why should nortons 07 slow you down ?

Question

i'm using nortons 07 on win vista and its not slowing me down. why woud it slow me down ?

Answer 1

I don't think Norton's is going to slow you down, but wallpaper, screensavers, tons of temporary internet files, overloaded RAM, too many programs at startup, etc. will definitely slow you down. Here's my checklist:

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
-cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
-cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
-then cl Remove.
-There is also a “Disable All” button.
-This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

-When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1.Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2.Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3.From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3.click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4.click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
-A good web site to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html

Answer 2

I took a peek at your previous questions. I've used Norton in the past and I have to agree with some comments that it slows your computer down. Im not sure what you do with your computer, but you should be fine if you do just the everyday regular operations. I have not used it with Vista so I cant comment on that. But as to WIN 98 WIN XP WIN 2000 norton sucks and it will slow down your computer eventually.

"Yes, you can. However, using Windows Firewall by itself is sufficent. Installing Norton on top of it and running that Firewall is nothing but overkill and will slow down your machine significantly. Stick with the built in features in Windows and you'll be fine."

Answer 3

It is possible that any anti-virus program could slow down the PC because it repeatedly scans files when they are read from or written to the drive.
This is a real problem on servers because the same file may be requested by a lot of client PC's and it will be scanned each time - even if it doesn't change.

If you have such a problem, then the software needs to be configured to have less strict rules or certain files / folders / drive should be excluded from dynamic scans. They should still be scanned by the daily scan.

Answer 4

Use Macafee its better than Norton.

Answer 5

all anti-virus slows your PC down
eat too much resource/space
guess you have to deal with it

Answer 6

Well, as far as I know it will not.
But, yes, why would it slow you down?

Answer 7

if the computer has enough memory and a good processor then it should be fine.