Norton issue

[wheel]

I'm running an older version of Norton, just started getting a message about not being able to read the boot records on all drives,, it still scans the boot records at startup.. what'll happen is when I start it, it'll scan the memory, then attempt to scan the master boot and boot records, it'll list all, 0,1,C, D, and E as unreadable, then Norton will crash, you know the illegal function box, however it'll still be running in the taskbar, any ideas on where I should look to solve??? Thanks, Symantec site has no answers I need btw

[bigc73542]

you might try uninstalling and then reinstalling again. it has been known to cure some of the problems in the earlier versions of Norton.

[pykko]

you could try installing a new version.

[ASpace]

-{ Quote: "I'm running an older version of Norton, just started getting a message about not being able to read the boot records on all drives,, it still scans the boot records at startup.. what'll happen is when I start it, it'll scan the memory, then attempt to scan the master boot and boot records, it'll list all, 0,1,C, D, and E as unreadable, then Norton will crash, you know the illegal function box, however it'll still be running in the taskbar, any ideas on where I should look to solve??? Thanks, Symantec site has no answers I need btw" }-


Old versions provide you with less protection . This is especially valid for Symantec . If you wish Symantec ,then only 2006 version .

Remove your old version by going to Control Panel-> Add/Remove programs
First remove Norton , then remove Symantec stuff and finish with Live Update. Reboot and manually delete the folders Symantec , Norton , Live Update from C:\Program files

Use Symantec removal tools to completely get rid of this old version as shown here :
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=799580&postcount=6

Download and install new version . At least 2005 or 2006.

If you wish better protection and security ,the one would do great jobhere (http://www.eset.com) ;D

[pykko]

and eventually if you have enough money you could get the best protection by installing Symantec Corporate Edition. ;)

[bigc73542]

If you decide on a different av the one HiTech_boy suggested is alright but there are more very good ones that you can try. Trial a few until you find one you like.

[ASpace]

-{ Quote: "and eventually if you have enough money you could get the best protection by installing Symantec Corporate Edition. ;)" }-

In order to have Symantec Corporate , you need to get at least 10 licenses which is impossible for home user because home users don't have 10 PCs :)


-{ Quote: "If you decide on a different av the one HiTech_boy suggested is alright but there are more very good ones that you can try. Trial a few until you find one you like" }-
:thumb::thumb: :thumb:

[pykko]

yes, and you can visit av-comparatives.org or virusbtn.com to see some reliable comparative antivirus tests. :)
But NOD32, Kaspersky and Avira (if u like a free AV) are the best choice. :)

[Don Pelotas]

If this is an old version of Norton, then you would probably be better of with a free solution like Avast or AntiVir.