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Hello I have installed Windows Vista RC1 32-bit version (not sure if its 32
or 34)and I can not find a way to uninstall Norton Internet Security 2006.

Every Time I try to unistall It because i did not see any reason too do it
in Windows XP it says "A Norton Internet Security account with supervisor
access must be logged in to uninstall this product."

To change an account on my computer to a supervisor i must open Norton
Internet secruity and download a program , But Vista will not let me do any
of this.

Its very annoying.
It looks to if Windows wont let programs besides their own go on to there
Operating sytem with ease......Well someones going to get mad.The worst thing
is that they keep advertising Windows One Care i think with a 90 day trial.
Everyone likes Windows but they play rough.
 
All of Symantec's products are, at this point, incompatible with Windows
Vista. Unlike some other companies, they have not released any beta programs
that are compatible.

You should have run the Microsoft Vista Upgrade Advisor before you attempted
an upgrade. You would have been told which programs you had to remove
"before" you performed the upgrade.

Now it is too late.

Did you read the notice on the Microsoft download page for Vista where it
tells you to not install Vista on any computer where you can not afford to
lose everything. After all, Vista is still a beta, no matter how close to
release it appears to be. It is meant for beta testers and experienced early
adapters, as well as for corporations to get a grip on (Symantec hasn't done
this yet).

Your choice at this time would be to perform a clean install
(delete/create/format partition - install).

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Your choice at this time would be to perform a clean install
(delete/create/format partition - install).
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Sorry I don't understand why do you have to delete/create the partition? Isn't OK to format/install?

Thanks,
RScotti

Specifications:
Vista RC-1
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz
Asus Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
Memory Installed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Hard drive 250 GB SATA
External HD 500 Gb Western Digital
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Nvidia Video Graphics GeForce 7300LE 256 MB
Sound/Audio Integrated High Definition audio
Realtek ALC 882 chipset Supports up to 8 audio channels Dolby Pro Logic II compatible
 
I have found it best to create and format the partition that the operating
system is going to reside upon using the tools delivered in the Windows
installer. Over the past few years I have seen problems with overlapping
partition and corrupted partitions if I do not do it this way.

Do it right the first time, as if you are installing to a pristine hard
dick, and you will not have to redo it at a later time.

BTW, Windows Vista will not even install upon a partition that has been
created using Partition Magic. Even though the partition is there, it is
said to be corrupted. Also, you can not just reformat the existing partition
created by PM. It must first be deleted, then recreated and then formatted.
At that point the installation will carry through.



--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Richard Urban said:
BTW, Windows Vista will not even install upon a partition that has been
created using Partition Magic. Even though the partition is there, it is
said to be corrupted. Also, you can not just reformat the existing
partition created by PM. It must first be deleted, then recreated and then
formatted. At that point the installation will carry through.



--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
Click to expand...

Not exactly true. I have installed 5384 x86, 5384 x64, 5600 x86 and 5600
x64 (some of them multiple times) on hard drives created and formatted
exclusively with PartitionMagic.

Mark
 
"Richard Urban"

BTW, Windows Vista will not even install upon a partition that has been
created using Partition Magic. Even though the partition is there, it is
said to be corrupted. Also, you can not just reformat the existing
partition created by PM. It must first be deleted, then recreated and then
formatted. At that point the installation will carry through.
Click to expand...

<snip>

I'm interested in your comment about Partition Magic. The Vista
installations here were done on volumes in an extended partition originally
created and formatted by Partition Magic 8. It was being used as one large
volume for data for an XP installation, and then split into several
partitions by PM, and Vista installed. I haven't had any error messages
about being corrupted.
 
Hi Rock,
It was being used as one large volume for data for an XP installation, and then split into several
partitions by PM, and Vista installed. I haven't had any error messages
about being corrupted.
Click to expand...

What I planed to do was create two additional primary partitions with PM.
One to backup my existing Win XP and the other one for RC-1. Will that be OK to do that way?
Right now I have my XP and my recovery partitions from HP.

"Richard Urban"



<snip>

I'm interested in your comment about Partition Magic. The Vista
installations here were done on volumes in an extended partition originally
created and formatted by Partition Magic 8. It was being used as one large
volume for data for an XP installation, and then split into several
partitions by PM, and Vista installed. I haven't had any error messages
about being corrupted.
Click to expand...

Have a good day,
RScotti

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Specifications:
HP Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz
Asus Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
Memory Installed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Hard drive 250 GB SATA
External HD 500 Gb Western Digital
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Nvidia Video Graphics GeForce 7300LE 256 MB
Sound/Audio Integrated High Definition audio
Realtek ALC 882 chipset Supports up to 8 audio channels Dolby Pro Logic II compatible
 
Hi Rock,

What I planed to do was create two additional primary partitions with PM.
One to backup my existing Win XP and the other one for RC-1. Will that be
OK to do that way?
Right now I have my XP and my recovery partitions from HP.



Have a good day,
RScotti

remove "nospam" in order to email me.

Specifications:
HP Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz
Asus Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
Memory Installed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Hard drive 250 GB SATA
External HD 500 Gb Western Digital
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Nvidia Video Graphics GeForce 7300LE 256 MB
Sound/Audio Integrated High Definition audio
Realtek ALC 882 chipset Supports up to 8 audio channels Dolby Pro Logic II
compatible
Click to expand...


In my opinion the backups should be on external media.
 
It may have something to do with a certain chipset and dual booting with a
third party boot manager. I have Nvidia and am using System Commander 2000
as a boot manager.

If I try to install Vista on a partition created and formatted by PM, I have
had the remaining partitions corrupted, and become unusable, when trying to
access them after a dual boot into Windows XP. Vista can use the partitions
fine. XP doesn't see them. If I then delete the partition that Vista was
installed upon, XP still has no access to the other partitions.

Fixboot doesn't work. Fixmbr doesn't solve it either. I even tried fdisk
/mbr from a Win98 setup floppy. No joy there either. I have to delete all
the partitions. Then fdisk /mbr will make the disk usable again.

If I create and format the Windows partition in free space at the beginning
of the drive with the Vista installer, XP can continue to use the other
partitions. Dual boot enters into the equation somehow but I haven't found
out how.

So far this has happened to me since pre RC1 - for three different builds.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Richard Urban said:
It may have something to do with a certain chipset and dual booting with a
third party boot manager. I have Nvidia and am using System Commander 2000
as a boot manager.

If I try to install Vista on a partition created and formatted by PM, I
have had the remaining partitions corrupted, and become unusable, when
trying to access them after a dual boot into Windows XP. Vista can use the
partitions fine. XP doesn't see them. If I then delete the partition that
Vista was installed upon, XP still has no access to the other partitions.

Fixboot doesn't work. Fixmbr doesn't solve it either. I even tried fdisk
/mbr from a Win98 setup floppy. No joy there either. I have to delete all
the partitions. Then fdisk /mbr will make the disk usable again.

If I create and format the Windows partition in free space at the
beginning of the drive with the Vista installer, XP can continue to use
the other partitions. Dual boot enters into the equation somehow but I
haven't found out how.

So far this has happened to me since pre RC1 - for three different builds.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
Click to expand...

Ok, thanks for the info.
 
OK,
I do it that way. Just thought it would be better to have the mirror of XP on a HD rather than an external drive because
it would be easier to access. I think?

In my opinion the backups should be on external media.
Click to expand...

Have a good day,
RScotti

remove "nospam" in order to email me.

Specifications:
HP Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz
Asus Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
Memory Installed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Hard drive 250 GB SATA
External HD 500 Gb Western Digital
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Nvidia Video Graphics GeForce 7300LE 256 MB
Sound/Audio Integrated High Definition audio
Realtek ALC 882 chipset Supports up to 8 audio channels Dolby Pro Logic II compatible
 
Hi Richard:

Not to be argumentative, but Symantec has a version of their enterprise
Anti-Virus that is compatible with Vista. With that said, the definition of
"compatible" with an OS release candidate is very dynamic.

Paul
 
And the price of this enterprise version is....??????????

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
OK,
I do it that way. Just thought it would be better to have the mirror of XP
on a HD rather than an external drive because
it would be easier to access. I think?
Click to expand...


It's ok to have it on an internal drive if you also keep a backup on
external media. You don't want to risk something hosing your internal
drive(s). Backups should be redundant and on external media.
 
Hi Rock,
Your right will do external drive.
It's ok to have it on an internal drive if you also keep a backup on
external media. You don't want to risk something hosing your internal
drive(s). Backups should be redundant and on external media.
Click to expand...

Have a good day,
RScotti

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My Specifications:
HP Windows XP MCE 2005 & Vista RC-1
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz
Socket 775 Chipset Intel 945P
Asus Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
Memory Installed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Hard drive 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm
Western Digital External HD 500 GB
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Nvidia Video Graphics GeForce 7300LE 256 MB
Sound/Audio Integrated High Definition audio
Realtek ALC 882 chipset Supports up to 8 audio channels Dolby Pro Logic II compatible
 
Thanks, but it is out of my price range.
Hi Richard:

Not to be argumentative, but Symantec has a version of their enterprise
Anti-Virus that is compatible with Vista. With that said, the definition of
"compatible" with an OS release candidate is very dynamic.

Paul
Click to expand...

Have a good day,
RScotti

remove "nospam" in order to email me.

My Specifications:
HP Windows XP MCE 2005 & Vista RC-1
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz
Socket 775 Chipset Intel 945P
Asus Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
Memory Installed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Hard drive 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm
Western Digital External HD 500 GB
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Nvidia Video Graphics GeForce 7300LE 256 MB
Sound/Audio Integrated High Definition audio
Realtek ALC 882 chipset Supports up to 8 audio channels Dolby Pro Logic II compatible
 
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