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FWIW, I have never had any problems with Norton Systemworks.
It's heavy on your resources, so the only thing I let run in the background
is it's Anti-virus and protected Recycle Bin.

Unk

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:13:37 -0700, "farmhand" <> wrote:

>Bought a new PC with XP pro and all the wanted accouterments. My wife, in a
>generous spirit, picked up a CD of Norton System Works.
>
>Some years ago I had a Norton package similar and used it often with
>absolutely no problems. Now- (I read this NG everyday) I often see comments
>that I should not use any Norton products, that they are not good but the
>poster never adds the reasons that Norton products are unsatisfactory. I
>have used their "Ghost" for several years, the rest of their utilities when
>needed without problems.
>
>Can Mike or Miggsee, unk, Ron or others of known ability please post
>verified reasons I should not use this CD that my wife, with good
>intentions, provided me?
>

FWIW I have never used any Norton product and have never had a problem. The
point is why clobber your system with useless junk when you don't need it?
"Unk" <> wrote in message
news:...
> FWIW, I have never had any problems with Norton Systemworks.
> It's heavy on your resources, so the only thing I let run in the
background
> is it's Anti-virus and protected Recycle Bin.
>
> Unk
>
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:13:37 -0700, "farmhand" <>
wrote:
>
> >Bought a new PC with XP pro and all the wanted accouterments. My wife,
in a
> >generous spirit, picked up a CD of Norton System Works.
> >
> >Some years ago I had a Norton package similar and used it often with
> >absolutely no problems. Now- (I read this NG everyday) I often see
comments
> >that I should not use any Norton products, that they are not good but the
> >poster never adds the reasons that Norton products are unsatisfactory. I
> >have used their "Ghost" for several years, the rest of their utilities
when
> >needed without problems.
> >
> >Can Mike or Miggsee, unk, Ron or others of known ability please post
> >verified reasons I should not use this CD that my wife, with good
> >intentions, provided me?
> >
>

> FWIW I have never used any Norton product and have never had a
> problem. The point is why clobber your system with useless junk when
> you don't need it?

Because it's there when you do want/need it.

I've found that the uninstaller works better than the Windows one, the
defrag works better, the clean disk is more thorough, the scan disk
(disk doctor) does a better job, shall I go on

"Unk" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> FWIW, I have never had any problems with Norton Systemworks.
>> It's heavy on your resources, so the only thing I let run in the
>> background is it's Anti-virus and protected Recycle Bin.
>>
>> Unk
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:13:37 -0700, "farmhand"
<>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Bought a new PC with XP pro and all the wanted accouterments. My
>>> wife, in a generous spirit, picked up a CD of Norton System Works.
>>>
>>> Some years ago I had a Norton package similar and used it often
with
>>> absolutely no problems. Now- (I read this NG everyday) I often
see
>>> comments that I should not use any Norton products, that they are
>>> not good but the poster never adds the reasons that Norton
products
>>> are unsatisfactory. I have used their "Ghost" for several years,
>>> the rest of their utilities when needed without problems.
>>>
>>> Can Mike or Miggsee, unk, Ron or others of known ability please
post
>>> verified reasons I should not use this CD that my wife, with good
>>> intentions, provided me?



--
B-)
Life is pain.....
Deal with it!!

Why did you bother to post a reply? Since you never used it, you have no
knowledge of it. Your sig says it all..... unknown. Just another troll.

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:55:37 GMT, "Unknown" <> wrote:
>FWIW I have never used any Norton product and have never had a problem. The
>point is why clobber your system with useless junk when you don't need it?
>"Unk" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> FWIW, I have never had any problems with Norton Systemworks.
>> It's heavy on your resources, so the only thing I let run in the
>background
>> is it's Anti-virus and protected Recycle Bin.
>>
>> Unk
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:13:37 -0700, "farmhand" <>
>wrote:
>>
>> >Bought a new PC with XP pro and all the wanted accouterments. My wife,
>in a
>> >generous spirit, picked up a CD of Norton System Works.
>> >
>> >Some years ago I had a Norton package similar and used it often with
>> >absolutely no problems. Now- (I read this NG everyday) I often see
>comments
>> >that I should not use any Norton products, that they are not good but the
>> >poster never adds the reasons that Norton products are unsatisfactory. I
>> >have used their "Ghost" for several years, the rest of their utilities
>when
>> >needed without problems.
>> >
>> >Can Mike or Miggsee, unk, Ron or others of known ability please post
>> >verified reasons I should not use this CD that my wife, with good
>> >intentions, provided me?
>> >
>>

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trout said:

> Unk wrote:
>
>> Why did you bother to post a reply? Since you never used it, you
>> have no knowledge of it. Your sig says it all..... unknown. Just
>> another troll.
>
> Perhaps he also goes about telling people that they needn't wear a
> seatbelt; because he doesn't, and he's never gone through a windshield.

Or a camel toe cap

>
>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:55:37 GMT, "Unknown" <>
>> wrote:
>>> FWIW I have never used any Norton product and have never had a
>>> problem. The point is why clobber your system with useless junk when
>>> you don't need it?

"Brian H¹©" <> wrote in message
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> trout said:
>
> > Unk wrote:
> >
> >> Why did you bother to post a reply? Since you never used it, you
> >> have no knowledge of it. Your sig says it all..... unknown. Just
> >> another troll.
> >
> > Perhaps he also goes about telling people that they needn't wear a
> > seatbelt; because he doesn't, and he's never gone through a windshield.
>
> Or a camel toe cap
>

I've never gone through a camel-toe cup either...