1. yeah, it may, but it works a lot better than most other programs. 2. and my point is that they have too much interfering with norton, which is why its slow, norton being installed is what makes you realized that its slow.
heres something you can do. on a clients maching that you took norton off of and install visual studio 2005 and see how well the system works. my bet is that it will be just as slow. but according to M$ you need a 600 mhz cpu, and 192 meg of ram. and we all know that it is not the speed of hte processor that makes it fast. norton has gotten a lot better at using less resources. On Dec 26, 2007 6:47 PM, Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My point is that > > 1. Norton requires way more horsepower than the other > antiviruses. > > 2. Even if the client's system meets the minimum > requirements, it's still too slow. > > > Why use an antivirus program that needs so many > computer resources? > > > > > > --- Mike Wohlrab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Are you sure it was just norton, or was it a > > combination of norton, it not > > being configured properly, or rather it was > > improperly configured by the > > client f-ing up the settings without knowing what > > they are doing. it could > > also be that their system doesnt have enough ram > > available to it. here are > > the specs for norton internet security 2008: > > > > - 300MHz or higher processor > > - 256MB of RAM > > - 350MB of available hard disk space > > > > most systems shipped have 256 meg of ram, and half > > of it is being used by > > programs starting up that dont need to be or they > > install norton after they > > have had their system infected with spyware/ > > malware/ viruses/ etc that are > > taking up another 64 meg of ram so now norton very > > little to run on. > > > > > > On Dec 26, 2007 5:56 PM, Michael Madigan > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > In almost every case in the last few years, any > > time a > > > client complained about a slow computer, it was > > due to > > > Nortons. > > > > > > I use AVG for anti-virus which hasn't caused me > > any > > > grief. > > > > > > > > > --- Mike Wohlrab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I figured I would start a new topic here for > > anyone > > > > and everyone to put > > > > their 2 cents in on their opinions of norton. > > > > > > > > Yes, you are correct that norton does use a lot > > of > > > > system resources, but so > > > > does mcafee, or a few of the others. But I have > > a > > > > hard time believeing that > > > > it gets worse the longer you have it on to the > > point > > > > that you say. My system > > > > is a 2hz amd athlon with 2 gb or ram with over > > 25 > > > > items in my taskbar, > > > > outlook 2007 open 24/7, firefox open 24/7 and > > visual > > > > studio 2008 on about > > > > 4-6 hours a day and my system hasnt barked at me > > > > once. i just reformated my > > > > computer this weekend to week because i > > corrupted my > > > > video card drivers, but > > > > the system was running beautifully. each year > > > > symantec makes norton a bit > > > > more resource efficient. ohh, by the way, i have > > > > norton save and > > > > restore 1.0doing constant backups for all my > > > > machines most of the > > > > time. just download > > > > it and give it the 30 day trial that comes with > > it > > > > to see for yourself. > > > > > > > > Mike W. > > > > Computer Technology Solutions > > > > 585-944-3823 > > > > www.mikewohlrab.com > > > > > > > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > > > multipart/alternative > > > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > > > text/html > > > > --- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Post Messages to: [email protected] > > > > Subscription Maintenance: > > > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > > > > OT-free version of this list: > > > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > > > > Searchable Archive: > > > > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > > > > This message: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated > > otherwise, > > > > are the opinions of the author, and do not > > > > constitute legal or medical advice. This > > statement > > > > is added to the messages for those lawyers who > > are > > > > too stupid to see the obvious. > > > > > > > > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
