As a user of the Microsoft Community Newsgroups for several years and within the ones which applied to Windows Millennium, beginning here:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=us
I found much evidence of the problems Win ME users have had with Norton Anti-Virus. This product was acquired by Symantec some years ago, read
here
and is perhaps best summed up in this article by a person whose contribution to those mentioned Newsgroups has been large indeed, Noel Paton MVP. What follows is quoted from his website to be found
here
it reads in part:
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Remove Norton - "Remove Norton?" I hear you say "Why should I do that, it's my protection!" - No it isn't!! It's one of the most damaging pieces of software known to users of Windows Millennium Edition. It WILL kill your system sooner or later, I promise you!! The biggest problem is that all Norton Software comes with LiveUpdate attached, and this utility at some stage is likely to prevent System Restore working properly. I routinely remove all traces I can find of Norton software on my clients' machines - replacing the necessary bits with more ME-friendly apps - and I've never had a complaint (yet!). To uninstall all things Norton, use the Add/Remove Programs wizard, and then follow up with the appropriate cleaning tools from this list, and/or follow the instructions here...
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Links are provided to the relevant data on the Symantec website - they are many and detailed.
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McAfee Anti-Virus..
It may be mere co-incidence but on reading of the problems of Win9x users whose computers have slowed down I am struck by how many of them are running either the SymantecNorton A/V or the McAfee one. I don't know how many times I have read that this latter is a resource hog. Since there are several others available and at no charge, and if you spend time reading here in TSG you will find these mentioned.
My own experience has been with Anti-Virus Grisoft. I liked it and had confidence in it. Recently, however, I came across a mention of an anti-virus freeware never before heard of and, what is more, it was the recommendation of an MVP, by name Mow Green, who said he found it compatible with WinME. This is it: "AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic" from
here.
Cheers.
Ben.