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How To Completely Remove Norton Security Products
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, Jan 25 2006 08:10 AM
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Posted 12 April 2015 - 05:04 AM
Removing Norton Products, revisited:
Effecive way to remove Norton Product(s)
- Make sure you are logged in as Administrator User.
- Download an alternative product (free or paid) to replace Norton security product.
- Download Norton Removal Tool from www.norton.com/nrt (the page may be redirected to latest, and must be read to understand the warning)
- Save and close all program windows.
- Uninstall Norton Product from All programs/Programs and features in control panel (Start > Run > appwiz.cpl > ok)
- Now reboot and execute Norton Removal Tool Downloaded.
- Restart when asked.
- Verify no norton folders exist in SystemDrive.
- Verify that in Device Manager > View > Show hidden devices, no Symantec or Norton entries exist.(usually there wont be any)
- Optional : Clean temporary files and folders, prefetch data if you wish.
- Install the alernative product.
Applies to:
Products:
Norton Antivirus (NAV) all versions
Norton Internet Security (NIS) all versions
Norton360 (N360) all versions
Norton Security Suite (NSS,comcast) all versions
Norton Security (NS) all versions
Norton Security with Backup (NSBU) all versions
Norton Ghost all versions
Norton Identity Safe
Norton family
OEM,ISP and business versions
and others.
Norton Removal Tool uninstalls all the Norton products from your Windows computer
Operating Systems:
Windows 8,
Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP
For other OSes(mac,iOS, android), visit the link above and choose appropriate links.
Edited by Nikhil_CV, 12 April 2015 - 05:06 AM.
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Be alert and vigilant....!
Always have a Backup Plan!!! Because human idiotism doesn't have a cure! Stop highlighting!
Questions are to be asked, it helps you, me and others. Knowledge is power, only when its shared to others.
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