Norton SystemWorks 2002 Professional Edition

Manufacturer:	Symantec
Release date:	30 September, 2001

Norton SystemWorks 2002 Professional Edition

Average rating: Stars

SHOULD BE NUMBER 1 WORST SOFTWARE OF 2002

This package is dangerous for the casual user of a computer. The biggest problem is unstalling it, since Systemworks 2002 fights hard to remain a part of your system software.

If you are not extremely comfortable working in the registry, I would not buy this program since it loads an entry in every folder in Windows.

The Systemworks software has been sliding downhill since 1997/98 versions but this is the first one that causes more problems than it solves. I deleted it from three of my computers because of the time spent undoing problems caused by Systemworks.

The only positive note about the package is Cleansweep but that can be purchased separately.

Norton SystemWorks 2002 Professional Edition - Symantec

What a Nightmare!

I've wasted a minimum of 5 hours now trying to install this product... I've followed every tip on Symantec's site, from using symcln and on. I've installed and uninstalled 4 times. I had it working part-way for a couple of weeks, but LiveUpdate wouldn't work and I had to download all the virus definitions manually. Scheduler wouldn't work so I had to do all my updates and scans manually. Recently I tried to fix the problems by doing a clean re-install. It only made the problems worse. Strangely, it works just fine on my Win2000 machine but on the NT4.0 machine it is my worst nightmare. Beware....

Symantec - Norton SystemWorks 2002 Professional Edition

My system has never run better!

Since I have been using Norton SystemWorks my computer has never run better! The antivirus program is wonderful as always and in my book is the best protection you can get for your home computer. The other utilities included in SystemWorks are keeping everything else running smoothly. It's by far the simplest of this type of software I've ever used. The One Button Checkup is my favorite feature. A must have!