Symantec AntiVirus

[Guest Clayton]

Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

 

I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and select

Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my 32-bit

version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click but not my

64-bit version of Vista.

 

Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true 64-bit

version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the 64-bit Explorer.

But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

 

There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't work on

my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP x64 that I

wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

>

> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and

> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my

> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click

> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

>

> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

>

[Guest Clayton]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to Endpoint

Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so

what AV do you reccommend?

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...

> No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true

> 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the 64-bit

> Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

>

> There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't work

> on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP x64

> that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

> news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

>>

>> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and

>> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my

>> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click

>> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

>>

>> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

>>

>

[Guest Jane C]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

Hi Clayton,

 

Avast Home Edition which is free, does have the right-click scan enabled in

x64, as does NOD32 (not free).

 

I'm using Avast on Ultimate x64.

 

--

Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)

Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)

MVP Windows Shell/User

 

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

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> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to Endpoint

> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so

> what AV do you reccommend?

>

>

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

Ditto

 

"Jane C" <janecolman@invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote in message

news:859A2FE7-B78F-46CC-B21D-166212491C5E@microsoft.com...

> Hi Clayton,

>

> Avast Home Edition which is free, does have the right-click scan enabled

> in x64, as does NOD32 (not free).

>

> I'm using Avast on Ultimate x64.

>

> --

> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)

> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)

> MVP Windows Shell/User

>

> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

> news:%23glJIQ3HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to

>> Endpoint Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed

>> about it, so what AV do you reccommend?

>>

>>

>

[Guest Carlos]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

Clayton,

I second Jane C in her choice.

Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!

Carlos

 

"Clayton" wrote:

> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to Endpoint

> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so

> what AV do you reccommend?

>

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...

> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true

> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the 64-bit

> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

> >

> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't work

> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP x64

> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

> >

> > --

> > Charlie.

> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> >

> >

> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

> >>

> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and

> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my

> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click

> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

> >>

> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

> >>

> >

>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good

reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click

extensions.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...

> Clayton,

> I second Jane C in her choice.

> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!

> Carlos

>

> "Clayton" wrote:

>

>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to

>> Endpoint

>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so

>> what AV do you reccommend?

>>

>>

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...

>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true

>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the

>> > 64-bit

>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

>> >

>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't

>> > work

>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP

>> > x64

>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

>> >

>> > --

>> > Charlie.

>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>> >

>> >

>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

>> >>

>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and

>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my

>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right

>> >> click

>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

>> >>

>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

>> >>

>> >

>>

>>

[Guest Reyede]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

AVG right clicks here.

 

Reyede

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...

> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good

> reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click

> extensions.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...

>> Clayton,

>> I second Jane C in her choice.

>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!

>> Carlos

>>

>> "Clayton" wrote:

>>

>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to

>>> Endpoint

>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it,

>>> so

>>> what AV do you reccommend?

>>>

>>>

>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>> message

>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...

>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true

>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the

>>> > 64-bit

>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

>>> >

>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't

>>> > work

>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP

>>> > x64

>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

>>> >

>>> > --

>>> > Charlie.

>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>> >

>>> >

>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

>>> >>

>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and

>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my

>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right

>>> >> click

>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

>>> >>

>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

>>> >>

>>> >

>>>

>>>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

Good, thanks for the confirmation.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Reyede" <reyede@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> AVG right clicks here.

>

> Reyede

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...

>> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good

>> reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click

>> extensions.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...

>>> Clayton,

>>> I second Jane C in her choice.

>>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!

>>> Carlos

>>>

>>> "Clayton" wrote:

>>>

>>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to

>>>> Endpoint

>>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it,

>>>> so

>>>> what AV do you reccommend?

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>>> message

>>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...

>>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true

>>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the

>>>> > 64-bit

>>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

>>>> >

>>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't

>>>> > work

>>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP

>>>> > x64

>>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

>>>> >

>>>> > --

>>>> > Charlie.

>>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>> >

>>>> >

>>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

>>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

>>>> >>

>>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file

>>>> >> and

>>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check

>>>> >> my

>>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right

>>>> >> click

>>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

>>>> >>

>>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

>>>> >>

>>>> >

>>>>

>>>>

>>

>

[Guest Clayton]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

Thanks guys

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:BF2062B0-6246-423C-883A-203EBB364B54@microsoft.com...

> Good, thanks for the confirmation.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Reyede" <reyede@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%2338vvh9HIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> AVG right clicks here.

>>

>> Reyede

>>

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

>> news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...

>>> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good

>>> reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click

>>> extensions.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Charlie.

>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>

>>>

>>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...

>>>> Clayton,

>>>> I second Jane C in her choice.

>>>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!

>>>> Carlos

>>>>

>>>> "Clayton" wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to

>>>>> Endpoint

>>>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it,

>>>>> so

>>>>> what AV do you reccommend?

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>>>> message

>>>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...

>>>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a

>>>>> > true

>>>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the

>>>>> > 64-bit

>>>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

>>>>> >

>>>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't

>>>>> > work

>>>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP

>>>>> > x64

>>>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

>>>>> >

>>>>> > --

>>>>> > Charlie.

>>>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>> >

>>>>> >

>>>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

>>>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

>>>>> >>

>>>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file

>>>>> >> and

>>>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check

>>>>> >> my

>>>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right

>>>>> >> click

>>>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

>>>>> >>

>>>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

>>>>> >>

>>>>> >

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>>

>

[Guest Rabbitt]

Re: Symantec AntiVirus

 

I just ordered NIS 2008 to put on one computer, with AVG Suite x64 on Home

Premium (which does right click). I also went ahead with Norton Antibot x64

as well.

 

Something I read over the weekend - and I've always been impressed with

Symantec's research papers and such (just not their products) but I wanted

to test NIS '08 just the same ;-)

 

 

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

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> Thanks guys

>

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:BF2062B0-6246-423C-883A-203EBB364B54@microsoft.com...

>> Good, thanks for the confirmation.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Reyede" <reyede@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:%2338vvh9HIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> AVG right clicks here.

>>>

>>> Reyede

>>>

>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>> message news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...

>>>> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very

>>>> good reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right

>>>> click extensions.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Charlie.

>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...

>>>>> Clayton,

>>>>> I second Jane C in her choice.

>>>>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!

>>>>> Carlos

>>>>>

>>>>> "Clayton" wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to

>>>>>> Endpoint

>>>>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about

>>>>>> it, so

>>>>>> what AV do you reccommend?

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>>>>> message

>>>>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...

>>>>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a

>>>>>> > true

>>>>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the

>>>>>> > 64-bit

>>>>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

>>>>>> >

>>>>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions

>>>>>> > don't work

>>>>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of

>>>>>> > XP x64

>>>>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

>>>>>> >

>>>>>> > --

>>>>>> > Charlie.

>>>>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>>>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>>> >

>>>>>> >

>>>>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message

>>>>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

>>>>>> >>

>>>>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file

>>>>>> >> and

>>>>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check

>>>>>> >> my

>>>>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right

>>>>>> >> click

>>>>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.

>>>>>> >>

>>>>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

>>>>>> >>

>>>>>> >

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>