I have a Thinkpad running WinXP Pro SP3. The Thinkpad has an embedded backup/restore function. I can restore even if Windows will not boot. I recently switched from McAfee to Norton 3.8.0.14. I can no longer backup. The backup stops due Norton having many many open files. Backup tells me to stop the offending application. Silent mode still fails. Posts in the forum indicate that Norton cannot be ended. I am at an impass. At this point, my only option seems to be to find some other security software. Any ideas??