[TechAssist] Re: Norton AV.
- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:40:32 -0500
Mine was probably sabotaged by Kerry.
Russ Hoyt
Hoyt's TV
Exeter, NH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:44 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Norton AV.
> Well...I just went and un-installed my SP2. Seems to have done it
> without a hitch.
>
> --Ed-
> Ed Gaidies
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> Ontario-Canada
>
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> teltek@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Hoyt's TV wrote:
> > About SP2
> >
> > I have 2 computers running XP.
> > #1 is a Sony about a year old. 2gig Pentium 4, 80gig HD, 512mb memory.
I
> > bought it because it was designed to handle video editing and DVD
burning to
> > use with my Sony digital video camera. I have installed only a couple
map
> > programs and little else that didn't come with it.
> >
> > I installed SP2 a few months ago and began having problems getting on
line
> > every 4 or 5 days, (I have cable broadband).
> > At the start, rebooting would get me up and running so I thought that it
> > just that it didn't load everything correctly and I didn't think any
more
> > about it. After a couple weeks I had to use the XP restore feature to
get it
> > working. A few more weeks and I couldn't get on line at all.
> >
> > I had recently done some repair work for a local computer guru, so I
called
> > him and we spent a couple hours on the phone trying all kinds of things,
to
> > no avail. He finally said I was going to have to uninstall SP2. That
took it
> > about 6 or 8 hours to do and left the computer completely useless.
> >
> > I went looking for the disks that came with it and found a receipt for a
> > three year service contract that I forgot I purchased with it. I called,
and
> > the tech said my story was a typical SP2 horror story, they've been
> > inundated with that since SP2 came out. He said they really only do
hardware
> > support but because of the volume of calls since SP2 came out they are
> > trying to help for fear of losing all their customers if they don't. He
had
> > me do a few things and then said I would have to do a complete reinstall
of
> > my operating system. He also said to wait until I see an "A" after SP2
> > before trying to install it again. That took several hours and of course
I
> > lost all the upgrades to trial programs that I had paid extra for. But
the
> > worst is the McAfee AV trial program that got reinstalled and prevents
me
> > from reinstalling my McAfee on line service.
> > I have been emailing back and forth with McAfee trying to get my on line
AV
> > working again to no avail as yet.
> >
> > I have to say that SP2 totally screwed up my one year old super computer
and
> > I would wring Bill Gates neck if I ever got close enough.
> >
> > #2 is a two year old HP, 2gig Pentium 4, 512m memory, 80 gig HD.
> > This one is my work horse with all my TV shop accounting records, email,
> > etc.
> > I keep getting the "you have upgrades" notice, but I am scared to death
of
> > installing SP2 on this one.
> > I don't think I will ever do it.
> >
> >
> > Russ Hoyt
> > Hoyt's TV
> > Exeter, NH
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:12 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Norton AV.
> >
> >
> >
> >>I see this morning when doing my Norton Updates,
> >>they have added the Note;
> >>
> >>Your System is being Monitored by Norton AV, click
> >>here to turn off other AV programs.
> >>
> >>This must be in competition with MS SP2 Update,
> >>which all of a sudden decided they wanted to add
> >>their own AV program.
> >>
> >>Some of you that have not updated to Service Pack
> >>2, I would advise...."don't".
> >>
> >>Many programs I was running for DVD copying, come
> >>up that this material can not be copied due to
> >>Copyright infringements. This never happened
> >>before installing SP2.
> >>
> >>I suspect Microsoft may now be in the business of
> >>selling security to Software Companies, and
> >>screwing their original customers...you and I.
> >>
> >>Linux is beginning to look better all the time.
> >>
> >>-Ed-
> >>--
> >>Ed Gaidies
> >>Tel-Tek Electronics
> >>Ontario-Canada
> >>
> >>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>teltek@xxxxxxxxx
> >>
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