Symantec has what is known as a Registry Repair Tool to fix problems for those folks who were running Norton 2008, and updated Windows XP to SP3 or Vista to SP1. The free tool removes errant registry entries that may be hiding after the service pack was installed.
On their site Symantec states:
Numerous registry keys are [...]
A reader responded to an article from back in March 24, 2007 [here], and stated they were having issues with their HP system using Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate edition. This jogged my memory and made me wonder how many others are suffering slow performance because of what we call ‘crapware’. Most notable of the freebie [...]
When I read last week that Symantec was shifting the blame onto Microsoft for the problems that appeared after SP3 was installed on a system running Symantec software, I paused before writing about this. First of all Symantec products have a reputation for being, shall we say, suspect even when nothing else is happening on [...]
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I think you better sit down before I tell you that Symantec has finally realized that its software slows down a PC. No duh! For any of us in the computer field, we know that taking Symantec software product off of a PC breathes new life into the machine. The system jumps back to life [...]
Reader Jim Beck has asked:
Ron -
Found your site(?) while looking for a phone number to contact Norton-Symantec. N-S has caused me problems for several years and I agree with what Mr. George had to say on your site 100 %. Unfortunately, my local provider Yahoo pushed a new program at me that incorporated Symantec and [...]
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