Uninstall Norton 2003

**ferrarimodena360** · December 25th, 2004, 07:56 AM

i want to uninstall nav 2003 , and install avg

but when i uninstall nav 2003, the right click stops to work

if i click any file/folder and right click computer freezes,
on re-installing nav2003, the right click starts to work again

i have manually deleted all registeries with symantec/norton name

damn some1 help

**fireforce555** · December 25th, 2004, 10:51 AM

Kinda funny aint it, its like having a 200MB virus. I have NEVER been able to fully get rid of any of their "utilities". Thats why I only use ghost.

A VERY good utility pack is VCOM system suite. 39.99 and you get ALL the stuff that norton give you cheaper and performs better. Or if you just want antivirus, try CA's etrust line(if you dont end up liking AVG).

Norton stuff has been known for a while, and everyone I know at penn state has had problems with uninstalling it.

**bigwilly949** · December 25th, 2004, 11:11 AM

the problem maybe nortons is running when you try to uninstall, try to prevent it to load on start up, re-start in safe mode and delete Nortons in "control panel" add/remove programs section, then re-start your computer again. good luck

**hawkburn** · December 25th, 2004, 11:28 AM

I used to have the "right-click file/folder freeze" problem. I think I did something about disabling icon images. Not totally sure, although you might want to make sure the Norton and Symantec services are all disabled. (start>run> type services.msc)

**DigitalJunkie** · December 25th, 2004, 12:57 PM

To remove Norton Antivirus 2003, you may need to find Rnav2003.exe & Windows Scripts 5.6 - scriptten.exe for Windows 2000 & XP from Norton Support site.

There were so many registry entries & utilities from NAV features, it was a pain to remove for me too. I will not use Norton AV anymore if I can, as most of the new features these days just make it a even bigger resource hog. I only need a simple AV with good virus definitions database thats fast & lean!

**ferrarimodena360** · December 25th, 2004, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by DigitalJunkie

To remove Norton Antivirus 2003, you may need to find Rnav2003.exe & Windows Scripts 5.6 - scriptten.exe for Windows 2000 & XP from Norton Support site.

There were so many registry entries & utilities from NAV features, it was a pain to remove for me too. I will not use Norton AV anymore if I can, as most of the new features these days just make it a even bigger resource hog. I only need a simple AV with good virus definitions database thats fast & lean!

already did that with no luck, maybe safe mode will help

**fireforce555** · December 26th, 2004, 12:03 AM

If you cant get rid of it, have you thought about running windows setup again and reinstalling whatever windows file it royalty fucked? Not reformatting the drive, just reinstall windows core files.

Might be a pain in the ass but norton digs itself in pretty deep.

**ccc1005** · December 26th, 2004, 12:32 AM

Ya i downloaded NAV 2005 to try it on my old (950 Mhz) laptop. Damn near froze the thing for 2 minutes each time on startup. "Uninstalled" it after a bit and it sped right up again. Norton is good but uses way to many resources.

**nukehella** · December 26th, 2004, 02:14 AM

Go to their website and download the free program called symclean.It gets rid of the real deep nasty stuff.Then throw away your Symantec disk.
I have a legal copy of Systemworks 2003 and won't use it.

**ferrarimodena360** · December 26th, 2004, 02:24 AM

yea i will reinstall windows, probablly format it,

but for now nav2003 it is

the trouble has something todo with dr watson , when i right click dr watson becomes ghey, i tried disabling it, and then explorer started crashing, and i am told u cannot reinstall explorer, though there us a work around interent explorer

so much work does not justify 10mb free ram

**ferrarimodena360** · December 26th, 2004, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by nukehella

Go to their website and download the free program called symclean.It gets rid of the real deep nasty stuff.Then throw away your Symantec disk.
I have a legal copy of Systemworks 2003 and won't use it.

tried it already, no good :green2

**nukehella** · December 26th, 2004, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by ferrarimodena360

tried it already, no good :green2

Sorry to hear that didn't work.If I was you I would reformat and stay away from the heavy bloat programs.

**ferrarimodena360** · December 26th, 2004, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by nukehella

Sorry to hear that didn't work.If I was you I would reformat and stay away from the heavy bloat programs.

yea man, next time i will chose avg or nod32,,,which is the bets free 1 out there?

**nukehella** · December 26th, 2004, 07:52 AM

I've tried almost all of them and I am now using the free AVG.Why not?It's easy and free.I've been to more than one questionable site and have never had anything go undetected by it and it doesn't have the bloat of Norton,Panda,Mcafee,etc.I've also tried Nod,Fsecure,Mvk,Kapersky,etc.

**fireforce555** · December 26th, 2004, 11:10 AM

Well, you could just allow it to remain installed but DONT enable it. Just let it sit there. Thats what I have my aunts computer doing, I wont even try to rip it out for fear of what it will do to her WinME install.