I certainly have looked at the processes yes, actually I was challenged! to look at this new version as - like you - I hadn't had pleasant experiences with the product.
Like everything else, things change and I'm very glad Sumantec got their act together. On 21/01/2013, at 2:14 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > When you say it's not as resource-hungry, have you actually looked at the > processes or are you saying that on your system it's quite fast? I'm still > not convinced that a change from Vipre Internet 2013, for example, would > bring any benefits. > > On 20 Jan 2013, at 10:35, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep, those problems were "Then", a lot of changes. > > The whole Norton Utilities package is around 20MB and its not resource hungry > as it used to be. > > > On 20/01/2013, at 6:56 PM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The problems I have with Norton Utilities are: >> 1. They are incredibly resource-hungry >> >> 2. Symantec is not at all user-friendly in terms of support. >> >> 3. Their download policy of products which you purchase is disgusting. >> Even if you have the base level install utility, if you suffer a system >> crash, after a certain period of time you cannot download the product you >> bought any more, so bang goes your installation. >> >> That, in my view, is not the right way to treat your customers. In view of >> this last problem in particular, I stay away from Symantec's software >> products. >> >> Of course, Symantec is taking over the world in terms of security products >> in general. For instance, they hav recently acquired two certificate >> signing authorities, GeoTrust being one of them. GeoTrust is the second >> largest provider of security signing products behind Verisign. Thaut, >> (think I spelled that correctly) is the third largest. GeoTrust's >> operations, thank goodness, have not changed, and their technical support is >> still excellent. That's why we continue to use that company for our SSL >> signing products. However, I am continually watchful as I will change to >> another non-Symantec owned company if the support policies change. >> >> Anyway, back to the topic under discussion. Naturally it's always >> interesting to hear about people's experience of these things, and if the >> product has changed in terms of its interaction with other products and with >> the operating systems, so much the better. it is also true to say that one >> can make a system level backup these days, so if the system breaks it should >> be easy to roll it back and not have to worry about the downloading of the >> software. So yes, that assertion could be slightly superfluous now. >> However, speaking from a personal perspective, we have a lifetime license >> for another product and it really couldn't be much better to be honest. It >> doesn't keep popping up with needless windows as some other products of its >> kind do. It just sits there and gets on with its job. So, Norton would >> have to be blazingly good for me personally to consider switching. >> >> >> On 19 Jan 2013, at 14:44, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> Its been a while since I've played with any versions of Norton Utilities, I >> think its been a good 10 years in fact. >> >> I was sent a trial of Norton Utilities 15, its installed on one of my >> Windows PC's and I'm very happy to report that the software seems quite >> accessible. >> >> No, you can't use the Tab key to get around but you can use your WE Cursor >> or the JAWS cursor etc to navigate the screen and find out what all the >> options, functions and settings are, as you move you'll hear brief help >> messages pertaining to each function you move to. >> >> Will I buy Norton Utilities 15? 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