Norton System Works [Archive]

robotrenegade

Mar 11, 2003, 07:23 PM

Anyone know when a "Norton System Works" bootable CD for OSX will be out.

arogge

Mar 14, 2003, 02:56 PM

It looks like a bootable CD is already available for Norton System Works:

http://www.symantec.com/sabu/sysworks/mac/features.html

arogge

Mar 14, 2003, 03:29 PM

If you're looking for a new disk utility for OS X, I recommend the Micromat Drive 10 software:

http://www.micromat.com/drive_10/drive_10_introduction.html

Micromat promises a May, 2003 delivery date for TechTool Pro 4, and a free upgrade for purchasers of Drive 10:
http://www.micromat.com/tt_pro_4/tt_pro_4.html

conceptdev

Mar 14, 2003, 04:53 PM

Avoid mixing Norton and OSX like the plague - the plague I tell you.

Symptons include:

Constant Kernel Panics
Killing Extent Allocations
General Disk Destruction

I spent two days this week recovering from using Norton for half an hour.

mangoman

Mar 14, 2003, 07:05 PM

I own Norton SystemWorks 2.0.

And you can buy it from me really cheap. Yes, I'm serious. Contact me if you're interested.

Nipsy

Mar 14, 2003, 08:01 PM

DiskWarrior

'nuff said.

chmorley

Mar 14, 2003, 08:42 PM

I have Drive 10 and Norton Systemworks 2.0. When I have had problems, Drive 10 has been useless. While I agree about the kernel panics with NS, booting from it and running NDD has been the only thing that has saved my ass a few times. Watching what both do--in terms of optimizing and troubleshooting--NS is much better, IMHO. It fixes many more problems and optimizes faster.

A good rule of thumb: don't install utility software--just run it from the CD. It fixes more and saves trouble. I personally don't install anything that adds .kext's unless I absolutely have to.

Chris