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patsdragon

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removing Norton?
« on: August 09, 2009, 03:39:24 PM »
my 60 day trial (Norton)was up so i am trying avast i downloaded it and seems to be scanning ok but i didnt uninstall norton its says it disabled :o
should i  uninstall norton and will i have to reinstall avast ::)
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nigel150166

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Re: removing Norton?
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2009, 03:45:02 PM »
you have to remove Norton, just the following link for removal tool
http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
avast should be ok as is
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patsdragon

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Re: removing Norton?
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2009, 03:57:13 PM »
Thxs for the link and I thought  i needed to but im so afraid to do things and not be able to fix it  like trying this one out Hope all goes well
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YoKenny

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Re: removing Norton?
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2009, 05:35:51 PM »
Welcome patsdragon

After removing Norton then having avast! it will seem like you have a brand new faster sytem and the folks here are always glad to help.  8)
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Offline Lisandro

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Re: removing Norton?
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2009, 12:19:54 AM »
Disable is not enough, you need to full uninstall Norton and then run the specialized tool to remove some of the trash left behind.
Welcome to avast forums ;)
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