How to fully uninstall Norton Internet Security

[cupsarap]

Ok, well I am going to install NOD32, but before then I want to completely get rid of Norton Internet Security. Will just a regular registry cleaner get rid of all of the registry files it leaves behind? How about folders, any folders left over after I uninstall?

Also, can somebody recommend me a fast booting firewall? Or will the Windows Firewall be good enough? Sucks because NIS was my anti-virus, plus firewall.

[Nighthawk-F117]

Ok, well I am going to install NOD32, but before then I want to completely get rid of Norton Internet Security. Will just a regular registry cleaner get rid of all of the registry files it leaves behind? How about folders, any folders left over after I uninstall?

Also, can somebody recommend me a fast booting firewall? Or will the Windows Firewall be good enough? Sucks because NIS was my anti-virus, plus firewall.

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There's a tool on the Symantec website that allows you to fully uninstall NIS, I'll try to find it.

I recommend you use Sygate Personal Firewall and avast! antivirus. I use them both after previously using Norton Internet Security 2003/2004/2005 + Symantec Client Security 2/3. I just changed a few days ago, they're great.

You can read more about that kind of thing here.

[risadams]

You can try to uninstall; it won't be worth your time. it is much easier and faster to backup important data and format.

even with the tool from norton, you will never be able to completely uninstall it.

[Nighthawk-F117]

You can try to uninstall; it won't be worth your time. it is much easier and faster to backup important data and format.

even with the tool from norton, you will never be able to completely uninstall it.

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I completly disagree. People keep saying this, but I have uninstalled various Norton Products fully.

This is what you need:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgen...=&osv=&osv_lvl=

Although I just did it with the Add/Remove programs, and it seems fine. Try that though.

[Nighthawk-F117]

Wow, I take that back. I uninstalled Norton the normal Add/Remove programs way, I thought it was all gone. All processes gone, I know the services had gone, and the registry clean. But after running that tool, I just lost 4 processes I didn't know had anything to do with Norton. WOW

[FiB3R]

Link to the file seems to be down :(

[Nighthawk-F117]

Link to the file seems to be down :(

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Works for me:

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_...sgen/SymNRT.exe

[FiB3R]

Just keeps timeing out for me :/ I'm not having any other trouble with websites or downloading!! Oh well, I think it's about time I did a fresh install of windows anyway.

[Nighthawk-F117]

Just keeps timeing out for me :/ I'm not having any other trouble with websites or downloading!! Oh well, I think it's about time I did a fresh install of windows anyway.

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I'll host it.

www.nighthawk-f117.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/SymNRT.exe

[cork1958]

A good registry cleaner will get rid o f more stuff yet too. Here's a nice little cleaner that will get rid of some of the leftovers. Free!!

http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

[McLaren_F1]

A good registry cleaner will get rid o f more stuff yet too. Here's a nice little cleaner that will get rid of some of the leftovers. Free!!

http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

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used it before didnt like it :pinch:

[cupsarap]

Thanks for the help guys. I am going to uninstall it when I get home. I would do a format but I just formatted last week and I really don't feel like doing it again. Thanks for the help. ;)