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A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early
90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean
up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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Thanks Gary for your advice.
The DOS message suggests that the "start" is in either the System.ini file or the registry. Following your advice I also checked the Win.ini file and there is nothing in either win or system.ini files only in the registry. I am very reluctant to try Symantec/Norton and was thinking that a "manual" edit would be a better option. Can you give some precise instruction please? Thanks "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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No, unfortunately I can't give you manual instructions. I'd always heard good
things about Norton's clean-up tools. I've used them several times with no ill effect. Unfortunately, it appears as if their site has made finding these things more difficult. Or maybe I'm just tired, s. Seriously, they load *so_much* crap into the Registry and elsewhere, using various names, that *I* would be hard pressed to clean up after Norton. Worse yet, "your" versions are so old, now, that specific Support for then is unavailable (at least, I can't find it.) The messages you are getting appear to refer more to Live Update than to the specific programs, and I suspect that that is where your primary problem is. Live Update for Norton/Symantec products is installed separately--has it's own uninstaller. All I can suggest is what little I've found at their website--reinstall the apps and then try uninstalling again. I have both of the programs you're speaking of (in my pile of stuff) and given time, I could come up with some answers, but I'm just a bit too busy at this time and not really in a place where I can devote a test installation to it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... Thanks Gary for your advice. The DOS message suggests that the "start" is in either the System.ini file or the registry. Following your advice I also checked the Win.ini file and there is nothing in either win or system.ini files only in the registry. I am very reluctant to try Symantec/Norton and was thinking that a "manual" edit would be a better option. Can you give some precise instruction please? Thanks "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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Thanks again Gary. I have gone into the registry and deleted the reference
to the symevent.386 but still get the same boot up DOS message!? I will re-install the "bloody" application and then try to uninstall it and your correct that their site does not seem to have any reference to this "problem" (I have searched). Thanks. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... No, unfortunately I can't give you manual instructions. I'd always heard good things about Norton's clean-up tools. I've used them several times with no ill effect. Unfortunately, it appears as if their site has made finding these things more difficult. Or maybe I'm just tired, s. Seriously, they load *so_much* crap into the Registry and elsewhere, using various names, that *I* would be hard pressed to clean up after Norton. Worse yet, "your" versions are so old, now, that specific Support for then is unavailable (at least, I can't find it.) The messages you are getting appear to refer more to Live Update than to the specific programs, and I suspect that that is where your primary problem is. Live Update for Norton/Symantec products is installed separately--has it's own uninstaller. All I can suggest is what little I've found at their website--reinstall the apps and then try uninstalling again. I have both of the programs you're speaking of (in my pile of stuff) and given time, I could come up with some answers, but I'm just a bit too busy at this time and not really in a place where I can devote a test installation to it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... Thanks Gary for your advice. The DOS message suggests that the "start" is in either the System.ini file or the registry. Following your advice I also checked the Win.ini file and there is nothing in either win or system.ini files only in the registry. I am very reluctant to try Symantec/Norton and was thinking that a "manual" edit would be a better option. Can you give some precise instruction please? Thanks "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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What reference did you delete?
Try this old response of mine: Edit System.ini with Notepad or Sysedit (Start-Run-Sysedit) and see if there is a line in the [386Enh] section. device=symevnt.386 Remove the line if there. Next, use Regedit.exe and remove any reference to Symevnt.386 Start-Run-Regedit. Navigate down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\VxD Expand VXD, find Symevnt and delete if there. Restart the computer when finished. You should be able to achieve the above in safe mode ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Moir" wrote: Thanks again Gary. I have gone into the registry and deleted the reference to the symevent.386 but still get the same boot up DOS message!? I will re-install the "bloody" application and then try to uninstall it and your correct that their site does not seem to have any reference to this "problem" (I have searched). Thanks. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... No, unfortunately I can't give you manual instructions. I'd always heard good things about Norton's clean-up tools. I've used them several times with no ill effect. Unfortunately, it appears as if their site has made finding these things more difficult. Or maybe I'm just tired, s. Seriously, they load *so_much* crap into the Registry and elsewhere, using various names, that *I* would be hard pressed to clean up after Norton. Worse yet, "your" versions are so old, now, that specific Support for then is unavailable (at least, I can't find it.) The messages you are getting appear to refer more to Live Update than to the specific programs, and I suspect that that is where your primary problem is. Live Update for Norton/Symantec products is installed separately--has it's own uninstaller. All I can suggest is what little I've found at their website--reinstall the apps and then try uninstalling again. I have both of the programs you're speaking of (in my pile of stuff) and given time, I could come up with some answers, but I'm just a bit too busy at this time and not really in a place where I can devote a test installation to it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... Thanks Gary for your advice. The DOS message suggests that the "start" is in either the System.ini file or the registry. Following your advice I also checked the Win.ini file and there is nothing in either win or system.ini files only in the registry. I am very reluctant to try Symantec/Norton and was thinking that a "manual" edit would be a better option. Can you give some precise instruction please? Thanks "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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Thanks Alan - will try that in the morning ('tis late night here, down
under)............ Will post what happens. "Alan Edwards" wrote in message ... What reference did you delete? Try this old response of mine: Edit System.ini with Notepad or Sysedit (Start-Run-Sysedit) and see if there is a line in the [386Enh] section. device=symevnt.386 Remove the line if there. Next, use Regedit.exe and remove any reference to Symevnt.386 Start-Run-Regedit. Navigate down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\VxD Expand VXD, find Symevnt and delete if there. Restart the computer when finished. You should be able to achieve the above in safe mode ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Moir" wrote: Thanks again Gary. I have gone into the registry and deleted the reference to the symevent.386 but still get the same boot up DOS message!? I will re-install the "bloody" application and then try to uninstall it and your correct that their site does not seem to have any reference to this "problem" (I have searched). Thanks. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... No, unfortunately I can't give you manual instructions. I'd always heard good things about Norton's clean-up tools. I've used them several times with no ill effect. Unfortunately, it appears as if their site has made finding these things more difficult. Or maybe I'm just tired, s. Seriously, they load *so_much* crap into the Registry and elsewhere, using various names, that *I* would be hard pressed to clean up after Norton. Worse yet, "your" versions are so old, now, that specific Support for then is unavailable (at least, I can't find it.) The messages you are getting appear to refer more to Live Update than to the specific programs, and I suspect that that is where your primary problem is. Live Update for Norton/Symantec products is installed separately--has it's own uninstaller. All I can suggest is what little I've found at their website--reinstall the apps and then try uninstalling again. I have both of the programs you're speaking of (in my pile of stuff) and given time, I could come up with some answers, but I'm just a bit too busy at this time and not really in a place where I can devote a test installation to it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... Thanks Gary for your advice. The DOS message suggests that the "start" is in either the System.ini file or the registry. Following your advice I also checked the Win.ini file and there is nothing in either win or system.ini files only in the registry. I am very reluctant to try Symantec/Norton and was thinking that a "manual" edit would be a better option. Can you give some precise instruction please? Thanks "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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This may be the file you want:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...sv=&osv_ lvl= Moir wrote: Thanks Alan - will try that in the morning ('tis late night here, down under)............ Will post what happens. "Alan Edwards" wrote in message ... What reference did you delete? Try this old response of mine: Edit System.ini with Notepad or Sysedit (Start-Run-Sysedit) and see if there is a line in the [386Enh] section. device=symevnt.386 Remove the line if there. Next, use Regedit.exe and remove any reference to Symevnt.386 Start-Run-Regedit. Navigate down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\VxD Expand VXD, find Symevnt and delete if there. Restart the computer when finished. You should be able to achieve the above in safe mode ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Moir" wrote: Thanks again Gary. I have gone into the registry and deleted the reference to the symevent.386 but still get the same boot up DOS message!? I will re-install the "bloody" application and then try to uninstall it and your correct that their site does not seem to have any reference to this "problem" (I have searched). Thanks. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... No, unfortunately I can't give you manual instructions. I'd always heard good things about Norton's clean-up tools. I've used them several times with no ill effect. Unfortunately, it appears as if their site has made finding these things more difficult. Or maybe I'm just tired, s. Seriously, they load *so_much* crap into the Registry and elsewhere, using various names, that *I* would be hard pressed to clean up after Norton. Worse yet, "your" versions are so old, now, that specific Support for then is unavailable (at least, I can't find it.) The messages you are getting appear to refer more to Live Update than to the specific programs, and I suspect that that is where your primary problem is. Live Update for Norton/Symantec products is installed separately--has it's own uninstaller. All I can suggest is what little I've found at their website--reinstall the apps and then try uninstalling again. I have both of the programs you're speaking of (in my pile of stuff) and given time, I could come up with some answers, but I'm just a bit too busy at this time and not really in a place where I can devote a test installation to it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... Thanks Gary for your advice. The DOS message suggests that the "start" is in either the System.ini file or the registry. Following your advice I also checked the Win.ini file and there is nothing in either win or system.ini files only in the registry. I am very reluctant to try Symantec/Norton and was thinking that a "manual" edit would be a better option. Can you give some precise instruction please? Thanks "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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Try he
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...nu&svy=&csm=no There are instructions on manually uninstalling Norton products on the Symantec site.(they are hard to find though) "Moir" wrote in message ... Thanks Alan - will try that in the morning ('tis late night here, down under)............ Will post what happens. "Alan Edwards" wrote in message ... What reference did you delete? Try this old response of mine: Edit System.ini with Notepad or Sysedit (Start-Run-Sysedit) and see if there is a line in the [386Enh] section. device=symevnt.386 Remove the line if there. Next, use Regedit.exe and remove any reference to Symevnt.386 Start-Run-Regedit. Navigate down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\VxD Expand VXD, find Symevnt and delete if there. Restart the computer when finished. You should be able to achieve the above in safe mode ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Moir" wrote: Thanks again Gary. I have gone into the registry and deleted the reference to the symevent.386 but still get the same boot up DOS message!? I will re-install the "bloody" application and then try to uninstall it and your correct that their site does not seem to have any reference to this "problem" (I have searched). Thanks. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... No, unfortunately I can't give you manual instructions. I'd always heard good things about Norton's clean-up tools. I've used them several times with no ill effect. Unfortunately, it appears as if their site has made finding these things more difficult. Or maybe I'm just tired, s. Seriously, they load *so_much* crap into the Registry and elsewhere, using various names, that *I* would be hard pressed to clean up after Norton. Worse yet, "your" versions are so old, now, that specific Support for then is unavailable (at least, I can't find it.) The messages you are getting appear to refer more to Live Update than to the specific programs, and I suspect that that is where your primary problem is. Live Update for Norton/Symantec products is installed separately--has it's own uninstaller. All I can suggest is what little I've found at their website--reinstall the apps and then try uninstalling again. I have both of the programs you're speaking of (in my pile of stuff) and given time, I could come up with some answers, but I'm just a bit too busy at this time and not really in a place where I can devote a test installation to it. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... Thanks Gary for your advice. The DOS message suggests that the "start" is in either the System.ini file or the registry. Following your advice I also checked the Win.ini file and there is nothing in either win or system.ini files only in the registry. I am very reluctant to try Symantec/Norton and was thinking that a "manual" edit would be a better option. Can you give some precise instruction please? Thanks "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Go to the Norton site and get whatever version is required of their own "clean up" utility. Their software is so notoriously difficult to uninstall and clean out that they make special apps to do it for you. It's not an easy chore to accomplish, otherwise. In fact, I'd say it's near impossible unless you're a true expert. Also, the actual startup entry you're looking for is, I think, more likely to be in WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI (I forget which--the latter, I think.) -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP for Win9x "Moir" wrote in message ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that made no difference. Thanks for any help. |
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The only thing I find on Norton Utilities is for MAC, not Windows. =
Could you mean SystemWorks which Utilities is a part of? Cannot completely uninstall Norton SystemWorks using Norton Uninstall = Deluxe Situation: You cannot uninstall SystemWorks by using Norton Uninstall Deluxe. Solution: The preferred method for uninstalling any Windows-based program is to = use the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows Control Panel. Norton = Uninstall Deluxe is an integral component of the Norton SystemWorks = suite, therefore, you should not use it to uninstall itself or any of = the programs in the Norton SystemWorks suite. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----------------- http://tinyurl.com/5cjjh Removing Norton SystemWorksT after Add/Remove Programs does not work -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----------------------------------- AFAIK, symevnt.386 is part of NAV. I find no mention of it for SW. All = the below is for NAV. This is for NAV 2001: http://tinyurl.com/6c6a6 Error: "Unable to find device file. . symevnt.386" when starting Windows = after installing Norton AntiVirus 2001 Situation: When you restart the computer after installing Norton AntiVirus 2001, = you see the error message "Unable to find device file...symevnt.386," = and a message that a file specified in the registry or System.ini file = could not be found. The computer will not start in normal mode. Solution: This can happen if an essential Symantec file was damaged or did not = install. In most cases, this can be fixed by downloading and then = installing the file: 1.. Download the Sevinst.exe file and save it to the Windows desktop:=20 2.. When the download is finished, double-click the file to install = it.=20 3.. Restart the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --------- For NAV 2000: http://tinyurl.com/7x5cg -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --------- Also: http://tinyurl.com/4sybs How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus 2000 manually when installed under = Windows 95/98/Me http://tinyurl.com/x79k How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus 2003 or earlier by using the = Rnav2003.exe removal utility If none of the above is for the correct version or product, please = repost with them included for help. --=20 Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Moir" wrote in message = ... A friend has asked me to "fix" her old Compaq Presario 3000 (about = early 90's model I think) that has Win98 o/s. =20 We have tried uninstalling a number of Symantec/Norton programs = (Norton Utilities and Norton Uninstall Deluxe). Was not able to uninstall one = of these via its own uninstall routine and not able to fully uninstall = via the Add/Remove program in Control Panel either. =20 When the computer now boots up we get a DOS message saying that the = computer is looking for Symevnt.386. Hitting the Enter key allows the computer = to complete its boot successfully. After a "search" in the Registry I = have noted a number of entries in Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLS that = refer to SYMANTEC (Live Updates etc ) including SYMEVNT.386. =20 How can I safely delete these entries? I ran MS's RegClean but that = made no difference. Thanks for any help. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 |
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