Guest RJK Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Just tried to uninstall Norton bloatware Systemworks 2003 on a PC , (inludes Norton Ghost and Go back), and now can't even get into Windows Safe Mode, or Normal Mode, or even Command prompt, or any Windows Mode. So I put in the XP Home SP1 cd for this particular PC, and it said it couldn't find proof of a previous version of Windows, (so it looks like it's an XP upgrade version?), so I stuck in my old W98se cd and that didn't do it ! Keep getting a BSOD but, too quick to read it. A big white "Symantec Norton GOBACK" is intercepting Windows start-up and I've chosen disable, and now there's a "Removing Norton GoBack history from drive C:." and it's really CRAWLING along. ...half hour now and currently at 45% ...and I'm sure I'm going to get a BSOD when it restarts. I've already got the Norton clean-up tools form Symantec but, can't get into Windows to run'em. I only need to get into windows to retrieve ISP dial up connection settings, then I could wipe it, put in my old W98se then run this horrid XP update ? any help appreciated, ...TIA regards Richard
Guest Carey Frisch [MVP] Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Re: BSOD after uninstalling NortonSystemWorksBloatware 2003... Welcome to Symantec Technical Support! http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/support/index.jsp -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e46vTzVyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... Just tried to uninstall Norton bloatware Systemworks 2003 on a PC , (inludes Norton Ghost and Go back), and now can't even get into Windows Safe Mode, or Normal Mode, or even Command prompt, or any Windows Mode. So I put in the XP Home SP1 cd for this particular PC, and it said it couldn't find proof of a previous version of Windows, (so it looks like it's an XP upgrade version?), so I stuck in my old W98se cd and that didn't do it ! Keep getting a BSOD but, too quick to read it. A big white "Symantec Norton GOBACK" is intercepting Windows start-up and I've chosen disable, and now there's a "Removing Norton GoBack history from drive C:." and it's really CRAWLING along. ...half hour now and currently at 45% ...and I'm sure I'm going to get a BSOD when it restarts. I've already got the Norton clean-up tools form Symantec but, can't get into Windows to run'em. I only need to get into windows to retrieve ISP dial up connection settings, then I could wipe it, put in my old W98se then run this horrid XP update ? any help appreciated, ...TIA regards Richard
Guest RJK Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Re: BSOD after uninstalling NortonSystemWorksBloatware 2003... LOL ! ...but, thanks anyhow ! ....I think I'd rather reinstall it from scratch, or maybe even fight with BartPE :-) regards, Richard "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message news:378EC499-0619-462B-9292-128E7CFAA131@microsoft.com... > Welcome to Symantec Technical Support! > http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/support/index.jsp > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows - Shell/User > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:e46vTzVyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Just tried to uninstall Norton bloatware Systemworks 2003 on a PC , > (inludes > Norton Ghost and Go back), and now can't even get into Windows Safe Mode, > or > Normal Mode, or even Command prompt, or any Windows Mode. > > So I put in the XP Home SP1 cd for this particular PC, and it said it > couldn't find proof of a previous version of Windows, (so it looks like > it's > an XP upgrade version?), so I stuck in my old W98se cd and that didn't do > it > ! > > Keep getting a BSOD but, too quick to read it. A big white "Symantec > Norton > GOBACK" is intercepting Windows start-up and I've chosen disable, and now > there's a "Removing Norton GoBack history from drive C:." and it's really > CRAWLING along. ...half hour now and currently at 45% ...and I'm sure > I'm > going to get a BSOD when it restarts. I've already got the Norton > clean-up > tools form Symantec but, can't get into Windows to run'em. > > I only need to get into windows to retrieve ISP dial up connection > settings, > then I could wipe it, put in my old W98se then run this horrid XP update ? > > any help appreciated, ...TIA > > regards > > Richard >
Guest AJR Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Re: BSOD after uninstalling NortonSystemWorksBloatware 2003... RJK - You do not indicate what the screen shows upon attempting to boot. Regarding "...So I put in the XP Home SP1 cd for this particular PC, and it said it couldn't find proof of a previous version of Windows,..." Was this an attempt to boot from the CD? "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e46vTzVyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Just tried to uninstall Norton bloatware Systemworks 2003 on a PC , > (inludes Norton Ghost and Go back), and now can't even get into Windows > Safe Mode, or Normal Mode, or even Command prompt, or any Windows Mode. > > So I put in the XP Home SP1 cd for this particular PC, and it said it > couldn't find proof of a previous version of Windows, (so it looks like > it's an XP upgrade version?), so I stuck in my old W98se cd and that > didn't do it ! > > Keep getting a BSOD but, too quick to read it. A big white "Symantec > Norton GOBACK" is intercepting Windows start-up and I've chosen disable, > and now there's a "Removing Norton GoBack history from drive C:." and it's > really CRAWLING along. ...half hour now and currently at 45% ...and I'm > sure I'm going to get a BSOD when it restarts. I've already got the > Norton clean-up tools form Symantec but, can't get into Windows to run'em. > > I only need to get into windows to retrieve ISP dial up connection > settings, then I could wipe it, put in my old W98se then run this horrid > XP update ? > > any help appreciated, ...TIA > > regards > > Richard
Guest RJK Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Re: BSOD after uninstalling NortonSystemWorksBloatware 2003... Hi, thanks AJR ...it was a C00000021a Stop ...Fatal Exception but, forget that now becuse I had to use <blush> Norton Goback to restore the thing as it was approx. 4 hours ago and I am now able to boot Windows in Normal Mode. .....so now I'm going to gather up the few odds and ends I need and then, do a little research on removing the Symantec c**p ! :-) regards, Richard "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message news:eIqJ0KWyHHA.988@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > RJK - You do not indicate what the screen shows upon attempting to boot. > Regarding "...So I put in the XP Home SP1 cd for this particular PC, and > it said it couldn't find proof of a previous version of Windows,..." > Was this an attempt to boot from the CD? > > > "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:e46vTzVyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Just tried to uninstall Norton bloatware Systemworks 2003 on a PC , >> (inludes Norton Ghost and Go back), and now can't even get into Windows >> Safe Mode, or Normal Mode, or even Command prompt, or any Windows Mode. >> >> So I put in the XP Home SP1 cd for this particular PC, and it said it >> couldn't find proof of a previous version of Windows, (so it looks like >> it's an XP upgrade version?), so I stuck in my old W98se cd and that >> didn't do it ! >> >> Keep getting a BSOD but, too quick to read it. A big white "Symantec >> Norton GOBACK" is intercepting Windows start-up and I've chosen disable, >> and now there's a "Removing Norton GoBack history from drive C:." and >> it's really CRAWLING along. ...half hour now and currently at 45% >> ...and I'm sure I'm going to get a BSOD when it restarts. I've already >> got the Norton clean-up tools form Symantec but, can't get into Windows >> to run'em. >> >> I only need to get into windows to retrieve ISP dial up connection >> settings, then I could wipe it, put in my old W98se then run this horrid >> XP update ? >> >> any help appreciated, ...TIA >> >> regards >> >> Richard > >
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