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(More customer reviews)I upgraded thinking that my "old" 2005 version just HAD to be running out of gas. Most of the features are similar to the old. Defrag runs at about the same speed and looks to be the same. Antivirus is MUCH better and checks the Symantec web site about every 15 minutes for updates. It doesn't scan the whole file system any faster than it used to, however. What threw me was that they hid Ghost. When I go to the Symantec toolbar on the installed programs menu, it says "empty". Well it is still there but it is called Backup and Restore. But don't turn loose the whole Backup and Restore with its schedule unless you are prepared to wait a LONG time every few days. Backup and Restore take its piece of the machine from the top and everything else running appears as slow as Molasses!! And the "compare" it makes with the previous backup is glacial. After half an hour and 3% completed, I cancelled it. It would have taken all night at that speed!. So I used the hidden Ghost to still do backups but I do it just like I used to. I manually do it every two weeks, and I save the previous one as well as the new on my external hard drive so that I always have two to fall back on. From what I can tell (haven't tested it) the Recovery CD that comes with SystemWorks will still boot from the CD drive for real disasters and it should "unwrap" my Ghost backup to a new hard drive if that ever became necessary. This time I installed Checkit and it seems great. I had forgotten to in 2005. All in all a solid product once you tell it who is boss!!
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Norton SystemWorksPremier provides fast, continuous protection against malicious threats, backs up everything on your PC, and boosts your computer's performance. Working quickly and quietly in the background, the included full version of Norton AntiVirus 2009 software has been completely re-engineered and sets a new standard for speed in its defense against viruses, spyware worms, bots, and other malicious threats. Rapid pulse updates and new Norton Insight utilize extensive online intelligence to target only those processes at risk, resulting in faster, fewer, and shorter scans. The new Norton Protection System employs a multilayered set of security technologies that work in concert to detect, identify, and block threats. The included full version of Norton Save & Restore 2.0 uses powerful disk imaging technology from Norton Ghost to create full system and file backups. If disaster strikes, you can quickly restore from system failures and recover lost or damaged files. Incremental and differential backups reduce system slowdown by backing up only files that have changed. And advanced compression and encryption minimize storage space and help keep sensitive documents safe. Norton SystemWorks utilities boost your PC's performance and keep it running at an optimized level. The utilities tools diagnose and fix Windows errors; defragment, clean, and repair hard drives; and remove unwanted Internet clutter such as cookies and web files. System Optimizer allows you to customize Windows settings according to the way you use your PC, and Process Viewer shows applications that are running to help you identify programs that are affecting performance.
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