Norton and Vista 64bit

valerian · 20 Jan 2007 at 00:25

are they compatible?

Richdog · 20 Jan 2007 at 00:27

Why on earth would you run Norton? Worst resource-usage and worst detection rate of almost any anti-virus...

jamjar · 20 Jan 2007 at 00:28

Richdog said:
Why on earth would you run Norton? Worst resource-usage and worst detection rate of almost any anti-virus...

Agree totally ! i run Nod 32 ,and they have a x64 version that will run with Vista,much better option ..

Six6siX · 20 Jan 2007 at 00:32

To the OP, yes I think they are. The symantec site says Vista compatible and start64.com confirms.

V1N · 20 Jan 2007 at 10:36

I was wondering the same thing, as despite other peoples disapproval, I still run Norton AV

This is a page from the symantec website.
Hope it's OK to post in an OCuk forum.

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/themes/vista/faq.jsp

HTH

V1N.

valerian · 20 Jan 2007 at 11:44

why cant people just answer a question
instead of reinforcing there own personal preference

lay-z-boy · 20 Jan 2007 at 12:01

valerian said:
why cant people just answer a question
instead of reinforcing there own personal preference

Because its the biggest P.O.S to ever hit software av/firewalls?

It is an utter joke, resource hog, reduces functionality, and has probably the worst av detection system i have ever come across.

bikes · 20 Jan 2007 at 12:03

lay-z-boy said:
Because its the biggest P.O.S to ever hit software av/firewalls?

It is an utter joke, resource hog, reduces functionality, and has probably the worst av detection system i have ever come across.

Amen to that

Richdog · 20 Jan 2007 at 12:10

valerian said:
why cant people just answer a question
instead of reinforcing there own personal preference

We're actually doing you a favour... just call it education.

However if you want to put your PC at risk then by all means... buy Norton.

valerian · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:23

Richdog said:
We're actually doing you a favour... just call it education.

However if you want to put your PC at risk then by all means... buy Norton.

i have been around long enough to know that it is bloatware, and earlier posts of mine reveal that i don't use norton, the question was for a friend who recently bought norton internet security 2007 from OCuk

Richdog · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:39

valerian said:
i have been around long enough to know that it is bloatware, and earlier posts of mine reveal that i don't use norton, the question was for a friend who recently bought norton internet security 2007 from OCuk

I haven't read your earlier posts, and neither would I search through them to learn more about what you ma or may have not said in the past.

And if you know all this, then tbh you should have educated your friend before he bought it, or told him to return it for a refund and get a decent one.

NathanE · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:42

I doubt there are any viruses that can affect Vista x64 yet anyway (assuming you don't turn off any of its security features) so AV is a bit pointless for the time being. For power users, AV will continue to be as pointless as it was a decade ago.

Duke · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:53

valerian said:
why cant people just answer a question
instead of reinforcing there own personal preference

Because I'd still be using similar crap now if I didn't try something new (about 2 years ago now).

valerian · 20 Jan 2007 at 17:04

Richdog said:
I haven't read your earlier posts, and neither would I search through them to learn more about what you ma or may have not said in the past.

And if you know all this, then tbh you should have educated your friend before he bought it, or told him to return it for a refund and get a decent one.

hmmmm
i have not got the skill which you obviously have
i.e. the ability to predict what your friends are going to buy prior to the event, hang on
i'll get my crystal ball out