Word to the Wise - Norton 360 - BSOD and earlier Error 5013,3

ceachell

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I have an HP Pavilion Elite e9270f and Windows 7 Ultimate with Norton 360 Version 5.2.0.13. About six weeks ago, our Norton displayed Error 5013,3 which led to a nightmare for me and many others. Norton's "immediate fix" failed to work.

A couple days ago, I saw on our site that Norton released Version 6 and provided instructions for the update. I followed these and found myself with a computer crash/BSOD. Review of internet and Norton 360 Community Forum reveals I'm not alone. Both Windows and HP said that a complete, clean system re-installation, because of circumstances, was required. The lose of so much work and information really hurts!

Subscription renewal of the Norton 360 for 5 computers comes up in 22 days. I'll obviously refuse. I've been with Norton for many years. Suggestions for replacement would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,

Ceachell
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64bit
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion Elite e9270f
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64bit
You are not alone. As someone who has done thousands of BSOD's, Norton (IMHO) is one of the top three in apps that cause them.

They are also difficult to un-install cleanly.

My personal preference is Eset Smart security (Nod32 with firewall) version 5.
 

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Win 8 Release candidate 8400[email protected]4 gigsNvidia 9600M
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Wow this question will open a can of worms...

AVG Anti Virus Pro is the Software of choice on the computers here & has been so for years.
 

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Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6...8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
CPU
Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
Memory
8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900.
Hard Drives
640GB
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
Internet Speed
ADSL [ but too slow ]
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