Norton Anti Virus 2002

External Since: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 2

I am using Windows 98SE, Norton 2002, Netscape 4.7, earthlink mailbox
and dialup service on an older IBM 300PL (that in today's terms has
limited power, etc). I am quite comfortable with this setup as I use
it for a lot of personal things for years.

I have gone through related posts, and it appears to me that I SHOULD
try to renew and NOT upgrade; and I probably don't have the ability to
uninstall and put something else in. I understand that the dialup
helps a lot on direct attacks, but the fear of something doing me in
from an email is a problem. Thus the need for Norton AV.

I use Netscape for mail only (I do NOT surf the web on this machine).
The reason for the mail use is historic and I use the extensive and
decent file abilities of Netscape Mail. I check my mail from another
computer out on the earthlink site and delete all offensive item save
any dangerous but important ones in my hold file @ earthlink. If I
mistakenly download something like an ebay message to the IBM, I am in
a crash situation. I have also noted that some personal email from
individuals with higher class programs, are coming through with
different looks (and an excessive size)... makes me worry about
transmitted diseases.

Aside from the problem emails, the above is just fine with me. My
problem now is that Symantic will NOT renew my subscription (at least
that is how it sounds to me as I translate what is being said by their
rep). They keep going back to the "not supported" issue (which they
used last year and probably the prior one also), but at least last year
they did do the subscription renewal after 5 to 7 sentences. I must
do this by phone as I cannot access Symantic's site since it is now too
high tech for my poor old machine.

Sooo, has anyone RECENTLY been able to renew Norton 2002 AV?????

Thanks
Wes

External Since: Aug 27, 2005 Posts: 170

<whitewb.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1151083283.755660.148590@r2g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> I am using Windows 98SE, Norton 2002, Netscape 4.7, earthlink mailbox
> and dialup service on an older IBM 300PL (that in today's terms has
> limited power, etc). I am quite comfortable with this setup as I use
> it for a lot of personal things for years.
>
> I have gone through related posts, and it appears to me that I SHOULD
> try to renew and NOT upgrade; and I probably don't have the ability to
> uninstall and put something else in. I understand that the dialup
> helps a lot on direct attacks, but the fear of something doing me in
> from an email is a problem. Thus the need for Norton AV.
>
> I use Netscape for mail only (I do NOT surf the web on this machine).
> The reason for the mail use is historic and I use the extensive and
> decent file abilities of Netscape Mail. I check my mail from another
> computer out on the earthlink site and delete all offensive item save
> any dangerous but important ones in my hold file @ earthlink. If I
> mistakenly download something like an ebay message to the IBM, I am in
> a crash situation. I have also noted that some personal email from
> individuals with higher class programs, are coming through with
> different looks (and an excessive size)... makes me worry about
> transmitted diseases.
>
> Aside from the problem emails, the above is just fine with me. My
> problem now is that Symantic will NOT renew my subscription (at least
> that is how it sounds to me as I translate what is being said by their
> rep). They keep going back to the "not supported" issue (which they
> used last year and probably the prior one also), but at least last
year
> they did do the subscription renewal after 5 to 7 sentences. I must
> do this by phone as I cannot access Symantic's site since it is now
too
> high tech for my poor old machine.
>
> Sooo, has anyone RECENTLY been able to renew Norton 2002 AV?????
>
> Thanks
> Wes
>

1. I don't know of any reason that you shouldn't be able to uninstall
Norton 2002 (NAV). There is a program that you can get form the Symantec
site that will remove "most" of the NAV files and Registry entries. I
can send it to you if you can't find the version for NAV 2002.

2. Dial up Vs DSL/Cable, for the most part, the real risks are all the
same. Most malware attacks come from Email. Bad websites that install
malware are probably the 2nd most common source of PC malware problems.

3. If you think that you have to stay with NAV, most Norton users in
this group would recommend that you keep NAV 2002 and renew it. The
later versions add more and more non functional bloatware.

4. There are a lot better AV programs available that will actually speed
up your old PC by reducing the amount of resources that NAV uses (after
you get rid of it). I prefer NOD32 and use F-Prot as a backup. A lot of
posters use AVG or avast! or Kasperski's.

Good luck

Chas.