Dear Carey,
Thank you for the kind offer to help me. I have 2 problems:
1) I cannot install Norton System Works 2003Pro – I have several failed install attempts, and each time I follow Symantec’s directions for manual uninstall, as it is never fully installed and functional. Machine is Dell Inspiron 7000, PII 366, 160MB RAM, Windows XP Pro
2) How do I make Windows Messenger ‘go away’ forever?
Best regards,
Marty Roth
Hi Marty!
You will need to manually uninstall the Symantec product by clicking Start, then Run, then type Regedit. Go to the very first key listed in the left pane and do a search for SYMANTEC. Each time it finds something with the word Symantec, click Delete and then press F3. This is a tedius process and take quite some time. Remove all instances of the word Symantec from your registry. Once you have done that, close the registry and double-click My Computer and delete any Symantec or Norton named folders inside of c:Program Files and also erase them from c:Program FilesCommon Files.
Then try to install Norton SystemWorks again.
To make Windows Messenger go away forever, use this free utility from Microsoft MVP Doug Knox: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
Thanks for writing!
Carey
Carey Holzman owns and operates Discount Computer Repair (602-527-9723) in Phoenix, Arizona, where he offers repairs, upgrades, custom built PCs and network wiring at highly competitive pricing. His networking tips have appeared in David Strom’s book, The Home Networking Survival Guide (McGraw/Hill), and his own book on PC maintenance is currently available at local book stores, amazon.com or directly through him. His free informative web site can be found at http://www.careyholzman.com. Donate $30 to help maintain his site and you’ll get a free autographed copy of his book. Carey can be reached directly at carey@careyholzman.com.
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