Norton utilities was originally designed for the PC. They have a pretty good program for PC, but they also wanted a piece of the Mac market. They created a popular program for the Mac largely due to their reputation. However, you need to buy updates and new versions with all the new OS's (OS 8, OS 8.6, OS 9...) That got too expensive for me, so I stopped updating. One day my drive crashed in my laptop. It was a simple problem, but I had clear disk space to install OS 8, then install Norton, then boot my laptop in target disk mode, and run the program. Well, that's what I had to do, but I never got past installing OS 8.
In a fury of anger, I "drove" to my local computer store 20 miles away and bought Tech Tool Pro. That program works with every OS (well 7.2 - 9.2.2) and fixed the drive problem and a few others. TechToolPro is a VERY COOL PROGRAM! I highly recommend it. They also make DriveX; it is like TTPro, but works with OS X. (And you probably won't need to buy updates every year.) However, the unease function of Norton utilities is better then TTPro.
Diskwarrior is simply the best disk utility package available for the Mac, bar none. It only runs on MacOS9, but it's a boot CD so it doesn't really matter.
After that incident, I don't trust (or like) Norton utilities and will probably never use the product again. TTPro has more scanning choices and a higher success rate. As with Diskwarrior, I forgot about that program. I heard it was darn good, but I have never personally used it. Anyone use both TTPro and Diskwarrior? "Anyone...anyone..."
Seriously. I've read of many, many problems Norton causes on Mac OS X. It would seem he does more harm than help. Personally, I'm not going to touch NU for a long time after having read so many negative reports. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
As for actual disk repair, my money is on Alsoft's Disk Warrior. It's saved two drives of mine that Norton couldn't (back in OS9 when Norton didn't totally suck). Yes, it's not yet carbonized for running in X but that doesn't matter since you need to run it off of a CD anyway. There is a native X version in the works, IIRC.
Seriously. I've read of many, many problems Norton causes on Mac OS X. It would seem he does more harm than help. Personally, I'm not going to touch NU for a long time after having read so many negative reports. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
As for actual disk repair, my money is on Alsoft's Disk Warrior. It's saved two drives of mine that Norton couldn't (back in OS9 when Norton didn't totally suck). Yes, it's not yet carbonized for running in X but that doesn't matter since you need to run it off of a CD anyway. There is a native X version in the works, IIRC.
dude, i cant even use anything other than norton! it all freezes up the system upon restart. even the micromat disk that came with applecare...same problem. for now, norton is all i got and it saved my @$$ more than once.
I think the problem with your iMac not booting up those discs could be the version of Mac OS install on them. I tried to boot a new iMac off of a 9.2.1 CD and it didn't work. It needs Mac OS 9.2.2...
<strong>I think the problem with your iMac not booting up those discs could be the version of Mac OS install on them. I tried to boot a new iMac off of a 9.2.1 CD and it didn't work. It needs Mac OS 9.2.2...</strong><hr></blockquote>
why on earth would they give me a disk with my imac G4 apple care packet that wasnt even compatible??? the box or the disk itself or the instructions (if you could call them that) don't list any information about software version. if what you're saying is correct, this certainly does warrant a nasty phone call to the apple people.
I'm a Systems Manager, and I look after about 15 macs. I've found that if you simply rebuild your directorys with Disk Warrior, then do a full norton disk doctor (lastest version) fixing any problems that it comes up with and deleting any files with Damaged resource forks and then do a full hardware check using Tech Tools duluxe, then go back to Disk Warrior and use plus optimizer (remembering to allways start off of a CD if possible) then your system should run like a ferret down a starchy trouser! <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" />
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Norton utilities was originally designed for the PC. They have a pretty good program for PC, but they also wanted a piece of the Mac market. They created a popular program for the Mac largely due to their reputation. However, you need to buy updates and new versions with all the new OS's (OS 8, OS 8.6, OS 9...) That got too expensive for me, so I stopped updating. One day my drive crashed in my laptop. It was a simple problem, but I had clear disk space to install OS 8, then install Norton, then boot my laptop in target disk mode, and run the program. Well, that's what I had to do, but I never got past installing OS 8.
In a fury of anger, I "drove" to my local computer store 20 miles away and bought Tech Tool Pro. That program works with every OS (well 7.2 - 9.2.2) and fixed the drive problem and a few others. TechToolPro is a VERY COOL PROGRAM! I highly recommend it. They also make DriveX; it is like TTPro, but works with OS X. (And you probably won't need to buy updates every year.) However, the unease function of Norton utilities is better then TTPro.
Good luck. :cool:
[ 06-21-2002: Message edited by: Ebby ]</p>
how about diskwarrior?
Seriously. I've read of many, many problems Norton causes on Mac OS X. It would seem he does more harm than help. Personally, I'm not going to touch NU for a long time after having read so many negative reports. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
As for actual disk repair, my money is on Alsoft's Disk Warrior. It's saved two drives of mine that Norton couldn't (back in OS9 when Norton didn't totally suck). Yes, it's not yet carbonized for running in X but that doesn't matter since you need to run it off of a CD anyway. There is a native X version in the works, IIRC.
[ 06-22-2002: Message edited by: starfleetX ]</p>
<strong>Norton + Mac OS X = very bad mojo.
Seriously. I've read of many, many problems Norton causes on Mac OS X. It would seem he does more harm than help. Personally, I'm not going to touch NU for a long time after having read so many negative reports. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
As for actual disk repair, my money is on Alsoft's Disk Warrior. It's saved two drives of mine that Norton couldn't (back in OS9 when Norton didn't totally suck). Yes, it's not yet carbonized for running in X but that doesn't matter since you need to run it off of a CD anyway. There is a native X version in the works, IIRC.
[ 06-22-2002: Message edited by: starfleetX ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
dude, i cant even use anything other than norton! it all freezes up the system upon restart. even the micromat disk that came with applecare...same problem. for now, norton is all i got and it saved my @$$ more than once.
<strong>for now, norton is all i got and it saved my @$$ more than once.</strong><hr></blockquote>Well, consider yourself lucky. ::knock on wood::
I've read all sorts of bad reports regarding Norton on X including systems slowing down, freezing up, breaking software, and inducing kernel panics.
<strong>I think the problem with your iMac not booting up those discs could be the version of Mac OS install on them. I tried to boot a new iMac off of a 9.2.1 CD and it didn't work. It needs Mac OS 9.2.2...</strong><hr></blockquote>
why on earth would they give me a disk with my imac G4 apple care packet that wasnt even compatible??? the box or the disk itself or the instructions (if you could call them that) don't list any information about software version. if what you're saying is correct, this certainly does warrant a nasty phone call to the apple people.
I'm a Systems Manager, and I look after about 15 macs. I've found that if you simply rebuild your directorys with Disk Warrior, then do a full norton disk doctor (lastest version) fixing any problems that it comes up with and deleting any files with Damaged resource forks and then do a full hardware check using Tech Tools duluxe, then go back to Disk Warrior and use plus optimizer (remembering to allways start off of a CD if possible) then your system should run like a ferret down a starchy trouser! <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" />
[ 06-25-2002: Message edited by: kreesurgeon ]</p>
"Ferret"