Norton disk doctor 20165/9/2023 While annoying, this is typical of any application that needs a bootable installer.Įach time I boot my Macintosh, I give thanks that I am not using a PC. You’ll have to call Symantec Customer service to get a newer CD mailed to you. But what happens if you try to take a SystemWorks CD that you bought 6 months ago to boot your brand-spankin’ new Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac? You will find out in short order that the version of OS 9 on the SystemWorks installer is too old to boot your new Power Mac. The SystemWorks installer CD boots into OS 9, not OS X. (No, I have not tried to see if SystemWorks will run if you track down and manually copy all the kext files and applications to another computer.) Don’t forget that you’ll need Internet access. Since you MUST use the installer CD, you just might want to plan ahead when you want to put a copy of SystemWorks on your second computer. But because these kext files reside in the OS X Library folder, it means that you cannot drag copy a SystemWorks installation from one Macintosh to another. These are somewhat like older Mac OS extensions, in that they operate at startup time. Points off for this omission.ĭue to the fact that many SystemWorks components work with the Macintosh file system, the installer adds “kext” (kernel extension) files. This means that you must have Internet access to install and update SystemWorks. (Note to the Symantec programmers can’t you figure out a way to require the admin password just once?) As of this writing, there is no stand-alone downloadable updater for SystemWorks. Part of the time is spent watching the Updater actually update the components, and entering your admin password for each component update. With our installation, most of the component applications were updated, and the process took at least 10 minutes using a fast connection. Here’s hoping that you have a fast Internet connection when you run LiveUpdate. After the CD installation is complete, you then run the LiveUpdate application to bring the recently-installed-from-the-CD applications up to date. Make sure to follow the instructions to boot from the proper disks at the proper time. It was good that we did, as the process is not altogether intuitive. Initially, I was going to throw caution to the winds and not read the manual before installing, but Nemo’s common sense prevailed, and we did the installation according to the book. MyMac columnist John Nemerovski was present, providing adult supervision. I installed SystemWorks on a 800 MHz dual processor G4 with 640 megs of RAM, as well as a 800 MHz PowerBook G4 (DVI) with 512 megs of RAM. * LiveUpdate: Download updates to your virus definitions and your Symantec software.Ĭlearly, this package has most, if not all, the tools needed to keep your Mac in the pink. * Scheduler: Lets you designate how often you want Norton FileSaver to capture your directory structure for use with Volume Recover. * SafeZones: Ensures that your entire computer is protected from viruses by designating it a Universal SafeZone and scanning all files saved to disk. * Auto-Protect: Norton AntiVirus 8.0 includes the first Mac OS X v10.1 compatible version of Auto-Protect. * Norton FileSaver: Tracks deleted files and directory information, and allows users to configure which drives will be tracked and updated. * Norton Disk Editor: A powerful disk-editing tool intended for hard disk experts and data recovery professionals. * UnErase: Allows Mac OS X files and folders to be restored. * Norton Disk Doctor: Provides a Mac OS X compatible utility to examine and repair disks. Here is what the SystemWorks Read Me file says about the components: Norton’s basic feature set remains unchanged from previous incarnations. It is important to note that even if your Mac is running Jaguar, booting off the CD, which uses OS 9, is not a problem. As of this writing, the SystemWorks installer installs a version that is not compatible with OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), but there is a LiveUpdate updater that installs Jaguar compatible updates. ![]() Symantec recently released Norton SystemWorks 7, which features OS X compatibility. ![]() But there may be times that Norton cannot fix a problem, and the software can sometimes make a particular problem worse. Norton usually will fix what ails your machine. Norton SystemWorks, and Norton Utilities before it, are applications that work at a very low level with the Macintosh file system. The truth is probably somewhere in between. “Norton trashed my Mac so badly I had to reformat my hard drive and start from scratch” versus “If it hadn’t been for Norton saving my drive, I would have had to reformat and start from scratch.” That’s a word that can bring screams of frustration, or sighs of relief from legions of Macintosh users trying to fix damaged Macs.
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