Yay! I'm back!

[capri0mni]

Got back from the library (had to use their computer center to print something up), and a lightbulb went off; I thought I'd try booting up in "Step by Step Confirmation" mode. I said "Yes" to everything except any file that looked like it was associated with Symantic Nortorn Security.

And shore 'nuff, as long as the computer ignored those files, everything else is running smoothly (except I get a warning message every so often that Norton Security is not available... how do you give a computer a dope slap?).

So, now, I have to figure out how to clean Norton out of my system, and replace it. Any tips?

Okay... off to post my naarmamo things for day 8 and day 9. I haven't done day 10, yet... can't decide if I want to do a life study of a pine cone I picked up yesterday, or a sketch from memory of Trixie doing her squee stretch ('Manda doesn't do "squee").

Comments

[jekesta]

Yay, welcome back! And thank you for asking your dad to let us know you'd gone:) Oh, norton is a pain, I have no idea how to properly let your computer forget it ever existed. Look forward to seeing your naart:)

[indefatigable42.livejournal.com]

Woo! Good troubleshooting. Glad to have you back.

I'm using a free open-source antivirus program called ClamWin. Seems like the only thing it doesn't do is constantly monitor all incoming files, the way some of the commercial programs do. But you can schedule regular full-system scans.

[rob-t-firefly.livejournal.com]

In my experience Norton/Symantec products are pretty easily get-rid-of-able with the add/remove programs in control panel. If there are any problems and you have the original Norton disc around, reinstall it over the old version, and uninstall that.

As for replacements, here are some non-evil freebies to replace Nortons functionality. I would run at least the first two, or all three if your PC can handle them. They complement each other well and one will always protect against a thing or two the others miss.
AVG Free anti-virus
AdAware anti-spyware
Spybot Search & Destroy