I agree. Avoid Norton at all cost! It's worse than the worst virus! Only time my Pismo on OS9 crashed (And needed a system re-install and hard drive re-format!) was when I used Norton to "Optimize" the drive.
N on 12/28/03 9:32 AM, michael Vogt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would not also use Norton ether it is the worst > I would use Techtool pro > > Michael & Sharon Vogt <><o > On Dec 28, 2003, at 7:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On 12/28/03 12:25 AM, "Dr. John Pullyblank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Again, >>> >>> Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to my question >>> about >>> installing Panther. It is up and running well, as far as I can see so >>> far. >>> >>> However, I have found that while DiskWarrior and Apple's Disk Utility >>> are happy with the end result (with some post-installation repairs), >>> Norton Utilities (including the December 22nd 8.01 update) does not >>> seem >>> to agree and seems to identify spurious errors. >>> >>> Two questions from this. What has been others' experience with Norton >>> Utilities and Panther? Second, what would you recommend as an >>> alternative to Norton's Speed Disk for defragmenting files with >>> Panther? >>> >> Norton - with or without Panther - is on my short list of software I >> wouldn't give to my worst enemy. At one time it was the first tool I >> turned >> to when hard drive disaster struck. That ended about the same time that >> Apple released OS 8.5 > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
