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Descolada Survivor
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Ok I have a dilemma on my hands.
Which is better? Norton or McAfee?
The reason is I just figured out that I get a free copy of McAfee and when i went to install it, it said it had to uninstall Norton, so I'm wondering which should I use?
Please post soon I need an answer.

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Neither. Or both. They detect virii at about the same level. Either one is a perfectly good anti-virus solution.
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Ok well should I let McAfee delete Norton?
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F<orget> it I'm just gonna let McAfee delete Norton then reinstall Norton.

[ February 01, 2006, 10:34 AM: Message edited by: Papa Janitor ]

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If they're equal like quid says, then you should keep whichever one has a longer subscription for virus definitions.

Also, if you decide to delete Norton, I would use windows to uninstall it, or use a Norton function to uninstall. Less likely to cause problems.

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Hey turns out I didnt have to delete Norton after all, I'm a great at stumbling onto loopholes like that one.
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Well, you did survive the Descolada virus, what's a little software conflict after that? [Wink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Morbo:
Well, you did survive the Descolada virus, what's a little software conflict after that? [Wink]

Yeah, 'cept I don't know what to do with this third...arm....thing...
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