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General => General Discussion => Computer Support Issues => Topic started by: Tazo on February 19, 2006, 09:16 PM

Title: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: Tazo on February 19, 2006, 09:16 PM
My copy of Norton is less than legitimate, and I cannot uninstall it. When I try to uninstall, it says it can't find uninstall.msi and asks for a cd or location of the file. I cannot end the process(es) and manually delete the file because I... well can't end them. I click End Process and nothing happens. I need Norton uninstalled so I can install PC Cillin.

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: iago on February 19, 2006, 09:49 PM
Did you try putting in the CD you installed from? 
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: disco on February 19, 2006, 10:03 PM
Quote from: iago on February 19, 2006, 09:49 PM
Did you try putting in the CD you installed from?

QuoteMy copy of Norton is less than legitimate
I don't think he'll be getting a cd any time soon.
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: Networks on February 19, 2006, 10:06 PM
Try safe-mode.
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: Mangix on February 19, 2006, 11:21 PM
try symnrt.exe

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: iago on February 19, 2006, 11:37 PM
Quote from: Disco on February 19, 2006, 10:03 PM
Quote from: iago on February 19, 2006, 09:49 PM
Did you try putting in the CD you installed from?

QuoteMy copy of Norton is less than legitimate
I don't think he'll be getting a cd any time soon.

Then it shouldn't be installed and he deserves any problems it caused. 

But in any case, he should still have a CD that he installed from?
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: Kp on February 19, 2006, 11:54 PM
Quote from: iago on February 19, 2006, 11:37 PMBut in any case, he should still have a CD that he installed from?

Not necessarily.  Depending on how disreputable his supplier was, he might've just been given a package of files in some compressed file and installed from there.  I tend to agree he deserves the outcome.  Not only did he install stolen software, but to pick something which even when legitimate integrates that tightly into the system, and then grab a copy of unknown integitry and stick that in... that's just asking for trouble IMO.
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: Mangix on February 20, 2006, 03:04 AM
Quote from: Tazo on February 19, 2006, 09:16 PM
I cannot end the process(es) and manually delete the file because I... well can't end them.
Start > Run > services.msc > stop all Symantec BS > Restart > and delete the files
Title: Re: Need help getting rid of Symanishit Notron
Post by: Tazo on February 20, 2006, 05:39 AM
Ah ok, I'll try all of the above when I get home. Thanks a lot guys!