Norton SystemWorks 2007 Premier Edition 
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Tried to install with previous Norton Systemworks and Norton Internest Security on system. Had all kinds of problems. Microsoft add/remove software method would leave tidbits of programs and foul up install. Finally went to Symantec site and found Norton Removal tool which completely removed all Norton programs. Install went smoothly then and Systemworks Premier is working quite well. (Had same problem installing 2007 Internet Security and installed it first, then found that you have to remove Internet Sec. before installing Systemworks!! Removed IS, installed Systemworks and then reinstalled IS, now all Norton programs working well.)
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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.
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This is a terrible suite.
Read the fine print very carefully: It will not work on RAID configurations of any kind. It will tell you that in the install (thanks a lot...kinda late?)
I found its support on recovery disc of USB hardware unstable.
This is a very unstable, even errant, set of programs. It also tries to take over a lot of system elements.
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This year, instead of renewing my subscription to Norton system Works 2004, I thought would be a good idea to bring it up to date. I purchased Norton system Works 2007. The 2004 version worked fine for several years, while the 07 version could not be installed on my XP professional PC. The Norton "consumer firewall" worked perfectly. They make it very hard to get effective help (unless you want to pay them $9.95 per call). Several sessions on their complementary "live chat" system proved useless. In the end, efforts to resolve the problems simply wasted an otherwise perfectly good weekend. I returned the product to Norton for a refund. Their return procedures indicate that I will wait six weeks to get my money back. Just wonderful!
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How is this good? That you finally managed to install it?? You're lucky that the Removal tool actually worked for you. You should have left it at that. Norton may seem to work well, but your PC is working less well because of it.
