When I was running 360 v3, I set it to early load mode, so that the program (360 v3) would load and run early in the start up process when I first turn on my computer. I think this is a very important option, since other security programs connect to the internet and load other programs before the security program, leaving your computer vulnerable for brief (but potentially serious!) periods of time.
I cannot get the early load function to work with 360 v4. Under the antivirus settings, I have early load turned on/checked. However, it does not load/run early and my computer connects to the internet before loading/running 360 v4.
Can someone please explain how to fix this - how to make 360 v4 load early in the start up process before my computer automatically connects to the internet? Many thanks.
Otherwise, 360 v4 is great!
Is it giving you an error message or other indication that it is not actually loading early even though the setting is turned on? If you're concerned that your networking icons show up in the system tray before the norton icon shows in the system tray, that is just a delay in loading the system tray icons. The Norton system services start up well before the UI and system tray icons are done loading, so unless there is some specific behavior or notifications besides the system tray leading you to believe that it is not actually loading early, it is likely that everything is functioning correctly.
You beat me to it, Tim. Sorry for the redundant post. At least we're on the same page. :)
When I was running 360 v3, I set it to early load mode, so that the program (360 v3) would load and run early in the start up process when I first turn on my computer. I think this is a very important option, since other security programs connect to the internet and load other programs before the security program, leaving your computer vulnerable for brief (but potentially serious!) periods of time.
I cannot get the early load function to work with 360 v4. Under the antivirus settings, I have early load turned on/checked. However, it does not load/run early and my computer connects to the internet before loading/running 360 v4.
Can someone please explain how to fix this - how to make 360 v4 load early in the start up process before my computer automatically connects to the internet? Many thanks.
Otherwise, 360 v4 is great!
Thanks to you (and the other forum participant) who answered by question. Yes, in ignorance, I was going by the tray icons. Thank you for informing me. Problem solved!
However, could you please take a look at my MS Office post? What is this business about requiring a separate installation process for 360 v4 with MS Office? Somewhere I remembering checking or turning on MS Office integration/functionality. However, whenever I tried to run an MS Office program, 360 v4 tried to initiate a new installation process. Many times I repeatedly canceled the process until it gave up. Finally, I let the installation go through. All is fine, though I do not see any explicit 360 features now in my MS Office programs. It is true that I have Norton AntiSpam turned off, so I do not expect anything from Outlook. However, 360 v4 insisted on an installation process when I tried to run MS Word. I not recall any Norton products prior to 2010 requiring a separate installation process for MS Office. Could someone please explain? Thanks.
Yeah, the services start up before you even login to your computer. The tray icons responsible for displaying the status can only load once you login though, and that's really all the tray icons do is show the status of the services, they're not actually the services themselves.
Anyway, I responded to your other thread so let's continue the conversation about the other problem in that other thread.