--- Cap'n Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen, > > C'est Moi! (It is I!) Cap'n Buck. I dropped the AOL > account and joined the BRLug lists under this one. > > I did go to the Symantec website and downloaded the > "fix" for Swen and ran it. Afer "forever", it came > back and said that Swen was not on my computer. > > I had a problem with Norton after I installed the 80 > gig HD. So, I did as Win XP said to do and deleted > it thru the "Add or Delete Programs." This > infortunately did not work fully and left some of > Norton on the machine. > > When I tried to re-install Norton, it refused to do > so, saying that the SystemWorks 2003 was "out of > date" or corupted! I just put in on the computer in > May. Since then, I've done a Regedit and deleted > any simblance of Norton and again, re-installed it > AGAIN. >
Regedit hell. Oh man. I feel for you. > Now, when I try to "update" the virus protection, > Norton stupidly looks for a non-existant dial-up > connection! (Ohh, Please let me learn Linux faster > so I don't have to be in M$ HELL!) If you try to > contact Norton, they want you to use the "for-pay" > subcontractor to answer your questions and get help. > I absolutly refuse to do that. > > As far as I can see, there was no option or > "searching" for my DSL line. Every other program, > OE, Google, Yahoo, AOL, ShreveNet, etc, finds the > DSL line and it works great. > > Question: Any ideas as to HOW I can fix this > (temporarily until I can learn and change to Linux)? Uninstall Norton, and load install AVG free antivirus software: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php (This is a great product, I have used it for years on my windows laptop. Yes, I use Windows too. Until the rest of the world stops smoking crack I have to support it and wade through it at times. Besides, darn it, Myst won't run on Linux, and my marriage would not be safe if Myst, Riven, and Myst 3, were not available a few times a year.) FIREWALL? These guys have a free firewall: http://www.zonelabs.com/ I want you to know, I consider this enabling an addict. So don't let me down. Step away from the Microsoft crack. Put down the pipe and live free (as in Open Source, and often, free as in beer). If the geeks of the world did not keep fixing the broken M$ [EMAIL PROTECTED], then more people would be looking for other options. Gee I miss a command prompt, telnet, and pine. Of course, I had not met NetHack, Doom, and 3-D Chess back then. Sadly, you can never go home again. Mom still lives there, and think's you're twelve. Having someone ask if you've brushed your teeth gets old when you keep the darn things in a jar. > > This is driving me nutz and I don't want to expose > myself and others to possible virus, trogans, worms, > .scr programs. > > GOD BLESS, ALWAYS, Run Knoppix from a CD as often as possibe. > > Cap'n Buck > > > "The instructions said to load Windows '98 or > better.......So I loaded Knoppix Linux." I like that tag! A Debian fan! You should take a look at Libranet as well. As for AOL. I still keep an account on AOL - had one since '95 or '96. It was cool to start with, but now it is just the cheapest way for me to keep my college and just post college kids in touch with each other and me, not that they ever write! Well, unless they need money. But hey, they didn't move back in! God luck, God bless. ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ http://www.libranet.com -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington -- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
