[dba-Tech] Laptop and Norton

Gary,

Thanks.  It doesn't make me look more kindly on future requests to
"fix" other PCs, though.  There are too many things that can go wrong
and I don't have the money to buy all the tools necessary.

Steve Erbach

On 7/6/07, Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yea!  Good job Steve!
>
> GK
>
> On 7/6/07, Steve Erbach <erbachs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > John,
> >
> > Well, I pulled Norton Internet Security out like a weed.  I downloaded
> > Registry Mechanic and let it do its free-version work...I'll advise
> > the owner to buy the full program to clear up the remaining
> > issues...but at least Word works!  I can open any document and the
> > built-in virus scan runs (presumably McAfee now that Norton has been
> > ripped out), and voilà!  There's the document!
> >
> > That was kinda fun, actually, destroying a software installation in
> > Safe Mode.  I hope that the .NET-style of application gains more
> > currency.  I'm really rather tired of the registry.
> >
> > Steve Erbach