norton security removal.

[darren1972]

hello.i have a hp laptop and it came pre-installed with norton internet security 2007.im having problems removing this product.ive tried everything..windows uninstall...revo uninstall and appremover and to no avail.any help would be very much appreciated as i will gain nearly 50mb by removing this.all the best and thanks.

[dannyjks]

darren1972 welcome to the forum 
take a look at this http://www.briteccomputers.co.uk/forum/tutorials-and-how-to/completely-remove-norton-avast-avg-kaspersky-mcafee-nod32-f-secure-avira/

[darren1972]

 ???ok thanks for your reply.yes ive downloaded the symantec removal tool and ran it.but it doesnt appear to be doing anything.it appears in task manager but the screen is blank.is it running in background or should i end the task.

[dannyjks]

did you download the one for vista http://ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe
you can also try this link http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Norton-Removal-Tool-Download-26173.html

[darren1972]

hi all.yes ive tried to download from your links and its the same thing.the program installs and everything and it appears in the task manager as a process but nothing visible is on screen that it is actually operating.can it be removed manually by simply removing all symantec files etc or does it require this tool to do it?thanks.

[MrTicker]

Hi there,

You can try this to remove Norton http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/home but the Norton Removal tool should have removed it as should Revo.

When using Revo, the Norton uninstaller that is built in to the software runs first (under Revo) and when finished it tells you to reboot to complete the process.

At this point, did you reboot? if so then Norton will not have been completely removed. Instead of rebooting at this point click NO and continue with Revo.

I always use the Advanced mode which clears all references to Norton and Symantec from the Registry and Hard Drive.

Revo does a thorough scan of your Registry and lists all found references, but be careful and take heed of this warning:

WARNING: Make sure that you only select the BOLDED ITEMS for Deletion, expand every key to make sure that you do not select any by mistake.

This has worked for me every time I need to get rid of Norton, McAfee etc even prior to these companys' acknowledged that their normal uninstall left stuff

behind and before they put out Removal Tools for their products.

Cheers,HTH,

ticker