I understand your pain. For a long time I tought that, having the computer full of Anti-Virus and all these "great" aplications was the best solution. I dont know about Norton 2006, I stoped using it in 2001 (If I remeber right), and never touched an Anti Virus again. Best pratices, are having the OS cut down to the bone and use freeware apps that do, ONLY what theyr suposed to do. As long as we keep things clean and organized, I dont see the need of using aplications full of bloat like Norton.