One major issue that I have seen is that Norton Antivirus & Security Products don’t always uninstall cleanly. Often, in the past, they have left the computer unable to connect properly to the internet, or having odd symptoms…

What I have found is using the custom Norton Uninstall Utility, works cleanly, and is often faster then using the Add/Remove Programs control panel.

The removal tool will remove the following software products from your computer.

• Norton AntiSpam 2004 – 2005
• Norton Antivirus 2003 – 2007.2
• Norton Ghost 2003, 9.0, and 10.0
• Norton GoBack 3.1 – 4.2
• Norton Internet Security 2003 – 2007.2
• Norton Password Manager
• Norton Personal Firewall 2003 – 2006
• Norton SystemWorks 2003 – 2007
• Norton Confidential Online 2007
• Norton Internet Security 2007 Add-on Pack
• Norton Save and Restore 1.0 – 2.0
• Norton 360

Follow these directions to download the Norton Removal Tool and run it to remove the above programs. Click on the following link to download the Norton removal tool

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

• Click Save and save the file to your desktop
• Close all Norton Application windows you may have open, and double-click on Norton_Removal_Tool.exe to start the removal tool. Windows Vista users will have to right-click on the file and select “Run as Administrator”
• After the removal tool finishes, you should be prompted to restart your computer. Once the computer restarts, your Norton product should be uninstalled.