Re: which is the best free anti-virus?

Noel Paton wrote:
> "Pete" <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:11tq9tgnp905u5d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Noel Paton wrote:
>>> "slartyb" <slartyb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:nhbot1di6qi1b2pgf8jmsbj90gk3hfitee@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> symantec provide a good tool [symnrt.exe] for removing remnants of
>>>> norton products, it seems to do an excellent??? job,
>>>> details here:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039?Open&src=bar_sch_nam&docid=2004093015165236&nsf=tsgeninfo.nsf&view=docid&dtype=&prod=&ver=&osv=&osv_lvl=
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> even that leaves a load of crap behind it - but it's better than
>>> nothing! Note that you MUST run the two other utilities as well as
>>> SymNRT - if you want to get back to anything approaching a clean
>>> system!
>>
>> Hi Noel...I see you get around. The SymNRT site goes through a
>> bunch of steps, then ends up telling you to go to program files and
>> delete any Norton folders. So why not just use windows explorer
>> (out of the gate), and delete the damn folders that way (which I
>> would have done anyway). In other words, how is running "SymNRT.
>> exe" doing anything different...Pete
>
> SymNRT also deletes about 1400 (potential or real) entries in the
> registry - which would not be deleted if you just removed the folders
> from Windows Explorer - it also resets dome file associations, IIRC.

So the question is for the average user who wouldn't know that - would it
really make any difference if you didn't use SymNRT (and delete the 1400
entries you mention),and just did a normal uninstall using add remove
programs and then windows explorer...Pete


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