How to Uninstall Norton or Symantec product
The easiest way to uninstall Norton or Symantec product is using Perfect Uninstaller. This smart tool will save you hours of time trying to do a manual uninstall such as finding leftover files or editing the registry. In order to completely uninstall Norton or Symantec product and all related components you need to follow these instructions.
Solution 1: Use standard uninstall function to remove Symantec.
Step 1: Boot your PC in safe mode, don’t know how to? Click here.
Step 2: Run Perfect Uninstaller. Click here if you don’t have one.
Step 3: Find the Symantec product you want to uninstall in the applicaton list of the main panel. Select it and click on the Uninstall button at the bottom of the window.
Step 4: Click Next and follow a few onscreen instructions to complete two or three steps.
Step 5: Restarting your computer is required to complete removal.
Solution 2: If the standard uninstall function failed, your Anti-Virus installation may be damaged. You can use Force Uninstall instead to completely remove all elements of Symantec product from your computer.
Step 1: Getting into safe mode is required, too.
Step 2: Run Perfect Uninstaller and click Force Uninstall at the top of the main panel to open Force Uninstall Wizard.
Step 3: Locate the program and/or its installed directory to make a Force Uninstall. Usually Symantec products are installed in the following folders:
C:\Program Files\Norton XXX
C:\Program Files\Symantec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared
Step 4: Click Next and follow a few onscreen instructions to complete two or three steps.
Step 5: Restarting your computer is required to complete removal.
How to Uninstall Internet Explorer and Other Unwanted Programes
How to uninstall or remove internet explorer, media player 10 beta, McAfee, Norton and other unwanted programes completely? There are three ways to fix your uninstall problems. With these three ways, I am sure all of your uninstall problems can be fixed.
The first, quickest and easiest way is to run the uninstall programe of the unwanted software. Many user friendly software such like QuickTime can be uninstalled completely by running its own uninstall programe. To do this, first click “start”, then click “programe” and you will see the unwanted software, click it and then click ” uninstall programe”. The software will be uninstalled automaticly.
There are lots of programes can’t be uninstalled by this way and some softwares don’t have uninstall programes at all.
The second way: uninstall unwanted programes with Window’s add/remove programe. To do this, first go to Windows Control Panel, select an option called “Add/Remove Programs”, double click to open it and then remove your unwanted programe. With this way, you may get a message that the uninstall has been successful but in fact there are some files unremoved in your PC. You can search related files and folders in your PC and delete them all.
There are still some non-essential system programes and third party promgrames such like Windows MediaPlayer, Outlook Express, MSN, Norton Antivirus and more can’t be uninstalled by these two ways. At this point, if you are not a professional computer engineer, you’d better uninstall or remove them by professional commercial uninstall software ( the third way ). With excellent commercial uninstall software, you can uninstall/remove all unwanted programes safely, easily, quickly and completely.
