crappy software patches

[The PIT]

Just had it confirmed by Nortons that there update for the personal firewall toasts the old rule settings and you have to start from scratch.
What a load of shit can't they write the damn thing properly? I've got to spend hours now writing down my present settings and recreating them.

[Zwisch]

now now... haven't you learned yet never to touch Symantec's software??

[The PIT]

Normally I don't have a problem but they seem to be slipping of late.
The last great f"£$ up was nortons 2001 which couldn't detect which operating system is in use and "fixes" the wrong registry. This still hasn't been fixed.

[DentyCracker]

The only symantec products I use are speed disk and disk doctor. Only I may fsck around with my registry, thank you very much.

[Alec]

Experience told me the worst way that mr. Norton is an evil man. I mean, look at Systemworks - It´s ridiculous! If you install everything on that CD, you´ll end up with a sicker computer than before.

PS. Also, try to use Speed Disk on a Mac! I tried it. I didn´t like it, nor my G3.

[Gurm]

Now now, don't pick on Norton.

If you put in the SystemWorks CD, and install Antivirus, Ghost and Utilities, you will have a rockin' little machine.

Now, if you put in CrashGuard, or CleanSweep, or any of that other shit, that's your own fault.

- Gurm

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Listen up, you primitive screwheads! See this? This is my BOOMSTICK! Etc. etc.

[Jorden]

Don't tell Holly to install the Utilities again, Jason! I don't want her looking murderous to me again for saying she should've stayed clear of Norton, after it fscked up her system

Jord.

[HollyBerri]

Ghost is OK.

I don't know of problems with NAV, but I'd rather use something else. Don't trust its resource management, or its intrusiveness level.

I'd be willing to install SpeedDisk by itself.

But anyone who tries to put DiskDoctor or the full Utilities suite on my system will need a Trauma Team to put them back together.

It's too bad really--- I remember the old Win3.1 days, when the Norton Utilities were like an angel from on high. And now if I see Peter Norton on one more blasted yellow box of bloated crap (probably bought from someone else who <u>used to</u> have a good program)....well, it's just sad.

[The PIT]

Never had a problem with speed disk, ndd windoctor yes on a dual boot machine, crash guard thats always first to the recycle bin if I find that on someones machine.
Perhaps I ought get a linux machine set it up as firewall. Now can you do internet connection sharing with linux or a form off?
Oh I like the idea of manually editing the registry to remove all the shit that crappy program uninstallers leave behind. Thats where norton windoctor does help.

[This message has been edited by The PIT (edited 02 February 2001).]

[Gurm]

Funny, I've never had a problem with Disk Doctor. Windoctor is hit-or-miss, but Disk Doctor is a gift from God, especially in a day and age where actual, LOW-LEVEL disk repairs are almost unheard-of.

System Doctor is a buggy, bloated, sack of poo.

Funny, I've used the entire Utilities suite since before Win3.1 and never had a single problem with it.

Although Norton Navigator was a horrible HORRIBLE idea.

- Gurm

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Listen up, you primitive screwheads! See this? This is my BOOMSTICK! Etc. etc.

[Technoid]

1. Whats wrong with "Crachguard"?
2. Windoctor works on my Dualboot system!
3. NDD & SpeedDisk from NU 4.5 Was Buggy on disks bigger than 13 GB!
4. NU 2001 seems to work (knock on wood).
5. My worst "encounter" with an computer was a System with Macaffe Antivirus!

The rest of the specs did'nt help either:
CPU: Cyrix PR200
Ram: 16MB
HDD: WD Caviar 280 Doublespaced to whopping 540
CD: Mitsumi 16MAX
OS: Win98SE

Fun Fun!

[Gurm]

What's wrong with CrotchGuard? It causes crashes. Funny how it's supposed to prevent them.

- Gurm

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Listen up, you primitive screwheads! See this? This is my BOOMSTICK! Etc. etc.

[Alec]

I consider myself a tweaker, and after a few years of fiddling about with every toy that made it into my field of view, I just dumped Norton. Speed Disk might be a good program, but I use ol´Microsoft´s Defrag - slower, but effective.
My philosophy today is to install the least programs possible, and it´s working, cause I can´t remember having a system crash.

[This message has been edited by Alec (edited 05 February 2001).]

[agallag]

The only thing I uninstall faster than Norton on malfunctioning machines is WebShots Desktop. That's the buggiest pos program ever written.

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Andrew
Carpe Cerevisi

[Technoid]

Gurm

I was going to protest when I realised that I have had Crasguard installed on my machine for 4 years now in different versions and it has Neither caused or prevented crashes at all on my box(it has also undergone some extensive mutation but all has been right direction), it has just sitted quitley in the tray all the time.

I have seen it "in action" on other computers but not on mine!


[This message has been edited by Technoid (edited 06 February 2001).]