I have just installed Norton onto my friends PC and was wondering if he ever needed to do a system restore in the next few weeks to before the Norton security being put on, would he loss it or would it stay on and just restore his settings.
2006-08-21 06:07:58 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
His system should maintain the installation of Norton, but any settings that changes within the program will most likely return to default.
2006-08-21 06:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by Christian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you will always have to do a system restore with Norton just as you do with any other. If you ever log onto a site and its a virus Norton cannot block them all. Which a system restore is not hard unless you do a full recovery.
If your PC is not under warranty this will always cost.
One thing about Norton Security is they hard to get rid of once you have them...which some computers have a 60 trail with Norton when you get a new one.
Just delete all Bulk Mail and any security is as good as the rest.
{ If your friend does a simple system restore he will not lose anything if he does a full recovery there a 50% chance he may }
Just get DVD 8x 4.7GB 120min buy a pack of 5 and during the full recovery use them just in case.
Now I have did over 6 system recovery and around 4 full recovery but I learned the hard way about virus and security
2006-08-21 06:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the event of a system restore prior to the date when Norton was installed, you would have to reinstall norton. The actual files for the program will still be on the drive, however, norton will not work because you will lose all of the registry settings too.
2006-08-21 06:16:25 · answer #3 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it won't come back. .
You have to force a restore point right now if you want to be absolutely sure it will be on his computer if you need to restore . .
(if you just do nothing, and he has no major catastrophe in the meantime for a couple weeks, then it will be on there, cause by then Windows will have created a couple more restore points ( a couple more snapshots of your system). .
but, if you want to be SURE you don't lose the Norton, then what you need to do is this. .
if you're fairly confident it's running fine right now (his system), then you need to turn off System restore, reboot the computer, and then create a new restore point.
That way it will take a snapshot of what the system looks like right now (with Norton on it). .
good luck (google "create a restore point" and/or "how to turn off system restore")
by the way, here are some helpful links to show you how to stay away from being infected with viruses and spyware:
http://forums.techguy.org/security/208517-general-security-information-how-tighten.html
and here's one that gives you links to all kind of good security help tools (antiviruses, antispyware tools, firewalls, etc (many of them are free). . and online scans you can do for free (to get a second opinion to see if your antivirus is catching everything):
http://forums.techguy.org/security/110854-security-help-tools.html
lot of good information here
2006-08-21 06:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by Wayne A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think when you do a system restore it "restores" the computer to the way it was for the date you restore to. Maybe make a back up disk for Norton, just in case.
2006-08-21 06:14:02 · answer #5 · answered by Badkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I've done retore it will take off any programs which were added on after the restore point. So I guess he would loose the Norton program.
2006-08-21 06:15:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i say it will be partially present on his system but i dont think it will work, system restore will delete all the new files in the system32 folder as well as the drive, so that will result in corrupt installation of the software, after installing the software make a restore point so that all the software and hardware installed till that point will retain and remaining else will be removed.
2006-08-21 06:15:12 · answer #7 · answered by Suri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell your mate dont restore, reformat instead. dont use system restore as a fail safe method as for nortons its good but not 100 percent reliable as no program is.
2006-08-21 06:24:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if system restore was used Norton would still be there along with your same settings..........hope this helps u
2006-08-21 06:15:27 · answer #9 · answered by phil m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he does a system restore then anything added to his pc after the selected date will no longer be there, hence the purpose of system restore
2006-08-21 06:13:37 · answer #10 · answered by TheMaverick.The Artist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋