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!