I received this in my mail - I had just noticed this week my computer had slowed down and was having a hard time getting the menu when I right clicked the Start button. So I did the below - unchecked it - my brand new computer is running normal again. Hope you don't mind me sending this in because I sent to some lists I am on and people were very grateful. Charmaine Special Alert For Norton AV Users:
Have you recently updated your Norton Anti-virus? Have you noticed an odd slow down at certain times? Like when trying to launch MS Word, right-clicking icons, disk access, - that sort of thing? I know I did, so I went looking and discovered that Norton had an update that'll cause a computer to make like it's a 286. OK, Norton is actually blaming VeriSign, due to slow server problems. Here's the whole scoop as quoted from Symantec: "Situation: Symantec is currently investigating reported computer slow downs and instability. This issue appears to be related to VeriSign receiving an unusual number of requests by Windows-based clients to download a certificate revocation list (CRL) on January 7-8, 2004. This increase in traffic resulted in intermittent VeriSign CRL server availability. For security purposes, Symantec products routinely verify the integrity of system components and at times were unable to achieve the authentication they were seeking due to the unavailability of VeriSign's server -- therefore customers experienced delays and instabilities. Symantec and other vendors are cooperatively working with VeriSign to mitigate this situation" Blah, Blah, Blah. Strange how this happens ONLY if you ran the update... Oh well, even the best of 'em can have occasional problems. Until this is fixed, here's a temporary work around: 1. Open up Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, and then the Advanced tab on the resulting screen. 2. Scroll down to the Security heading, then UNcheck the "Check for publisher's certificate revocation" checkbox. Hit apply and your computer springs back to its old self. What if you haven't updated yet? Hmm. That's a tough one. On one hand, if you don't update, you avoid the problem. After all, it'll probably be fixed in a few days. On the other hand, by NOT updating you risk getting infected by the latest and greatest viruses. My opinion? Do what you're the most comfortable with. Personally, since there is a work around, I'd still lean towards the updating option. If you decide to wait, just remember to be really careful until you DO update. You may want to check out our "How to keep your computer safe from viruses" guide: http://www.worldstart.com/guides/virus1.htm [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of Bus. Card.vcf] ============= 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 =====================================================
