Can Norton be UNinstalled now?

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Quick question, can the current (2005? 2006?) version of Norton Systemworks,
Anti-Virus or Personal Firewall be UNinstalled?

I remember a few years back the Windows ME and early Windows XP (circle 2002
/ 2003) there were ... difficulties ... in doing so. I remember trying to
uninstalled the first version for XP (I think it came out just before XP but
was on the compatibility list) and parts didn't uninstall even after I went
thru the website instructions to edit the registry, still, like webbing in
cracks, parts were still wedged in there.

Have things changed in the past 2/3 years?

Or is it not a Norton-specific problem but rather more endemmic to MacAfee,
F-Pro, etc. anti-virus / firewall / anti-spyware programs in general, that,
once installed, they resist being uninstalled, treating the uninstallation
(cuz who would ever uninstall such a wonderful program?) as some kind of
pirate hack or virus attack?

-- Ken from Chicago
 
Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV remnants. Removes all
but the subscription information date.
 
Norton is like the worse virus ever made.... even if you uninstall that
trash,
it leaves remains.....
 
Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV remnants. Removes all
but the subscription information date.
Click to expand...

At least that's what the Symantec site claims. Actually, depending on
version(s) of NAV, there may be more than one removal program, which
must be applied (the site says) in correct order.

In my experience, none of the above succeed in removing anywhere near
the totality of NAV's innumerable code segments, registry entries,
etc. nor does it always remove the lingering impact of the program.
 
BobT said:
At least that's what the Symantec site claims. Actually, depending on
version(s) of NAV, there may be more than one removal program, which
must be applied (the site says) in correct order.

In my experience, none of the above succeed in removing anywhere near
the totality of NAV's innumerable code segments, registry entries,
etc. nor does it always remove the lingering impact of the program.
Click to expand...

This is a case where registry fixers come in handy.

Alias
 
Ken from Chicago said:
Quick question, can the current (2005? 2006?) version of Norton
Systemworks, Anti-Virus or Personal Firewall be UNinstalled?
Dunno.

I remember a few years back the Windows ME and early Windows XP
(circle 2002 / 2003) there were ... difficulties ... in doing so. I
remember trying to uninstalled the first version for XP (I think it
came out just before XP but was on the compatibility list) and parts
didn't uninstall even after I went thru the website instructions to
edit the registry, still, like webbing in cracks, parts were still
wedged in there.
Have things changed in the past 2/3 years?

Or is it not a Norton-specific problem but rather more endemmic to
MacAfee, F-Pro, etc. anti-virus / firewall / anti-spyware programs in
general, that, once installed, they resist being uninstalled,
treating the uninstallation (cuz who would ever uninstall such a
wonderful program?) as some kind of pirate hack or virus attack?
Click to expand...

Nope, certainly AVG Free can be uninstalled any time you
like and I've uninstalled NAV itself without any problems too.

Viruses that disable virus checkers dont normally uninstall them,
presumably because it would be to obvious that they had done that.
 
Today Jim commented courteously on the subject at hand
Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV
remnants. Removes all but the subscription information
date.
Click to expand...
Even that doesn't get it all. I found hundreds of orphan
Registry entries with JV16 Powertools
 
Symantec site has an executable that will remove NAV remnants. Removes all
but the subscription information date.
Click to expand...

Is that a registry entry? Ini file?

In the past I have had to remove some of the older version of Norton,
and it took well over an hour. And that was with a guide that I found
on the net that identified all the files and directories.

I've replaced Norton System Works with various Acronis utilities,
Executive Software for disk defrag, etc.. Some of the old System
Works uilities are just plain old obsolete, like Cleansweep.
 
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