Re: norton Utes
Why do people keep bashing Norton Utilities? Yes there were problems with the switch to HFS+ but those issues are long past. As a last resort a couple weeks ago I grabbed the latest beta Symantic was offering to fix a disk that I really wouldn't have minded losing. Disk Fist Aid had failed and Diskwarrior kept bombing out on me. Disk Doctor fixed the problem. I'm not saying the program is perfect and I've had situations where Diskwarrior fixed a problem that Nortons couldn't. I've also had problems where DFA has fixed problems that both Nortons and Diskwarrior failed on. I really don't get the dislike for Nortons. In my case, it's not really a dislike of Nortons, more the way that people approach its use. I think that part of the problem is that people who don't know any better find something wrong with their machine and immediately run Nortons. Even assuming it is a recent version IMHO it's like performing open heart surgery on someone because they sneezed. They never bother to attempt to diagnose the problem, they just run Norton's. IMHO, Norton's is the tool you use to recover data that you've lost since your last backup. Hopefully this is less than a day or (worse) a week's work. Even worse are the people who run Norton's every week because they think it noticeably improves performance. Of course the above doesn't necessarily apply in every case. But I'd rather encourage healthy caution in people that don't know better. People who know what they're doing know what risks they're running. Have fun, Shay (Who has seen more data trashed than saved by people using Nortons incorrectly) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
Re: norton Utes
On 6/4/02 7:32 AM, Dr Bill Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me if its safe to use Norton Utilities Ver 6.0 on 7200 with System 8.6? Bill I didn't think it was ever safe :-) Seeya Rod (who is patiently waiting for more DiskWarriors to arrive in stock!)
Re: norton Utes
Doesn't Nortons create problems just to prove it can fix them, then can't...? Reg Can anyone tell me if its safe to use Norton Utilities Ver 6.0 on 7200 with System 8.6? Bill I didn't think it was ever safe :-) Seeya Rod (who is patiently waiting for more DiskWarriors to arrive in stock!) Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- __ 'The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently.' Friedrich Nietzsche _
Re: norton Utes
on 6/4/02 9:21 AM, Rod Lavington at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me if its safe to use Norton Utilities Ver 6.0 on 7200 with System 8.6? Bill I didn't think it was ever safe :-) Seeya Rod (who is patiently waiting for more DiskWarriors to arrive in stock!) Why do people keep bashing Norton Utilities? Yes there were problems with the switch to HFS+ but those issues are long past. As a last resort a couple weeks ago I grabbed the latest beta Symantic was offering to fix a disk that I really wouldn't have minded losing. Disk Fist Aid had failed and Diskwarrior kept bombing out on me. Disk Doctor fixed the problem. I'm not saying the program is perfect and I've had situations where Diskwarrior fixed a problem that Nortons couldn't. I've also had problems where DFA has fixed problems that both Nortons and Diskwarrior failed on. I really don't get the dislike for Nortons. -- ERROR: Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue.
Re: norton Utes
On 6/4/02 12:43 PM, Doug Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do people keep bashing Norton Utilities? Yes there were problems with the switch to HFS+ but those issues are long past. As a last resort a couple weeks ago I grabbed the latest beta Symantic was offering to fix a disk that I really wouldn't have minded losing. Disk Fist Aid had failed and Diskwarrior kept bombing out on me. Disk Doctor fixed the problem. I'm not saying the program is perfect and I've had situations where Diskwarrior fixed a problem that Nortons couldn't. I've also had problems where DFA has fixed problems that both Nortons and Diskwarrior failed on. I really don't get the dislike for Nortons. I think for most people it was once bitten, twice shy. When data on your hard drive is at stake, would you try something that has a notorious history or something that is recommended by most technicians? Seeya Rod!
norton Utes
Can anyone tell me if its safe to use Norton Utilities Ver 6.0 on 7200 with System 8.6? Bill
