Installed Ghost 9 and run a backup Check the started services - Check the disk read
I fixed some of my system problems by stopping the Ghost 'Background' process that was checking for changes to the partition Also - turn the AV check to 'intelligent ?- mode I have whinged about that in the past, but I have to be able to 'support' users who have Symantec stuff on the systems they bought Symantec seem to be using 2 month 'trials' with shipped systems as an opening into the current market JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 7:52 PM Subject: Re: CPU usage XP home > I'm not surprised by these observations. I was beginning to wonder if it was > just me that was "Symantecphobic". Norton might have been ok in past times > but now their apps just hog too much of a pc's resources IMHO. NAV is > trouble waiting to happen whenever I've tried it - might even be early Borg > technology - Your o/s will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. :) > > AVG and ZoneAlarm has worked fine for me for a number of years and oh yes, > do regular images / backups just in case of bad times. > > Happy New Year everyone, > > Bill. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "McPeak, Harry D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 3:27 PM > Subject: Re: CPU usage XP home > > > I recently took the plunge and completely uninstalled NSW 2005, which > included NAV. This is the first time I haven't had software with Peter > Norton's name (if not his soul) running in years. I honestly can't believe > how much better my system runs; boots faster, applications load and run > faster, virtually no freeze-ups, etc. I switched to AVG-free and am > currently looking around for a utility suite, as much for my own amusement > as anything. I'm considering System Mechanic 6. BTW, I am running XP-Pro > w/ auto update enabled. > > Happy New Year to all of you on the List, especially those of you who have > tolerated my perpetually state of newbie-ness for all these years. > > Harry McPeak > St. Paul, Minnesota > USA > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
