Hi
I had norton internet security installed. i formatted and reinstalled all my software. when i installed norton again i had to run all the updates again.
is there anyway to back up previous updates before formating (Rayne this is not a yes no question), and if so how do i do this. the user manual is not very helpful in this regard.
regards
Kev
Norton Internet security 2007
Re: Norton Internet security 2007
It sounded good until this point ...Mclaren wrote:I had norton internet security installed.
... but then this part came.Mclaren wrote:when i installed norton again
I stand to be corrected here, but I do not think that automatic (online) updates are designed to be backed up. If you want to keep backups of update files, you'll need to download them manually, which is a major schlep, hence the automatic update feature.Mclaren wrote:is there anyway to back up previous updates before formating (Rayne this is not a yes no question), and if so how do i do this. the user manual is not very helpful in this regard.
But to be quite honest, I am speaking in light of other antivirus software, cos I just don't use Norton. Norton is to antivirus what Thermaltake is to cooling/modding solutions. How's that, you may ask? Just ask DAE or WiK1d about TT.
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resource hungry, ineffectual and given to overstating threat levels in order to boost sales... not to mention being horrendously overpriced for what you get...Mclaren wrote:Why everyone hate norton ?
symantec has evolved into more of a marketing company than an AV one.... have a gander at this pdf for the 2006 roundup , (link courtesy of ryanrich)
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As rusty says, Norton is resource hungry horrendously overpriced. You can do far better than Norton for the price you are paying. In fact, you can do far better than Norton for free! I'd take AVG over Norton any day of the week! Or you can spend a bit of money on another package ... even McAfee will stand you in better stead, though it too can be resource hungry. I'm not sure it's too easy to say which AV software is the best, except to say that it certainly isn't Norton.