Don't wait until N360 expires. It's foolish to do so if it's causing
problems.

Replace Norton with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and Windows
Defender. Disabling Norton is not enough. You need to completely uninstall
it. If it doesn't solve the problem, get rid of Norton anyway. Norton is
known to cause many problems in Vista and they don’t always appear
immediately.
Download and run the Norton Removal Tool.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

"Sadie" <Sadie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Sadie
>
>
> "Charlie42" wrote:
>
>> "Sadie" <Sadie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Appreciate your reply. With my tech skills, I will leave as is for
>> > now;
>> > hopefully Norton 360 will improve eventually. Had difficult time
>> > removing
>> > Norton Internet Security 2007 to install Norton 360; mission
>> > accomplished
>> > & pleased. All things will never be perfect!
>>
>> I can not help myself (rant of the day follows): Not with Symantec
>> products
>> anyway. Norton really is not the best security software around, it is
>> also
>> has a huge footprint and comes jam packed with bloatware few need. Next
>> time
>> your subscription is up for renewal, you should honestly consider
>> obtaining
>> a different solution. (Rant finished.)
>>
>> Search this group for "best anti virus", "best anti spyware", "best
>> security" an so on, and you will find good recommendations. What you need
>> is
>> an anti virus, an additional anti spyware (you already have Windows
>> Defender) and a firewall (the built in Windows Firewall serves most home
>> user's needs just fine). Enable your router firewall if you have one, it
>> makes an excellent first line of defense, and educate yourself on online
>> do's and don'ts.
>>
>> Microsoft Security at Home:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect/default.mspx
>>
>> I am sorry my previous post appeared a wee bit too technical, command
>> line
>> work can be a bit advanced. If your problems persist, you should take
>> your
>> computer to a professional and have him or her take a look at it.
>>
>> As for removing Norton products, Symantec offers a removal tool. Perhaps
>> you
>> are already aware of it. You may have to run it 2-3 times in order to to
>> wipe out your system properly, sadly even then Norton may leave residue
>> behind.
>>
>> Norton Removal Tool:
>> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039
>>
>> Charlie42
>>
>> THANKS! Will pursue when N360 expires. Also well aware of the Norton
>> Removal Tools needing to be run several times.