Deleting unnecessary files "Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names" <PopUlist349[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/30/2008 1:54:48 PM Several months ago I replaced Norton (by Symantec) with McAfee. I went to Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs and removed Norton and Symantec applications. Yesterday while cleaning up temporary files, I discovered that my hard drive has several folders with Symantec files. As best I can tell, my computer is still loading Symantec's automatic update when it boots (I removed the Symantec auto update from my msconfig file). When I try to delete the Symantec folders and files, the sytem tells me that "File XXXXX is in use" and will not delete that file or folder. How do I get rid of these old Symantec folders and files? When I do Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs I do not see any Symantec applications and I really don't understand what these files are doing here after I removed Norton and Symantec. Thanks.

Re: Deleting unnecessary files Malke <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> 11/30/2008 2:47:34 PM Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names wrote: [Quoted Text] > Several months ago I replaced Norton (by Symantec) with McAfee. > > I went to Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs and removed > Norton and Symantec applications. > > Yesterday while cleaning up temporary files, I discovered that my hard > drive has several folders with Symantec files. As best I can tell, my > computer is still loading Symantec's automatic update when it boots (I > removed the Symantec auto update from my msconfig file). > > When I try to delete the Symantec folders and files, the sytem tells > me that "File XXXXX is in use" and will not delete that file or > folder. > > How do I get rid of these old Symantec folders and files? > > When I do Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs I do not see > any Symantec applications and I really don't understand what these > files are doing here after I removed Norton and Symantec. Symantec (Norton) products are notoriously difficult to remove. Symantec's latest removal tool does a good job, however. Download and run it. http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039 Don't worry about the part where the webpage asks you to pick your old Norton product. That's only to take you to the reinstallation instructions, which you don't want to do anyway. If you see your old product, choose it and then you can download the tool. If you aren't sure what you had, pick something close. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Re: Deleting unnecessary files "Frank" <vze32975[ at ]verizon.net> 11/30/2008 2:48:43 PM Have you tried the Symantec Technical Support at http://www.symantec.com/norton/support/index.jsp ? Frank "Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names" <PopUlist349[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2032162e-7c42-4236-9ad9-ba6acef949ad[ at ]t3g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > Several months ago I replaced Norton (by Symantec) with McAfee. > > I went to Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs and removed > Norton and Symantec applications. > > Yesterday while cleaning up temporary files, I discovered that my hard > drive has several folders with Symantec files. As best I can tell, my > computer is still loading Symantec's automatic update when it boots (I > removed the Symantec auto update from my msconfig file). > > When I try to delete the Symantec folders and files, the sytem tells > me that "File XXXXX is in use" and will not delete that file or > folder. > > How do I get rid of these old Symantec folders and files? > > When I do Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs I do not see > any Symantec applications and I really don't understand what these > files are doing here after I removed Norton and Symantec. > > Thanks. >

Re: Deleting unnecessary files "Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*[ at ]gmail.com> 11/30/2008 6:48:56 PM IF Malke's instructions don't seem to help you might try running unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ which is free program to unlock files in use. -- Xandros "Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names" <PopUlist349[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2032162e-7c42-4236-9ad9-ba6acef949ad[ at ]t3g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > Several months ago I replaced Norton (by Symantec) with McAfee. > > I went to Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs and removed > Norton and Symantec applications. > > Yesterday while cleaning up temporary files, I discovered that my hard > drive has several folders with Symantec files. As best I can tell, my > computer is still loading Symantec's automatic update when it boots (I > removed the Symantec auto update from my msconfig file). > > When I try to delete the Symantec folders and files, the sytem tells > me that "File XXXXX is in use" and will not delete that file or > folder. > > How do I get rid of these old Symantec folders and files? > > When I do Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs I do not see > any Symantec applications and I really don't understand what these > files are doing here after I removed Norton and Symantec. > > Thanks. >

Re: Deleting unnecessary files -- THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP. "Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names" <PopUlist349[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/30/2008 8:46:38 PM On Nov 30, 8:54 am, "Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names" <PopUlist...[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Several months ago I replaced Norton (by Symantec) with McAfee. > > I went to Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs and removed > Norton and Symantec applications. > > Yesterday while cleaning up temporary files, I discovered that my hard > drive has several folders with Symantec files.  As best I can tell, my > computer is still loading Symantec's automatic update when it boots (I > removed the Symantec auto update from my msconfig file). > > When I try to delete the Symantec folders and files, the sytem tells > me that "File XXXXX is in use" and will not delete that file or > folder. > > How do I get rid of these old Symantec folders and files? > > When I do Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs I do not see > any Symantec applications and I really don't understand what these > files are doing here after I removed Norton and Symantec. > > Thanks. Thanks to all for your assistance. I used the Symantec uninstaller that you recommended and it did the trick.

Re: Deleting unnecessary files -- THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP. Malke <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> 11/30/2008 11:09:32 PM Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thanks to all for your assistance. > > I used the Symantec uninstaller that you recommended and it did the > trick. Glad that sorted it for you. Thanks for taking the time to post back. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ