Currently I have Norton but want to change to McAfee. Do I need to uninstall Norton before I intall McAfee? I attempted to intstall my new ware but kept getting "The program you are trying to run is not compatible with Norton". My Norton acct expires soon. What should I do?
2007-12-19 02:17:10 · 4 answers · asked by Candy 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Uninstall Norton first. You may need the Norton Removal Tool, as Norton doesn't like to uninstall cleanly. I really recommend you don't switch to McAfee, it's just as bloated and inefficient, with just as poor detection rates, as Norton. Use a decent security suite like Eset or Kaspersky. Try a 30 day trial of Eset Smart Security before you install McAfee, I promise you won't be disappointed.
Norton Removal Tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
Eset Smart Security:
http://www.eset.com/smartsecurity/
Kaspersky Internet Security:
http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/KIS-product-update.php
2007-12-19 02:25:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
completely delete norton first then install Mcafee,do it a few
days before the acct. runs out.
2007-12-19 10:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need to uninstall norton before trying to install new security ware otherwise they will clash and cause problems.
2007-12-19 10:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by kerry612 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must un-install one before installing another.
Go to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove programs
2007-12-19 10:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋