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Norton SystemWorks 2006 Basic Edition ... worth having?

Norton have recently released SystemWorks 2006 Basic Edition (without Norton AntiVirus) and I wondered what people thought of this package.
I know from quite a few threads on here that many people dont like Norton AntiVirus as its a resource hog and difficult to uninstall. I dont use it myself.

SystemWorks 2006 Basic has four components: Norton Utilities, Norton GoBack, CheckIt Diagnostics and System Optimiser.

The July copy of PC Advisor gives it a good review ending with '...its a good idea to opt for a package such as this that fills in the gaps left by free products'. Really? Are there no free products that cover all these areas? I know CCleaner is popular here and would cover some of the areas but what about the rest? And is SystemWorks a resource hog like Norton AntiVirus?

Has anyone used SystemWorks and what do you think of it. Is this version without the antivirus software worth buying (about £30 I believe).

Thanks

Comments

  • sco0ter
    sco0ter Posts: 2,476 Forumite
    Used it and didnt think it did anything worth having... Waste of money in my opinion...
  • leesmithg
    leesmithg Posts: 524 Forumite
    cwoodham wrote:
    Norton have recently released SystemWorks 2006 Basic Edition (without Norton AntiVirus) and I wondered what people thought of this package.
    I know from quite a few threads on here that many people dont like Norton AntiVirus as its a resource hog and difficult to uninstall. I dont use it myself.

    SystemWorks 2006 Basic has four components: Norton Utilities, Norton GoBack, CheckIt Diagnostics and System Optimiser.

    The July copy of PC Advisor gives it a good review ending with '...its a good idea to opt for a package such as this that fills in the gaps left by free products'. Really? Are there no free products that cover all these areas? I know CCleaner is popular here and would cover some of the areas but what about the rest? And is SystemWorks a resource hog like Norton AntiVirus?

    Has anyone used SystemWorks and what do you think of it. Is this version without the antivirus software worth buying (about £30 I believe).

    Thanks
    Tune up utilities 2006 is far superior to it.

    You can get a trial here
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