Access 2010 & Norton 360

#1

I ran into performance issues when running Access 2010 on Window 7 pro after
Norton 360 was installed. The BE is stored on a file server, the FE in on
the Workstation. Before Norton the Application would open in 5 to 10
seconds, after 30 to 60 seconds. The forms would open almost instant, now 5
to 15 seconds. Scrolling records within the forms would be instant, not 1 to
5 seconds. I tried adding the BE and FE location to the NO scan list and set
the server to trusted by Norton. The only thing that work was to disable
Auto-Protect. Norton tech support has not been able to help. Has anyone else
seen this problem?

#2

"paii, Ron" <not (AT) none (DOT) org> wrote in
news:iaf8b7$3p9$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org:

Quote:

I ran into performance issues when running Access 2010 on Window 7
pro after Norton 360 was installed. The BE is stored on a file
server, the FE in on the Workstation. Before Norton the
Application would open in 5 to 10 seconds, after 30 to 60 seconds.
The forms would open almost instant, now 5 to 15 seconds.
Scrolling records within the forms would be instant, not 1 to 5
seconds. I tried adding the BE and FE location to the NO scan list
and set the server to trusted by Norton. The only thing that work
was to disable Auto-Protect. Norton tech support has not been able
to help. Has anyone else seen this problem?

I won't use any of these AV/Security products:

AVG
Symantec/Norton
McAfee

They are all piles of crap that soak up huge amounts of CPU cycles
but barely do the job they're designed to do.

I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials instead, and it is much more
efficient, and so far as I can tell, equally effective (if not
moreso).

The whole AV/Security thing is in my opinion a massive scam. The
heavy hitters in the field are not really interested in solving the
problem and don't actually implement the kinds of techniques that
would actually protect a computer.

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

#3

I suppose it comes down to what you can afford v. what you can't afford to
lose in the form of potential virus corruption and invasion.

I have been using Zonelabs Zone Alarm full Security Suite for years now and
it is the best I have used by far, and continually recommend it to anyone
that asks about online protection, be it Web or Email.

It's a US based company and comes with a 15 day free trial period, after
which, assuming it meets your criteria, you can even pay via PayPal, which
is a great addition.

Symantec / Nortons would have to be the most resource hungry and memory
hogging application I ever had the misfortune of ever installing.

As David stated, steer well clear of the freebie's as they just don't do the
job, and fall short big-time...

Cheers

HTH
Mark.

#4

"David-W-Fenton" wrote in message
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"paii, Ron" <not (AT) none (DOT) org> wrote in
news:iaf8b7$3p9$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org:

Quote:

I ran into performance issues when running Access 2010 on Window 7
pro after Norton 360 was installed. The BE is stored on a file
server, the FE in on the Workstation. Before Norton the
Application would open in 5 to 10 seconds, after 30 to 60 seconds.
The forms would open almost instant, now 5 to 15 seconds.
Scrolling records within the forms would be instant, not 1 to 5
seconds. I tried adding the BE and FE location to the NO scan list
and set the server to trusted by Norton. The only thing that work
was to disable Auto-Protect. Norton tech support has not been able
to help. Has anyone else seen this problem?

I won't use any of these AV/Security products:

AVG
Symantec/Norton
McAfee

They are all piles of crap that soak up huge amounts of CPU cycles
but barely do the job they're designed to do.

I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials instead, and it is much more
efficient, and so far as I can tell, equally effective (if not
moreso).

The whole AV/Security thing is in my opinion a massive scam. The
heavy hitters in the field are not really interested in solving the
problem and don't actually implement the kinds of techniques that
would actually protect a computer.

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

Thanks David, I am trying Microsoft Security Essentials on a 2nd system.

#5

"NoodNutt" <mclind1 (AT) bigpond (DOT) com> wrote in
news:Qtwzo.1079$gM3.586 (AT) viwinnwfe01 (DOT) internal.bigpond.com:

Quote:

As David stated, steer well clear of the freebie's as they just
don't do the job, and fall short big-time...

Maybe there's another "David" posting in this thread, but I didn't
make any such recommendation. Indeed, I recommended using a free
program, Microsoft Security Essentials.

I do recommend against AVG nowadays, but that's in its free or paid
version, because it's ineffective, breaks often, and is very, very
intrusive. It also uses a helluva lot CPU cycles.

That was not the case 2 years ago, though. Once they got success for
their free version, they ruined it.

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

#6

Humble apologies David

Glanced through your thread and added my own rider to your thoughts, will
make an effort to read thoroughly next time before commenting.

Regards
Mark.

#7

On Nov 1, 8:18*pm, "NoodNutt" <mcli... (AT) bigpond (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

I have been using Zonelabs Zone Alarm full Security Suite for years now and
it is the best I have used by far, and continually recommend it to anyone
that asks about online protection, be it Web or Email.

Maybe the product is good, but I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole
after reading about their latest tactics.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09...ow_climb_down/

They've put a lot of customers off side with this foolhardy tactic.

#8

Wayne Aprato <admin (AT) cqdatabase (DOT) com> wrote in
news:e9c6b1d4-4fea-40d5-9c5d-041a673b4712 (AT) y23g2000yqd (DOT) googlegroups.co
m:

Quote:

On Nov 1, 8:18*pm, "NoodNutt" <mcli... (AT) bigpond (DOT) com> wrote:

I have been using Zonelabs Zone Alarm full Security Suite for
years now a
nd
it is the best I have used by far, and continually recommend it
to anyone that asks about online protection, be it Web or Email.

Maybe the product is good, but I wouldn't touch it with a barge
pole after reading about their latest tactics.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09...op_up_row_clim
b_down/

They've put a lot of customers off side with this foolhardy
tactic.

That's exactly what AVG did, and was the last straw for me.

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

#9

On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:29:34 +1100, "NoodNutt" <mclind1 (AT) bigpond (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

My memory is somewhat fuzzy but, I recall reading an article by a guy who
actually developed the original stand-alone firewall way back in 1997,
(think his name was Steve Gibson),

http://www.grc.com/ ?

Tony
--
Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/
For a convenient utility to keep your users FEs and other files
updated see http://www.autofeupdater.com/

#10

David & Tony

As always, you are both a wealth of information that keeps me coming back to
learn more.

Tony, thank you for the link to GRC, and David, you are most certainly
correct regarding Steve Gibson & Zonelabs.

Once I started reading throught the link Tony provided, it became evident I
was wrong, which seems to be a regular occurence of late...

Thx again

Cheers
Mark.