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Old December 17th 04, 03:16 AM
Matt J. McCullar
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Default Should I run Norton Systemworks 2004?

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my computer
with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was over four years
old and had run past its warranty period, but I've heard a couple of rumors
that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I sure
don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!

Matt J. McCullar



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Old December 17th 04, 03:39 AM
Mike M
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No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable whether any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!


  #3  
Old December 17th 04, 03:57 AM
Will Denny
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You're not the only one to have that opinion of Symantec products Mike.
I'll 2nd your posting.

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"Mike M" wrote in message
...
No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable whether any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!




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Old December 17th 04, 04:44 AM
heirloom
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Guess it is up to me to be the diplomatic one..............
Should I run Norton Systemworks 2004?
...........depends on how much you hate your computer.
Heirloom, old and not overly enthusiastic with
eTrust EZ AV


"Will Denny" wrote in message
...
You're not the only one to have that opinion of Symantec products Mike.
I'll 2nd your posting.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"Mike M" wrote in message
...
No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable whether

any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!






  #5  
Old December 17th 04, 04:49 AM
Will Denny
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Diplomatic & Norton in the same posting? :-))

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"heirloom" wrote in message
...
Guess it is up to me to be the diplomatic one..............
Should I run Norton Systemworks 2004?
...........depends on how much you hate your computer.
Heirloom, old and not overly enthusiastic with
eTrust EZ AV


"Will Denny" wrote in message
...
You're not the only one to have that opinion of Symantec products Mike.
I'll 2nd your posting.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"Mike M" wrote in message
...
No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable whether

any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!







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Old December 17th 04, 04:56 AM
heirloom
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You left out "hate", Will.
Heirloom, old and have to fill in the blanks


"Will Denny" wrote in message
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Diplomatic & Norton in the same posting? :-))

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"heirloom" wrote in message
...
Guess it is up to me to be the diplomatic one..............
Should I run Norton Systemworks 2004?
...........depends on how much you hate your computer.
Heirloom, old and not overly enthusiastic with
eTrust EZ AV


"Will Denny" wrote in message
...
You're not the only one to have that opinion of Symantec products Mike.
I'll 2nd your posting.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"Mike M" wrote in message
...
No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable

whether
any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years

works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer

have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with

ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead?

I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!









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Old December 17th 04, 12:07 PM
E. Barry Bruyea
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:39:30 -0000, "Mike M"
wrote:

No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable whether any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP


I agree, with the exception of Norton Virus Protection, which seems
not to **** off WindowsME or any of my apps.



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!



  #8  
Old December 17th 04, 08:45 PM
Noel Paton
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You're the luck one then - as many of the first-time visitors here have
problems with it (or at least with LiveUpdate - which is essential for the
good operation of the virus scanner [at least for the newbie])

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"E. Barry Bruyea" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:39:30 -0000, "Mike M"
wrote:

No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable whether any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP


I agree, with the exception of Norton Virus Protection, which seems
not to **** off WindowsME or any of my apps.



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!





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Old December 18th 04, 04:24 PM
Shane
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Lots of qualifications there, Noel! vbg


Shane


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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You're the luck one then - as many of the first-time visitors here have
problems with it (or at least with LiveUpdate - which is essential for the
good operation of the virus scanner [at least for the newbie])

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"E. Barry Bruyea" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:39:30 -0000, "Mike M"
wrote:

No Symantec product runs well on Win Me and it is questionable whether
any
product bearing the name Symantec produced in the last ten years works
properly on any operating system. Personally, and very much my own
personal opinion, if you value both your sanity and your computer have
little or nothing to do with any product sold by Symantec.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP


I agree, with the exception of Norton Virus Protection, which seems
not to **** off WindowsME or any of my apps.



Matt J. McCullar wrote:

More than a month ago I was running Norton SystemWorks 2004 on my
computer with Win98 when my hard drive died. Granted, the drive was
over four years old and had run past its warranty period, but I've
heard a couple of rumors that this program is not good to run with ME.

Is it okay to run with ME, or should I get something else instead? I
sure don't want to go through another hard-drive crash.

Much appreciate any and all opinions on this.

Thanks!!!






  #10  
Old December 18th 04, 02:28 AM
Matt J. McCullar
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Okay, I've got a little more data on the problem I've been having. Upon
seeing the Control Panel screen, I get the following error message in a
little window in the middle of the screen:

"Runtime error 216 at 00005D88"

I can click "OK," and it goes away.

A friend at work recommends Trend Micro 2004 as a firewall, anti-virus and
spam filter. Any comments on this?

Many thanks, y'all!!!!!


Matt J. McCullar



 




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