Once upon a time there was a bug called Norton....
Sunday, July 17, 2005 by Jafo | Discussion: Windows Software
Some programs can be a pain in the butt to use/retain....others also a pain to remove...and yet others are a pain once they're gone.
Norton doesn't screw around....they make one suit all.
Once I couldn't convince NAV2004 to actually SCAN ANYTHING [timely just days after updating its subscription], I decided it was time to move on....you know, actually get a proggy that worked.
I uninstalled Norton...using it's special removal tool and all...made a neat job of it....
or...
So I thought.
A week or two later...Microsoft Update didn't do its thing....
Me thunked...'hmmm...life's a bitch, etc....but it'll sort itself...probably'...
Alack and alas, no.
Google came to the rescue .... GIGO was adopted..... and days later I got a salient 'hit'.
Windows/MS Update uses a service called 'BITS'...and guess what?....the Norton Uninstaller disables BITS....
Dunno....probably just for a lark
.....and you cannot re-enable it, either......seems the appropriate solution is to re-install Service Pack 2, as that fixes it.....
Well....I haven't done that yet....reinstalled SP2.....probably because that Norton thingie will spit a dummy and reformat my motherboard out of spite.
Once upon a time, Norton Utilities was a handy proggy.....back when 486s were the bees' knees.
These days you could save yourself a lot of time and effort and just auto-lobotomize.....
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Reply #2 Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:04 PM
Gary...did you mention the Norton uninstaller...and BITS?
...or did I miss the right link out of the various options you posted?...
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Reply #5 Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:20 PM
Yes,...found it, Gary....looks like I missed your last comment on it...so missed the solution.
The link is one heck of a process to go through....if all of it is needed.
Might be 'easier' to just re-install SP2...
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Reply #14 Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:13 PM
I used to swear by the Norton Utilities - they just worked. I still use WinFax & pcAnywhere, but those are the only Norton programs to get near my PC these days.
Cheers,
Daiwa
Reply #16 Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:18 PM
used by Internet Explorer" and ensure that WuWebControlClass is enabled. If it is, then you're correct that doing the ugly with SP2 is the most expedient solution.....
Lobotomy anyone...?
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Reply #19 Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:22 PM
| I even typed in all the microsoft sites to 'trusted' |
.....watch yourself....Microsoft will think you like them.
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Reply #1 Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:57 PM
It's in gm's framework thread...where ever the hell that went.......