"cotigrifn" wrote in message
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Recently, I was told that Norton Systemworks is not good
for w98 se. Is this true? Why?

My personal opinion is, "Yes, that's true." Why? Because it loads up the
Registry, the antivirus is a massive and intrusive operation that simply isn't
necessary--many other AV solutions exist that are much leaner and less
intrusive, while still getting the job done. En fin, SystemWorks is often the
*cause* of major problems, probably as harmful to your system as it is helpful.
Also, many of SystemWorks' utilities are only mostly accurate--not 100%
accurate, which explains why...

It also keeps finding the same registry problems, says it
fixes them, but the problems show up again on the next
scan.

This may be because while they may *seem* to be invalid entries, they are
actually likely to be "conditional" entries--entries that are only valid under
certain conditions. And/or, they may be entries that are rewritten when a
program is launched (and self-heals itself), or any number of similar cases.
*OR*, they may be entries inserted by malware--malicious software--and Win
Doctor only sees that they are invalid and has no ability to root out the real
cause which lies elsewhere. You need adware/spyware scanners to do the job
right.

Should I try to get them fixed?

How about you post them here, and we can likely tell you what to do about them.

Thank you

You're welcome, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x