Norton Internet Security 2005

Gary,

<<< I can honestly suggest that NIS 2005 will be a *worse* problem for
Win9x users than even NIS 2004 >>>

Is it a hunch or do you have solid reasons for your suggestion? (I'm
not implying that your hunch isn't good enough.)
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On 12 Apr 2005 13:36:55 -0700, "E. Fridman" <pm771.am DeleteThis @gmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I use Norton Internet Security 2003.
>
>In 2004 I opted not to upgrade to NIS 2004 but just to renew the
>subscription. There seemed to be a consensus that 2004 version was
>less reliable.
>
>Now, in 2005, I have the same dilemma: upgrade or renewal? While I
>understand that a lot of folks here are in favor of dropping Symantec
>altogether, let's keep this option out (at least for now).
>
>Those who either got or upgraded to NIS 2005, what is your opinion
>about the product? Any known issues and/or incompatibilities?
>
>TIA, Eugene

Why don't you look at other solutions. If you like the all in one
solution then look at bitdefender.com for BitDefender 8 professional
or f-secure.com for F-Secure internet security 2005. Personall the
best solutions are a combination of best of breed applications from
different vendors. I have Nod32 from www.nod32.com and Kerio Personal
Firewall 4 from www.kerio.com . I also use Sygate Personal Firewall
Professional on another machine with Nod32.

Symantec doesn't get any better with age :=)
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A while ago, I upgraded from Norton AV 2002 to NIS2005. Be aware that
NIS2005 is a huge resource hog. Yes, it works, but again, slows the system
down dramatically. It also installs itself all over the place, so I went to
uninstall it (to try to reinstall - per Symantec's suggestion for 'fixing' a
live update problem), it really hose up my system.

In the end, the system really slowed down after the reinstall....so, I
reformatted the HDD and reinstalled Windows/etc. I chose a different
AV/Firewall solution.

Juan
"E. Fridman" <pm771.am.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1113338215.517161.46390@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
| Hi,
|
| I use Norton Internet Security 2003.
|
| In 2004 I opted not to upgrade to NIS 2004 but just to renew the
| subscription. There seemed to be a consensus that 2004 version was
| less reliable.
|
| Now, in 2005, I have the same dilemma: upgrade or renewal? While I
| understand that a lot of folks here are in favor of dropping Symantec
| altogether, let's keep this option out (at least for now).
|
| Those who either got or upgraded to NIS 2005, what is your opinion
| about the product? Any known issues and/or incompatibilities?
|
| TIA, Eugene
|
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Juan,

Thank you for sharing your experience.

<<< A while ago, I upgraded from Norton AV 2002 to NIS2005. Be aware
that
NIS2005 is a huge resource hog >>>

I understand that when you're moving from AV only to full NIS package
(Firewall, Parental Controls, etc.) the bloat increases.

My question is whether NIS 2005 hogs more resources than its 2003
counterpart does.
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I can say that NIS2005 hogs significantly more resources than other lesser
known 2005 suites. Not sure about Symantec's 2003 vs. 2005 versions.

"Eugene F." <pm771.am RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1113409527.156596.175460@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Juan,
|
| Thank you for sharing your experience.
|
| <<< A while ago, I upgraded from Norton AV 2002 to NIS2005. Be aware
| that
| NIS2005 is a huge resource hog >>>
|
| I understand that when you're moving from AV only to full NIS package
| (Firewall, Parental Controls, etc.) the bloat increases.
|
| My question is whether NIS 2005 hogs more resources than its 2003
| counterpart does.
|
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Brian,

Thank you very much for the reply.

<<< I believe that many who continue to use Symantec, updating each
year, never update any system elements such as their processor, RAM
and/or HD size. >>>

I'm adding 256Mb of RAM to the original 128Mb and swapping CD-ROM for
DVD-R drive, but plan no processor and/or HD upgrades.

<<< NIS05 has added 2 new categories I can think of right now, spam
control and outbreak warnings. >>>

I'm not interested in their Spam Control. Never heard of Outbreak
Warnings, however. What is it about?
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