I'm trying to deactivate symantec AV but it won't let me, when i try to unload service it tells me that i have to wait til all scans are finished. The scans that are still going are ones that have screwed up and stopped responding (one's been going since december) and i can't figure out how to stop them.
2007-02-14 21:59:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Go to symentec website and download norton removal tool this will remove it completly from you computer.
2007-02-15 08:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you looked in Task Manager to see if it shows the scans as Not responding? If it does highlight them and click on end program. You may have to do this a time or so if they do show up in there. There are other ways to do this but they are a little complicated, so the above answer would be the easiest.
Ron
2007-02-14 22:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by Ron75 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try using Winpatrol to stop it loading on startup. (Its easier than msconfig).
Then reboot in safe mode, and uninstall from there.
http://www.winpatrol.com
To get into Safe Mode repeatedly press the F8 key after the bios screen loads but before Windows loads. You'll know if you made it because the screen will be at 800 x 600 and your pc will be slow.
2007-02-15 00:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Symantic web site, and in help section there is a programme to allow complete un-install of programmes, you will need to know which version you are running and your operating system
2007-02-14 22:09:01 · answer #4 · answered by BobC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right click the Antivirus icon in the system try click disable or exit if that Don't work do it in safemode then delete
2007-02-14 22:02:32 · answer #5 · answered by briefcase 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open up the program. Choose the''option'' then Click''disable it''
2007-02-14 22:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by LivTyler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋