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| Norton SystemWorks/Personal Firewall 2004 Bundle | 
 enlarge | From: Symantec
Category: Software
Buy New: $142.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 9235
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Dimensions (in): 16 x 10 x 3
UPC: 037648232968
EAN: 0037648232968
ASIN: B0000C8Y0Z
Release Date: October 20, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Keep hackers out and personal data in | | • | Prevent confidential information from being sent without your knowledge | | • | Optimize hard disks | | • | Protect against viruses | | • | Recover from system problems |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Saved my computer and my sanity! May 15, 2005
Both of these have saved my computer more times than I care to count, or can count for that matter. Somehow a floppy disk of mine was messed up. After consulting my friends who tried various tricks, I remembered the Norton Disk Doctor feature and it fixed the problem like that! *snaps fingers* Awesome, it saved me several days of redoing a school project. Worth every penny and I have recommended this several times.
I see some complaints about the firewall which is suprising because that's the best part, in my opinion. Before I got this, my dad's computer had such bad pop-ups that the internet would freeze, my sister got a nasty virus that required that she wipe her hard drive. And I got some nasty bug that got into my start-up menu and wouldn't let me turn off my laptop without restarting about 5 + times. But ever since we installed the firewall, no one has had a major computer problem. In fact, the subscription is going to expire in a few weeks so I've already bought the 2005 version as a replacement. I see no point in trying out anything else when Norton has given such excellent results for several months!
 SystemWorks Is Great, But Beware Of Personal Firewall December 24, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used Norton products for years, and find SystemWorks to be comprehensive and very effective (especially AntiVirus). SystemWorks 2004 is no exception: it works great and requires a minimum of operator interaction on a routine basis. I will say that there are so many features in SystemWorks that navigating the software package is sometimes a chore if you are trying to find a feature that is seldom used. The only other downside is that SystemWorks significantly slows down computer start up time, to a degree that many users (including me) will find annoying. Overall, though, I really like SystemWorks, and find it does what it says it will.
Personal Firewall is a totally different story. I had the 2003 edition of Personal Firewall on my PC (Sony Vaio, Windows XP, Pentium 4) and it worked fine until I attempted to replace it with Personal Firewall 2004. As soon as I loaded Personal Firewall 2004, I got more error messages than I have ever seen in my life from my normally very stable computer. The first major problem was that Firewall did not allow me to connect to my ISP via DSL. After hours of configuring and tinkering, it never would allow a DSL connection (but did allow me to use my dial-up modem). No amount of reading the manuals, technical support, or configuring could free me from the numerous error messages and lack of DSL access. Fortunately when I uninstalled it and did a system restore (Thanks, Windows XP!) I got rid of the mess and DSL was back. Reinstalling repeated the fiasco. I finally gave up on Personal Firewall and got a competing program, which works fine.
In summary, while I like SystemWorks, Personal Firewall is one buggy program and I wouldn't let it near my PC again.
 great product November 22, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ive been a norton user for years and never had a problem with any of their software well this one didnt let me down its great and what else would you expect from norton . If you are in doubt about this product dont be its great and you can sleep better nights knowing your computer is in expert hands thanks again NORTON KEEP ON TRUCKING ....
Rebates May 7, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are two upgrade rebates for this bundle for 2004, one for the Norton SystemWorks, which is listed for this product, and one for the Norton Personal Firewall, which is not, but it is listed under the individual product (Search Norton Firewall 2004).Combined with the occasional Amazon 'bundle' rebate, you can get this for free. Which, considering some of the reviews, might be what it is worth to you. I haven't had problems other than it slowing down the bootup process, but this was on a fresh install on a new hard drive. It was painfully slow the first couple of days at startup, until XP 'cached' it or something.
No Problems with Norton SystemWorks/Personal Firewall 2004 May 3, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm not a computer geek - all I want is complete protection against viruses and hackers and Norton gives me just that.
Apparently most of the reviewers have experienced some problems after installing the Norton product, but since I encountered none, I have to wonder if it was the Norton software or something else. Although I have noticed that a decent amount of RAM is helpful in order to prevent Norton from slowing down your computer.
I have been using Norton for the past nine years and never had any virus problems or intrusions on any of my computers. After you install Norton and you can pretty much stop worrying about viruses and hackers. Updating virus definitions is a breeze thanks to "Live Update".
It's just getting better and better over the years. I can only highly recommend this software.
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