Norton udate failed.

hepbron · 08-21-2004, 08:52 PM

Thought I updates Norton System works but message says "driver initialization failed" after I installed and tried to run System Works. What does this mean and what should I do to get Sytem Works back on the computer.

**johnwill** · 08-22-2004, 09:44 AM

I find occasionally that I have to uninstall completely the Norton products and do a fresh install. You also need to remove any Norton or Symantec folders anywhere on the disk. Finally, a scrub of the registry to remove any Symantec related entries completes the task.

Ro1 · 08-22-2004, 07:46 PM

Uninstall/reinstall might work. Also do you have a firewall?

hilerjr · 08-23-2004, 08:53 AM

My norton gets banged once in a while too. Like Auto protect didnt work. I couldnt even uninstall it. You should get the newest Norton. If cant buy it do it illigal style but i am not telling you to do neither things.

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08-23-2004, 08:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
hilerjr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13 OS: XP	My norton gets banged once in a while too. Like Auto protect didnt work. I couldnt even uninstall it. You should get the newest Norton. If cant buy it do it illigal style but i am not telling you to do neither things.