Since getting rid of Norton system works on one machine and Norton 360 on
the other along with Norton anti-virus on both, both machines have started
working like young buckaroos on performance enhancing steroids. Since
removal of Norton from both machines has been the only change I can only
conclude that the Norton products were both tremendous drags on performance.
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT - anti virus & utility programs
> Hi all,
>
> I bought this Acer XP Intel Celeron 4A, 2000 MHz (5 x 400) machine a
> couple of years ago 2nd hand from a woman who claimed she was selling it
> because it was her policy to upgrade computers every 2 years or so. I
> didn't
> believe her as she seemed more hard up than me !!
>
> What I DID find was that the machine was infested with Symantec Nortons
> and it ran slower than the 166MHZ Win 95 machine that preceded it.
>
> I removed the Nortons. Not easy, but I did. If I can anybody can. Then it
> ran
> quite fast for its type.
>
> Cheers, Brian
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