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    To all NIS 2007 vista users

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JCMS, Oct 29, 2007.

  1. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    You can have a *free* upgrade to NIS 2008 (the only big difference being the interface but still). If you go on symantec.com/vistaupdate (where you downloaded the 2007 client for vista), you will notice that the link links to the 2008 client. I downloaded it to see and my 2007 key worked, with my 165 days remaining
     
    JCMS, Oct 29, 2007
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    [shudders]

    But WHY on earth would anyone WANT to? NIS is such a resource pig.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 30, 2007
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  3. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    Nod32 Ftw!!
     
    Harper2.0, Oct 30, 2007
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  4. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    The words Norton and Symantec should be auto blocked like the cuss words.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Oct 30, 2007
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  5. zeinoonm

    zeinoonm Notebook Consultant

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    Actually NIS from 2007 and on is not the resource hog we used to know before. I had NIS 2007 and upgraded to 2008 and i am happy with it
     
    zeinoonm, Oct 30, 2007
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    I had NIS 2007 for a while and found it not to bad, tried NOD, AVG and found Avast home edition to my favourite with the fact you can tweak it heavily on what you want it to scan on day to day running. My system also feels the quickest running Avast
     
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  7. JCMS

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    I've been using NIS since 2006 was launched. I've never noticed a performance drop. It consumes about 100-120MB, wich is pretty negligeable on 1 GB XP /2GB vista
     
    JCMS, Oct 30, 2007
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    Don't know about NIS 2008, but if the OP is right, the "under the hood" aspects have changed little. NIS2006 and NIS2007 are pigs. They consume WAY too much resources. See this article for proof: What REALLY slows Windows down.

    The added I/O overhead is responsible for REALLY slowing down disk I/O. The CPU usage does a number on other applications. The link above provides side-by-side comparisons of the performance hit caused by a number of anti virus and anti spy-ware apps and suites.

    I used to swear by Norton Anti-virus. Now I swear at it. The real damning fact is that Norton itself had to release a "complete uninstall" application because the control panel uninstall didn't do the job.

    I am a Microsoft certified developer. In order to attain that, I had to submit my application to Verisign for testing. One of the major tests was did my uninstall routine truly uninstall the app and all the registry entries. Before I could legally say the app was certified for Windows or display the Windows logo, it had to pass the certification. I am not sure why Symantec has been given a pass on that requirement. But somehow they have.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 30, 2007
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  9. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    I did this as well once I upgraded to Vista. I must say, it's like it isn't even there. NIS 2008 is a solid utility. Updates never bother me, and it doesn't hassle me otherwise like everyone says Norton does.
     
    Matt is Pro, Oct 30, 2007
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  10. JCMS

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    Yup, I didn't notice any boot time increase. NIS is actually the first programm to boot for me and it's already on when I see the taskbar.


    Also, I conclude from what I saw that NIS 2008 on Vista x64 consumes 80MB
     
    JCMS, Oct 30, 2007
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  11. 31337

    31337 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Kaspersky AV =)
     
    31337, Oct 30, 2007
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  12. coolguy

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    Actually NAV 2007/2008 is way better than NIS in resourse utilization.
     
    coolguy, Oct 30, 2007
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  13. AlexMagik

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    NAV is only the antivirus, NIS is also firewall and other stuff... so you can't compare the 2, of course nis will take more memory
     
    AlexMagik, Oct 30, 2007
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