Yeah, NAV. ;-) I know, but I'm not talking about just disabling it, but *TOTALLY UNLOADING* it. Just disabling doesn't accomplish the same thing since it's still running in the background and will, and does interfere with the installation of software/drivers (in XP). I'm appalled that the Symantec idiots would remove this VALUABLE NEEDED feature in new releases! And I'm also appalled and horrified at how many FEWER features are on 2002 & 2003!
I found my 2003 version and it's even worse than 2002! With the old version 5, it only loads ONE thing @startup and under cont-alt-del. These newer versions load SEVERAL, and even when you go to MSCONFIG's startup tab to UNCHECK them, they are STILL loaded! Newer versions have absolutely no control over the level of Heuristic Bloodhound scanning, and I also now see in addition to that; no option to stop NAV from destroying your floppy driver every single time you startup or shutdown; several fewer alert options; several fewer scanning options; incredibly no option to simply delete a v*rus!; no option to scan a file when it's just 'moved'; no activity log options (where v5.xx has SEVERAL); .....and even more. Plus versions 2002 & 2003 even consume 6% MORE resources! What idiots Symantec are to pull stunts such as this. I didn't even try 2000 or 2001 because from what I saw, they don't support XP. You would not believe how many webpages I found about NAV bashing and complaints when I was searching for AV software info. I can now say I fully agree with them, I now see why so many hate NAV 20xx (v.8.xx & 9.xx) and go to other AV software. Well, I got so ticked at this that I tried AVG 6, http://www.grisoft.com and man was I glad. Talk about a blessing in disguise NOT being able to no longer use NAV 5! Not only can (AVG) be easily and immediately unloaded so you can install software, drivers, run scandisk, defrag, etc... but I ran some tests, and Norton failed several (4) of them, while AVG passed them all! The only thing I don't like about AVG is having to wait 30 days for new definition updates. If on the 1st day AFTER a new update some new malicious codes are found, you have to wait 30 days to be protected from them. The AVG people really should do something about this, and could be why they have not surpassed NAV in popularity. Unfortunately AVG consumes 3% more resources that NAV 5, but less than 2002 & 2003. If any of you want to test your AV software's capability for email and browser security, see these links: http://www.eicar.org/anti_v*rus_test_file.htm (SPELL THE WORD V*RUS CORRECTLY IN THAT URL) http://www.nutzwerk.com/english/safersurf/security/test_email.html http://www.nutzwerk.com/english/safersurf/security/test_browser.html -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner Want to exchange links with us? http://OrpheusComputing.com © ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent this earlier Clint but I forgot that certain words get rejected. I guess you are talking about Norton Anti-*****. You can disable auto protect by right clicking on the icon in the system tray in both the 2002 and 2003 versions. This isn't the same thing as unloading but accomplishes the same thing. I personally have never had any problems with Norton when installing programs and only turn off auto protect when a program specifically calls for it. Ben Moore ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I found out to my dismay that the Norton version I've been > using for years with win95, 98 & ME will not work with XP. > Now I'm forced to use one these other versions. I tried them > before, and hated them. Each had something screwed up about > it. I can't recall which had what caveat, but they were > either script errors in the interface, email problems, or not > being able to unload it. I have around here somewhere v2000, > '01, '02, but I was only able to find 2002, so I tried it on > XP. It's the one where there is no way to unload it without > restarting the PC every time! It's so simple with this > version I've always used. You simply right click the icon in > the system tray, click "configure", then go to the 'auto > protect' tab and uncheck the box "Load auto protect at start > up" then it asks you if you "want to unload it NOW". This is > great for totally unloading it while installing anything. > This is not possible with 2002 and you are forced to uncheck > the box to load with windows, then you have to restart. -Clint ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
