Uninstalling Norton

[Guest phil]

When I tried to install AVG free, the latest version, I got a message "there

is another antivirus program installed on your computer. It is advised to

delete this program before installing AVG.8."

I have Norton 2002, which I didn`t use for years.

What is the safest way to delete it ? I read that some have problems when

they tried to get rid of Norton.

Thanks

[Guest pcbutts1 [MS MVP]]

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool

 

http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgen...005033108162039

 

 

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"phil" <pvandermeeren0522xyz@yrogers.com> wrote in message

news:uDYy864qIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> When I tried to install AVG free, the latest version, I got a message

> "there is another antivirus program installed on your computer. It is

> advised to delete this program before installing AVG.8."

> I have Norton 2002, which I didn`t use for years.

> What is the safest way to delete it ? I read that some have problems when

> they tried to get rid of Norton.

> Thanks

> </span>

[Guest John]

"phil" <pvandermeeren0522xyz@yrogers.com> wrote in message

news:uDYy864qIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> I have Norton 2002, which I didn`t use for years.

> What is the safest way to delete it ?</span>

 

You don't delete an installed program. You uninstall it.

<span style="color:blue">

> I read that some have problems when they tried to get rid of Norton.</span>

 

Perhaps they "delete" Norton instead of uninstalling it. Have you tried

uninstalling Norton?

[Guest Mees de Roo]

I have, and it needed the norton removal tools as mentioned by pcbutts1 to

finally get it off my systems; do you really imagine norton developing a

removal tool, when uninstalling would do the trick all by its own?

Still a good thing, to remind people to uninstall first; that takes care off

those filling their recycle bins with shortcuts only.

 

Mees de Roo

[Guest Lon]

John wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> "phil" <pvandermeeren0522xyz@yrogers.com> wrote in message

> news:uDYy864qIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

>> I have Norton 2002, which I didn`t use for years.

>> What is the safest way to delete it ?</span>

>

> You don't delete an installed program. You uninstall it.

> <span style="color:green">

>> I read that some have problems when they tried to get rid of Norton.</span>

>

> Perhaps they "delete" Norton instead of uninstalling it. Have you tried

> uninstalling Norton?

>

> </span>

The only reliable way to remove Norton is to use the norton removal

tool, available from Symantec.

[Guest stuck]

"John" wrote:

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>

> "phil" <pvandermeeren0522xyz@yrogers.com> wrote in message

> news:uDYy864qIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

> > I have Norton 2002, which I didn`t use for years.

> > What is the safest way to delete it ?</span>

>

> You don't delete an installed program. You uninstall it.

> <span style="color:green">

> > I read that some have problems when they tried to get rid of Norton.</span>

>

> Perhaps they "delete" Norton instead of uninstalling it. Have you tried

> uninstalling Norton?

>

>

> </span>