Norton SystemWorks 2007 Premier Edition [OLD VERSION]

List Price: $99.99 Discount Price: $37.00

Features:

• Powerful PC protection and performance enhancement software
• Detects and removes viruses, spyware, and other hidden threats
• Backs up everything on computer in 1 easy step
• Prevents virus-infected emails from spreading
• Defragments and optimizes hard drive for better performance

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Customer Reviews:

Worst program install ever [Posted on 2007-05-12]
I have been trying for over 10 hours to get Norton SystemWorks 2007 installed on my computer. It is an upgrade program, which forced me to uninstall ZoneAlarm, which I liked a lot. Even after uninstalling ZoneAlarm, Norton would not install properly. I had to use the Norton uninstall Tool to completely uninstall my old version and then attempt to install 2007. After countless re-starts of windows XP Pro, the program loaded, but would not start. It said I had to configure Anti-virus, but when I tried, it took me in circles. I followed the advice in their knowledge base to no avail. The program is absolutely useless.

I have over 20 years of experience in the computer world. I am usually able to overcome any problem, but this one had me at wits end. Norton has lost me as a customer forever. I am so frustrated that I never want to see another Symantec product. How dare they force me to uninstall a product that I like, is easy to use and actually works.

If you're thinking about buying SystemWorks, think again and stay away.

RUN AWAY! HIDE! NORTON WALKS THE EARTH! [Posted on 2007-07-02]
For many years I have been a Norton fan (After a disasterous experience with MacAfee - they walk the earth also). When I set up a wireless network, it was somewhat quirky but as long as my wife's laptop could see the internet and the printer and I could see the internet and printer, I could live without being able to share files.

Then my connection to the printer disappeared and I gritted my teeth and carried on because my wife still could do her work. But last week, my connection to the internet disappeared and my auto backup stopped working (actually, it may not have ever worked-I'm not sure). This I couldn't just tolerate because I do a lot of financial stuff on line, so I called in The Geek Squad (oh, the shame of having my neighbors see that Geekmobile Volkswagen outside my house!).

The guy took one look at my machine and said "there's your problem". He removed Norton (needed a special Norton Removal utility) and everything started working.

Never again. Norton and MacAfee - Perfect together but not on MY computer!

Probably never again [Posted on 2007-07-07]
I have used Norton for years. Recent purchases of Norton Internet Security and Norton System Works will likely change that. First I bought Internet Security for one computer at a great price because I needed a renewal. Mistake. While my machine is a little out of date I went from a 3-4 minute start-up to over 10 minutes. There is also an annoying feature, which cannot be turned off where it keeps trying to load Ghost.

So for my other computer I buy System Works. Well it wants you to remove Zone Alarm. I chose not to. Figured it was an anti-competitive thing. I was right. When you leave Zone Alarm installed and a Zone Alarm waring comes up, if you are not there to click accept, in a few minutes it shuts the computer down. "Nice piece" of intentional anti-competitive programming. This first reared its' head during install. Tooking me a while to figure it out so I sat next to the maching all during install so there would be no shutdown. Has happened a few times since. So the "incapability" is clearly intentional.

It is a shame for such an industry leader to engage in such actions.....oh I forgot about Microsoft. Oh, didn't Symantec sue Microsoft for doing such things to them?

D.O.A. [Posted on 2007-09-01]
No wonder I couldn't find the '07 VISTA version at Sam's Club... or Walmart... or Best Buy! This appears to be bogus. Too bad, I have had Norton as my primary protection for 15 years. Guess they were bought by a company from China that substituted lead for silicone in their workstations.

WORRIED AND WARY OF NORTON! [Posted on 2007-10-04]

We have complained to our State's Consumer Protection Division about the Norton product.

Two weeks ago, we requested that they look into the product and Norton's approach in persuading its customers to renew their product promptly on an annual basis.

Year after year, we go through this motion--rush to purchase the online version or the new CD from our nearest office supplier.

For at least four years, we have used the Norton anti-virus protection.

Since then, we have noticed a pattern of serious computer crashes within a few days of the annual product expiration or renewal date.

The cost of repair each time runs us about $150.00. So year after year, we rush to purchase to by the new product update.

Until this year, we have wondered about the pattern of annual crashes, but concluded that our observation of the correlation of serious/expensive computer crash was not random, but predictable.

How did we draw our conclusion?

We own four computers, all of which are protected with the Norton software, but all computers do not share the same product copy.

We predicted on September 10, 2007 that our newest laptop computer would have a very serious Crash within a few days of the expiration date of the Norton Product. On September 18, 2007, about two or three days after receiving the expiration date notice it crashed.

This particular computer is still down. We just can't afford to keep on paying for repairs after undertaking the high cost of repairing another, and another.

Now bear in mind that, the one newest computer--disabled by Norton--is not frequently used.

In 2006, we were forced to replace one laptop, with a new one, due to our Norton experience.

We wondered then about the pattern of crashes, but simply dismissed it.

Well this year, we have decided to seek help, from our State's Consumer Protection Division in the Office of the Attorney General.

We have asked them to look into our long and persistent computer problem and its correlation based on the use of the Norton software and its expiration date.

Is the Norton problem observed, more widespread?

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