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Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when starting
windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:59:27 +1300, kiwinebula <kiwi@nebula> wrote in
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> Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
> that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when starting
> windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
> disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.

You have answered your own question. It is not without reason that it is
said that Norton (Symantec) often causes more problems than it solves.

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Nicolaas

"kiwinebula" <kiwi@nebula> wrote in message
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> Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
> that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when starting
> windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
> disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.
>
Change to AVG. It could be that Nortons is to old to handle a condition
introduced by the far newer adsl drivers.

kiwinebula wrote:
> Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
> that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when starting
> windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
> disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.
>
>

Dude, you should not be running win98 on the net, it cannot be secured.

"Tony" < > wrote in message
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> kiwinebula wrote:
>> Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
>> that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when starting
>> windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
>> disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.
>>
>>
>
> Dude, you should not be running win98 on the net, it cannot be secured.

i think more than a few will dispute that statement

kiwinebula wrote:
> Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
> that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when starting
> windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
> disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.

Win98se doesn't cope with the USB drivers very well. Connect to the
modem via ethernet and uninstall it's USB drivers.


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EMB

"EMB" <> wrote in message
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> kiwinebula wrote:
> > Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
> > that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when
starting
> > windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
> > disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.
>
> Win98se doesn't cope with the USB drivers very well. Connect to the
> modem via ethernet and uninstall it's USB drivers.
>
>
> --
> EMB

Thanks I already did that though and no joy.

"J Brockley" <> wrote in message
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> "kiwinebula" <kiwi@nebula> wrote in message
> news:4535b4c0$...
> > Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
> > that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when
starting
> > windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
> > disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.
> >
> Change to AVG. It could be that Nortons is to old to handle a condition
> introduced by the far newer adsl drivers.
>

Except that the only drivers I installed and then uninstalled after finding
out you only need them if you use the usb port, I guess then the question is
can the modem still cause a problem with nortons somehow, now I think about
it I can't see how the modem could interfere yet somehow it has, maybe not
all of the drivers were uninstalled properly.

>> Dude, you should not be running win98 on the net, it cannot be secured.
>
> i think more than a few will dispute that statement
>

Well MS no longer fixes anything and there are known serurity holes.
There may be some third party fixes but thats a poor alternative and not
many people would actually install them. Win98 is like a crapped out old
car that should now be banned from the road (the net) as it can pass a
minimum warrent. I would suggest a Linux install for anyone who wants to
still use low level hardware is a better choice.

kiwinebula wrote:
> Anyone have any idea about why after installing a d-link 302g adsl modem
> that my nortons antivirus 2001 causes my computer to lockup when starting
> windows, if I stop it from loading at startup by going into msconfig and
> disabling it my computer starts up fine. I am running win98se.

NAV 2001 will be out of subscription and AFAIK Symantec won't sell you a
subscription for it anymore. Replace it with something better and
supported.


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EMB