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Posted By: The Tim <tim@thetimtimes.com> In Response To: I'm so confused.... (MaaMaw)
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, at 7:11 a.m.
I just wanted to pay for updated virus protection and I was routed thru a protocol that ended up with me having to purchase Norton Systemworks at about $60 if memory serves. The version of Norton that I had wouldn't 'update', so I had to download and install Norton Systemworks 2000 (?). There was a noticable slowdown in my PC and it got worse and worse. Finally, my pc started to just freeze up for no apparant reason. Either from Norton's crap or from them not protecting my PC from some worm or something? Either way, I have no use for them now and wouldn't wish the nightmare on anybody.
The last thing my Norton did was corrupt one of it's own files. You should see the endless loop of online help required to even ATTEMPT to fix that file!!! Not for the feint of heart, and I'm enough of a techie I built the PC from the ground up! Rather than spend a week trying to straighten it out, I'm gonna spend the time reinstalling (you need to do this every so often anyway).
Will go AVG (free virus prog), Maybe ZoneAlarm and probably Microsoft AntiSpyware.
Enjoy.
> I bought BeSafeOnline instead of NetNanny (which I hated with a purple
> passion).
> I guess I didn't read the fine print, because I had no CLUE it did
> anything else!
> I am SO disgusted with myself. I've always used Norton and it's been
> fine once I got it under control. (I'm still taming the newest
> version of the beast.)
> Instead of renewing my LiveUpdate subscription, I decided to pay $25 more
> for a brand new version, since with the $20 rebate, it was only costing me
> $5 higher than renewing LiveUpdate.
> I kept everything I thought I needed to get the darn rebate... so today I
> went to fill it out and it seems the "proof of purchase" isn't
> what I thought it was. In this case, they will only accept the
> "inside flap" of the box (which is NOT what I kept) so now I've
> paid $25 extra for a program that's done nothing but cause problems so
> far.
> No, I don't have the nerve to take it back to Costco without a box --
> especially since they would think I got the rebate! -- although Costco is
> incredibly generous with refunds and would probably take it.
> RATS and DOUBLE RATS!!
> Y'know, I don't think I've ever actually RECEIVED the promised rebate in
> my entire life.
> I take that back. I did get one... but I forgot to cash the check
> til after it expired.
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
Sensibility Without the Static
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