Unable to uninstall norton internet security 2011

After spending unending hours on this problem, on my own and with tech support, I found a a way in which NIS scans all drives, external or not: What I did was to select the "number of threads for manual scan" to 4 instead of auto. According with the norton help center, here's what is said about the "auto" selection of number of threads:.

Norton Internet Security uses twice the number of physical processor cores that you have. For example, if you have a dual-core processor and you select the Auto option, Norton Internet Security uses four threads to scan. My computer has a core i7 k, which has 4 physycal cores and plus 4 logical cores due to hyperthreading theoretically 8 cores. Picking anything more than 4 threads stalls the scan on external drives. I tried it several times, and with 4 threads it works great, and 8 or more threads it hangs.

I was told that there's no way to select the number of threads for scheduled scans, thus I still don't have it working. If any of you have a suggestion I would appreciate. Also, if you would like to opinate, why this is happening, I would appreciate that too again, nis scans all drives well in auto thread mode when in windows safe mode.

Thanks Ken -- it really helps to see how Norton Staff do benefit from what goes on here -- it's not just a PR exercise, or a cheap way of keeping the peasants quiet as someone recently suggested!

If anything I'd expect the revolution to start here. Since there's no need for that we have a well behaved community of folks who really do help each other.

For me it's a fun place to be and learn. Someone made a big, long fuss recently about how lousy Norton support was and they only used the Forums as a cheap way of appearing to supply support Back to top. Reg: May Kudos 0. The external usb drives scan very well on windows safe mode though. Please help! Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article parts. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Part 1.

Open the Control Panel. You can find the Control Panel in the Start menu, or by searching for "control panel". Open the program manager. If your Control Panel is in Category view, click the "Uninstall a program" link. This will open a window that lists all of your installed programs. If you have a lot of programs installed or your computer is a bit older, the list might take a while to load. Find Norton Internet Security. Scroll through the list until your find Norton Internet Security. Click on it, and then click the Uninstall button at the top of the list.

Follow the prompts to remove Norton Internet Security. Remove other Norton products. There may be more than one Norton product installed on your computer. Look through the list for any more Norton or Symantec programs, and remove them using the Uninstall button. Some programs you may come across include: Anti spam Antivirus Go Back.

Password Manager. Reboot your computer. After removing the programs, reboot your computer to finish the uninstallation. If you encountered any errors during the uninstallation process, see the next section. Part 2. Download the removal tool. The Norton Removal tool is a program designed by Symantec to assist with removing Norton programs that don't uninstall correctly.

You should always attempt to uninstall the program the traditional way first. The Norton Removal Tool can be downloaded directly from the Symantec website. Search for "Norton removal tool" in Google and select the first result to be taken to the download page.

Close any Norton windows. Before running the removal tool, close any open Norton windows. If you are facing any problems, you can remove the software by using the Control Panel or by using the Norton Removal tool.

Whichever method you use, it is a good idea to perform a registry scan, either manually, or by using a registry cleaner, to remove any left over Norton entries within the registry. Because the manual method is quite tedious and has a higher chance for errors, it is always better to opt for a good and efficient registry cleaner tool to do the job. What is the Norton Internet Security tool? Why do I need to uninstall the Norton Internet Security tool?

Some of the most common reasons to uninstall the Norton Internet Security tool are: In the process of securing your PC, the tool consumes a lot of system resources, such as CPU and RAM, which may cause your computer to slow down and make it virtually impossible for you to work properly. The tool requires two times more space on the hard disk than other similar products developed by other companies.

The registry suffers the most when you install any Norton product, because it add hundreds of entries to the registry and considerably increases its size. To make matters worse, many of these entries are left behind even after you uninstall the products, causing more harm to the registry.

The software may block certain websites you visit frequently by marking them as malicious websites.