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JT,
I've used Norton and OnTrack in several versions and prefer the
latter for causing me less grief, which you are reporting isn't your
experience. Keep in mind that each product does things a bit
differently, so there's a learning curve in both cases. Furthermore,
your results will vary according to which features you select from
their menus. (e.g., I always uncheck the virus and system monitoring
stuff, plus the updating, file recovery, etc.) Both products receive
good reviews, so choosing one over the other comes down to arbitrary
preferences.
Two suggestion:
(1) Clean up your OS to ensure that your grief isn't coming from
that source. (There's nothing like a clean re-install to make things
work smoothly.)
(2) Identify exactly which feature(s) you need from a maintenance
program and then find out through actual testing on your own system --
not reviews, mine or anyone else's-- which one offers you the best
combination of ease and thoroughness.
All software is a compromise. Sometimes you need/want the feature
one offers over the other -- or don't want to do the programming
yourself-- and resign yourself to its off-the-shelf bugs and hassles.
To continue this OT topic a bit further, if you're looking for a good
fire wall, try Zone Alarm Pro, which does not mess with other
programs or your OS at all the way both Norton and OnTrack most
assuredly do.
Charlie
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