Norton Antivirus 2009 incompabile with 7????

merkat106

Network Engineer
Guru
Local time
1:57 PM
Messages
462
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
I was setting up Windows 7 RC7100 on my custom earlier today and ran into an issue with my trial ver. of Norton AV 2009.

Norton installed fine, but after reboot, Norton would not load (at boot or by launching program manually). Win 7 said something about incompatibility...

Any truth to that?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz10 GB DDR3Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ATX Custom Build 2012
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
Memory
10 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, Samsung Syncmaster P2450H
Screen Resolution
226BW: 1680 x 1050 & P2450H: 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320 GB sata (boot), Samsung 640 GB sata, Seagate 2 TB sata (data)
PSU
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Cooling
stock cooling with added intake fan
Keyboard
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Touch
Internet Speed
Comcast Cable business class <=18Mb {averages 12Mb}
Other Info
Optical drives: LG SuperMulti Blue, HP DVD 1260T
Other: Kensington Bluetooth Receiver
Network: Buffalo Wireless N USB, DLink N router/DLink Ethernet Switch/DLink Xtreme N wireless bridge
Printer: HP Photosmart Plus, HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus
PCs: HP dv6-3040us (7 x64 SP1), HP DM4-2165dx (7 x64 SP1), HP Pavilion zv6130us (7 x86), Apple Macbook Air (Lion)
************
Norton Antivirus is not compatible with Win 7 as it can't run the heuristics engine, which renders the av worthless. There are special versions of Norton 360 and Internet Security 2009, that will work for W7, but you'll need a license.

I've tried many av solutions compatible with W7 and so far avast is the best because it doesn't affect the OS responsiveness.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 RCIntel Core 2 Duo E6550Kingston 2x1GB DDR2
OS
Windows 7 RC
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-VM
Memory
Kingston 2x1GB DDR2
Sound Card
M-Audio Delta 1010LT
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron EZ T710SH
Screen Resolution
1280x960
Hard Drives
1x1TB Western Digital
2x500GB Western Digital
PSU
Thermaltake TR2-430W
Keyboard
Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
Mouse
Comfort OPtical Mouse 3000
Internet Speed
2Mb ADSL
Back
Top