Norton! Is Removal Really Necessary?

For those of you out there who believe that your Norton product may be more than you're comfortable with or you have a damaged or incomplete installation but you can't find a way to uninstall it easily, there's an answer. Symantec has on their site a little known but very effective "Norton Removal Tool". You will receive cautions about saving your registration information for a re-install if that's the way you're going. If you feel it's necessary to uninstall any Norton program, the tool can be downloaded from here . Be sure that you pick the correct tool for your particular product.

New Computer? Dump the "Bloatware"

If you've just purchased a new computer (Vista or XP) you probably already know that the manufacturer has installed all sorts of "trial" programs in an effort to get you to purchase them. This stuff is known as "bloatware" and you probably don't want it on your computer at all since is just takes up space and it's stuff that "just came with the new computer". Now, there's a program that can remove most of this junk in just one try. It's called "PC Decrapifier" and can be found here .There is a free version for general use and a commercial version for those needing a little more, but the free version should be enough for most folks. You may get a warning from your computer asking if you're sure you want to run this but it's okay to say yes. You will be presented with a screen that allows you to pick the stuff you want removed, so a word of caution, be careful what you ask for because when it's gone, it's gone!