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Wndows has blocked my Norton protection

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InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 13 May 2017 20:21

Got rid of Norton on all our home computers many years ago because it slowed them down so much they were unusable.

Phyll

Phyll Report 13 May 2017 20:17

OK Rollo
Thanks very much.
Phyll

Researching:
Newman, Pavey, Sinden from Sussex. Latham from Bucks & Herts

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 13 May 2017 19:28

MS or M$ is Microsoft.
Vista out of the box has a firewall and av software "Defender".
Both of these must be deactivated for Norton360 to work properly.

Norton 360 was quite the lad for upsetting other programs and used to throw a major tantrum if removed as internet access vanished all together. Usual fix was reinstall OS from scratch. That is why support staff came to hate Norton.

Vista is no longer supported - Microsoft, Google Chrome, Dropbox and more have put up the shutters. Firefox will do so this year. So it is time to say goodbye to Vista and N360.

Assuming that you want to keep yr box then best option is to get Windows 7 off eBay. It will set you back £ 30-40. Dell or HP versions will work fine. The current version of Norton works well.

Nb back up yr data as win7 will reformat yr hard drive.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Phyll

Phyll Report 13 May 2017 15:16

I have windows Vista & Norton 360, What is MS & how do I disable it.

Researching:
Newman, Pavey, Sinden from Sussex. Latham from Bucks & Herts

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 13 May 2017 15:10

Which version of windows / norton ?
Make sure MS protection is disabled and restart.

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The Man In the High Castle

Phyll

Phyll Report 13 May 2017 15:02

For some reason when doing updates Windows has blocked my access to my Norton protection. What can I do about it. I know a lot of you don't like Norton but it's all I have been used to.

Any help appreciated
Phyll

Researching:
Newman, Pavey, Sinden from Sussex. Latham from Bucks & Herts