Installed Norton Antivirus, now my sidebar doesnt work???

Shhhh - If Symantec hears they will buy Eset. *Then* you know what will
happen! ;-)

"BSchnur" <BSchnur@cox.net> wrote in message
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> YES - another NOD 32 advocate! I started shifting away from NAV last
> fall -- and any of my client workstations due for renewal is getting
> NOD 32 -- whether they have Win2K, XP (Home or Professional) or over
> the course of this year Vista (any version).
>
>
> --
> Barry Schnur

> Shhhh - If Symantec hears they will buy Eset. *Then* you know what will
> happen! ;-)
>
I hear you, when the killed off a good design team doing Ghost for
NetWare the designers formed their own company (Portlock) (using some
of the buy out money to start up I suspect), and generated some
excellent product.

Symantec has done the same thing to PowerQuest and Veritas Backup --
but in a way to not let the developers remain particularly creative and
effective.


--
Barry Schnur

Im subscribed with BT total broadband (option 3) and ever since installing
the antivirus software that you get with it, i have been unable to open the
sidebar, none of the gadgets are working, when i click open after left
clicking it does nothing. highly irritating.

"chris" <chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Im subscribed with BT total broadband (option 3) and ever since installing
> the antivirus software that you get with it, i have been unable to open
> the
> sidebar, none of the gadgets are working, when i click open after left
> clicking it does nothing. highly irritating.

I'd recommend replacing it (Norton Antivirus) with either AVG Free, Avast or
NOD32.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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> I'd recommend replacing it (Norton Antivirus) with either AVG Free, Avast
> or NOD32.

I just re-did my Vista upgrade as a clean install today, and one of the
attractions of doing so was the opportunity to ditch Norton AntiVirus, which
had 9 months remaining in its license, and replace it with NOD32.

Yea, ditch Norton like you would an ex-wife coming for Alimony! Get AVG
free or Avast, or "Active Virus Shield" (which is really Kaspersky).


"chris" <chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Im subscribed with BT total broadband (option 3) and ever since installing
> the antivirus software that you get with it, i have been unable to open
> the
> sidebar, none of the gadgets are working, when i click open after left
> clicking it does nothing. highly irritating.

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:38:00 -0800, chris
<chris@discussions.microsoft.com> spake thusly:

>Im subscribed with BT total broadband (option 3) and ever since installing
>the antivirus software that you get with it, i have been unable to open the
>sidebar, none of the gadgets are working, when i click open after left
>clicking it does nothing. highly irritating.

Symantec products are known Crapware. Delete Immediately!

where can i get such products? (free of course, i aint paying) and failing
that, can anyone recommend a solution to my original question?

"Scott" wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:38:00 -0800, chris
> <chris@discussions.microsoft.com> spake thusly:
>
> >Im subscribed with BT total broadband (option 3) and ever since installing
> >the antivirus software that you get with it, i have been unable to open the
> >sidebar, none of the gadgets are working, when i click open after left
> >clicking it does nothing. highly irritating.
>
> Symantec products are known Crapware. Delete Immediately!
>

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:02:08 -0800, chris
<chris@discussions.microsoft.com> spake thusly:

>"Scott" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:38:00 -0800, chris
>> <chris@discussions.microsoft.com> spake thusly:
>>
>> >Im subscribed with BT total broadband (option 3) and ever since installing
>> >the antivirus software that you get with it, i have been unable to open the
>> >sidebar, none of the gadgets are working, when i click open after left
>> >clicking it does nothing. highly irritating.
>>
>> Symantec products are known Crapware. Delete Immediately!
>>

>where can i get such products? (free of course, i aint paying) and failing
>that, can anyone recommend a solution to my original question?

The Crapware? You've already got it. Norton AntiVirus is a Symantec
Crapware product.

Personally, I've been very happy with Avast Home Edition (which is
free, but does require registration).

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

--
Scott http://angrykeyboarder.com

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

"Scott" <geekboy@angrykeyboarder.comatose> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:02:08 -0800, chris
> <chris@discussions.microsoft.com> spake thusly:
>
>>"Scott" wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:38:00 -0800, chris
>>> <chris@discussions.microsoft.com> spake thusly:
>>>
>>> >Im subscribed with BT total broadband (option 3) and ever since
>>> >installing
>>> >the antivirus software that you get with it, i have been unable to open
>>> >the
>>> >sidebar, none of the gadgets are working, when i click open after left
>>> >clicking it does nothing. highly irritating.
>>>
>>> Symantec products are known Crapware. Delete Immediately!
>>>
>

Strictly an opinion.
I have used Norotn products for years with no issues at all.

>>where can i get such products? (free of course, i aint paying) and failing
>>that, can anyone recommend a solution to my original question?
>
> The Crapware? You've already got it. Norton AntiVirus is a Symantec
> Crapware product.
>

Again, your opinion. Not aq statement of fact. Not really an effective
statement of opinion.

> Personally, I've been very happy with Avast Home Edition (which is
> free, but does require registration).
>
> http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
>

Avast is okay. Norton is better.


Honu