must unistall current AV b4 installing NOD32

I just downloaded the trial version of NOD32. During installation (I cancelled did not complete install) i was instructed to uninstall any current Anti Virus program or bad things could happen. I'm currently running Norton Anti Virus with auto protect enabled; is it absolutely necessary to uinstall this?
Isn't there some way to just stop Norton from loading without uninstalling it.

If i did proceed with the NOD32 install what the worst that could happen?

 

Hi CLNSME, welcome to Wilders.

Yes.

I have seen Windows lockup solid and it would not reboot into Windows, eventually we did manage to get back into "Safe Mode".

Cheers

 

You shouldn’t run 2 AV programs at the same time. Some people prefer to run 2 antivirus programs, one resident and one non-resident. You may be able to disable all of Norton’s components via the startup menu click start, run, type msconfig, click on the startup tab, uncheck all of the entry’s related to Norton and reboot. Then try to install NOD and see if you get the same splash screen. Why don’t you try the trial version of FDISR? It would allow you to try each of these programs in a different snapshot, provided you have enough space on you’re hard drive for 2 snapshots. I will warn you though, if you try FDISR you will want to buy it. Here is a link to FDISR.
http://www.raxco.com/products/fdisr/

 

Safe Mode always helps me in locked Windows because of software overload

Norton is little crappy which you don't need at all because NOD32 is much better Enjoy !

 

In this case it took half a dozen attempts just to get into Safe Mode, was starting to think the user had hosed their Windows

Cheers

 

Really strange


Sunny day

 

btw, to start Windows (XP) in safe mode, you have this solution too :

start -> run -> msconfig
Then in the 'General' tab, choose 'start in safe mode'

Don't forget to turn it back after

 

Besides using the common uninstall using Windows Add/Remove Programs to remove NAV you might also have to download and run Symantec's NAV removal program. You will need the NAV removal program for your exact year's version of NAV. You can search for it on the Symantec support site and complete instructions are explained there. I recently had to do this on my machine that was running NAV 2003 that was part of SystemWorks 2003 suite. I doubt that you could run a stable system with NAV installed but not running. If you can then that is news to me. NAV buries itself into Windows like a weed and doesn't let go.

 

ROFLMAO, damn, spilt coffee

 

Just run one AV with on-access only. I installed BitDefender 9.5 Standard first, then disabled the on-access shield and automatic update. Then install NOD32. NOD32 did not detect BitDefender and installation went as smooth as silk. NOD32 was running with all modules resident.

 

I did that once on a me box and couldn't get it out of safe mode. Now I only use f8.

 

NAV is a different animal. I wouldn't trust trying to run NAV w/ any other AV.

CLNSME, take a tip from SoCalReviews "weed" comment. Truer words were never spoken. Use the Symantec un-install utility. You still may have to do a registry search to weed out (NPI) all traces of NAV, but it's well worth it once you start running NOD. Once it's set up, it's light, lightning fast & accurate. If you don't want to be bothered w/ it at all, turn on "silent mode".

my $.02

...screamer