>>the more Windows has progressed, the more Norton has become a resource hog.
Pat, According to your statement there, it would be M$ fault for why norton is slow. Like i said earlier, i have a typical system running amd athlon 2gz and 2 gb ram and it works perfectly fine with no performance issues that i can see or notice. Norton does have a removal tool out to completely remove norton if the uninstaller fails to work. maybe some of you should relook at norton again after you have stopped using their products years ago. a lot can change in a company and their product in a few years. Mike On Dec 26, 2007 9:15 PM, Pat Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have concluded in our shop that the more Windows has progressed, the > more Norton has become a resource hog. The first thing we do with a new > system is strip off Norton and put AVG on. We like the AVG > server/network edition very well. The performance of AVG is > noticeably better, especially on Vista. I would not consider using > Norton with Vista, even on a high performance machine. I have witnessed > Norton bringing dual-core / 2gig ram Vista laptops to their knees. > > Pat > > mrgmhale wrote: > > Man, this could become a Flame-Fest of sorts. I think I am going to > hold my > > tongue and try to maintain a peaceful co-existence for a while longer. > BTW, > > I use Symantec AntiVirus Corporate for myself and all clients. When I > > configure it correctly I find it performs quite nicely. Oooops, there I > go, > > getting pulled into the fight... > > > > Gil > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Wohlrab > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:01 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [NF] For / Against Norton > >> > >> > >> > >>>> Why use an antivirus program that needs so many > >>>> computer resources? > >>>> > >> Because it works better than most other programs that i have tried. i > have > >> tried comodo, zone alarm, and avg all for firewalls and they have > >> all bugged > >> me every 5 seconds for a response on what to do with xyz program, > >> and i dont > >> want to tell it what to do. i have also used many other virus, malware, > >> adware programs to do the same things norton does, but the thing > >> is, you can > >> get the same amount of things that norton offers for free or the > >> same amount > >> of price for separate apps. > >> > >> maybe when your clients get new machines, you should help them pick out > a > >> machine with atleast 2ghz cpu and 1gb of ram, all for 500 bucks off > >> tigerdirect.com pre-built. > >> > >> 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: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > > [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. 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