Straight Shooter
November 2nd, 2002, 11:09 PM
>:( ;D
Hello,
In my office, I help out a lot of my fellow co workers when they have computer related questions and what not.. (We are all independent contractors). Here's my problem;
An associate just bought a new laptop, an HP. I was a "clearance" item sale. My manager, now wise to the virtues of NOD32 and how I used it successfully to help clean viruses of others computers, told the associate "Rich" to see me.
Rich has a laptop, with Norton Antivirus 2002 already installed in it. He also has a "System Restore CD" with Norton in it! I know how to remove most of the files, by using the uninstall instructions from Symantec's site, however, I want to completely "scrub" the registry of amy Norton entries. Does anyone here have any ideas? I can individually delete files named Symantec and Norton from the Computer itself, and I guess I can also search the registry, I just want to know if anyone here have any tips to share, especially for a FREE way to scrub the registry. That computer is going to get a brand spankin new version of NOD32 as soon as Norton is completely out. I don't want him to buy a registry cleaner, he doesn't know how to use one yet. The other 5 associates who bought NOD32 all swear by it, but none of them had Norton preinstalled! Also, I am going to get him a cloning program to create a restore set of the final set (Acronis, or Ghost), but after I install Nod32 and a software firewall (Free Zonealarm). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Notice: I am not using this forum as a chance to bash Norton AV... That's NOT what my intent is...
I can't believe Norton is preinstalled in some new machines (not a bashing)...
Hello,
In my office, I help out a lot of my fellow co workers when they have computer related questions and what not.. (We are all independent contractors). Here's my problem;
An associate just bought a new laptop, an HP. I was a "clearance" item sale. My manager, now wise to the virtues of NOD32 and how I used it successfully to help clean viruses of others computers, told the associate "Rich" to see me.
Rich has a laptop, with Norton Antivirus 2002 already installed in it. He also has a "System Restore CD" with Norton in it! I know how to remove most of the files, by using the uninstall instructions from Symantec's site, however, I want to completely "scrub" the registry of amy Norton entries. Does anyone here have any ideas? I can individually delete files named Symantec and Norton from the Computer itself, and I guess I can also search the registry, I just want to know if anyone here have any tips to share, especially for a FREE way to scrub the registry. That computer is going to get a brand spankin new version of NOD32 as soon as Norton is completely out. I don't want him to buy a registry cleaner, he doesn't know how to use one yet. The other 5 associates who bought NOD32 all swear by it, but none of them had Norton preinstalled! Also, I am going to get him a cloning program to create a restore set of the final set (Acronis, or Ghost), but after I install Nod32 and a software firewall (Free Zonealarm). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Notice: I am not using this forum as a chance to bash Norton AV... That's NOT what my intent is...
I can't believe Norton is preinstalled in some new machines (not a bashing)...