Norton SystemWorks 2005 [AntiVirus, Utilities, GoBack, Check IT] review:1 stars (It's like stealing!) - You buy the program (SystemsWorks 2005), and when you try to use it you get error messages that some of the files didn't install. Try over again, you're told. It was a chore the first time. So you try to get in touch with Symantec, via email or otherwise. Forget email for techical help. "Otherwise"--that'll cost you $30 for a program out of the box only a few hours and you can't get to work for faults in their program.. I've used Norton from the time he first started out, and he was good, excellent. Now, maybe he's too rich and doesn't care.

Terribly frustrated2 stars (Used to be a terrific product, no longer) - As with many of the other reviewers of this product, I too have used Norton Utilities, and later Systemworks for years. In all fairness, I have never had any of the issues that some reviewers have described here. Norton never deleted programmes, or otherwise screwed up my system. In my experience, problems such as those described here are more often end user (that's you, the computer user) screw ups, not problems caused by the programme itself. Many people choose to ignore the instructions to shut down all other running progammes, including those running in the background, before installing any new software, and that more than anything else causes the problems described in several of the reviews here.

Nonetheless, I will not be buying Systemworks 2005. Over the last few years, I have watched as Norton has gutted Systemworks of most of its functionality. Today Systemworks 2005 is ittle more than a virus scanner with file backup and recovery capability. One reviewer mentioned that they would like to see a hard drive maintenance utility added, well for years there was a hard drive maintenance utility included, now it has been taken out. You used to get Clean Sweep as part of Systemworks, no longer though; it too was removed. You used to get a disk wiping utility to permanently wipe out unwanted files or to wipe clean that supposedly blank space on your hard drive. Again, that utility is no longer included in Systemworks. Even little utilities such as System Information appear to have been left out of Systemworks 2005.

The virus scanner, in my opinion, is still the best in the business, and is the only reason I give Systemworks two stars instead of one. But I'm not going to pay $50 (here) or $60 (on the Norton web site) for a programme that is essentially nothing more than an over-bloated virus scanner.

I actually gave up on Norton Systemworks 2004 earlier last year and switched to Vcom's System Suite 5, it had almost all the features and performance I had come to expect in Norton Utilities or Systemworks, and it was less expensive. Now Vcom has added spyware detedtion and removal and improved their anti-virus programme in addition to everything that System Suite already had. So rather than waste $50 or $60 on a gutted Norton Systemworks 2005, I upgraded to System Suite Professional 6 for only $29.95 4 stars (Norton Systemworks 2005) - Excellent product, really trust the Norton Family. Have been a customer for many years. I like the auto scheduling features. I wish they would add a spyware and hard drive maintenance module to the suite.
Norton SystemWorks 2005 [AntiVirus, Utilities, GoBack, Check IT] Features:
Computer software (programs)
Utilities
Maintenance
Diagnostics (Diagnostic)
Internet security filter filtering
CD
Eliminate viruses, prevent problems, and restore system to healthy state
Easy-to-use software solves problems and protects valuable data
Norton AntiVirus blocks Internet worms before they enter computer
Norton Utilities helps fix and prevent system problems; Norton GoBack to undo
One Button Checkup feature for quickly selecting exact scans desired

Norton SystemWorks 2005 [AntiVirus- Utilities- GoBack- Check IT] is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 62.99USD.