do however, have
>asked some of my geek friends to help me over the years, and I wouldn't put it past
>them to have loaded it to do me a "Favor". Now, I haven't been able to get rid
of
>it, and I have tried getting the Symantec uninstaller, but apparently, it is no
longer
>available for Norton 2002 and before.
>
>This is basically what I still have on my computer:
>
>Under all the Norton files in “Program Files”
>
>SDOPTIONS.DLL
>Nopdb.exe
>Npcomsvr.dll
>Nprotect.exe
>Numisc.dll
>S32krnll.dll
>S32utill.dll
>SDEXCEPTION.dll
>
>In Registry:
>
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
> SymAData.ActiveDataInfo
> (This followed by at least one more with a similar name, then followed by)
> Symantec.AnalysisSnapIn
>
> (This is a long, long list, going down to)
>
> Symantec.VolumeInfo.1
>
> (Then followed by)
> SymAppTracc.TaleWorks
>
> (A few more with similar names, down to)
>
> SymSimpleLogger.SymSimpleLogger.1
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> Software
> Symantec
> Norton Utilities
> Norton Protection
> Drive C:
> Drive E:
> Speed Disc
> SymNRT
> LTM
>
>HKEY_USERS
> .Default
> Software
> Symantec
> Norton Utilities
> Norton Unerase
> State Icons
> S-1-5-18
> Software
> Symantec
> Norton Utilities
> Norton Unerase
> State Icons
>
>The ones left in "Program Files" won't let me delete them.
>The ones in the registry, I don't know about,as I haven't yet tried to delete them.
>
>Can anybody help me? Can you direct me to a website or something where somone else
>could help me. I recently loaded AVAST on my computer and every time it opens it
>gives me a message saying that Norton Antivirus is running, so it can't run some
>of its stuff. This kind of thing is driving me nuts. Obviously, after all this
>time, I'm at my wits end, and any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>BoDill
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