Norton anti-virus.......help......

[Twinkle17]

My Norton Anti-virus has just expired on my Laptop and it now doesnt work properly, soooooooooo slow its unbelievable and ive given up on it. Anyway, to get it working again I need to buy a new pack (Ive had a look on ebay and I have no idea about computers whatsoever by the way). So can anybody tell me what I need and also I understand I will have to remove all traces of my old Norton. Is that easy to do?
I have Windows XP by the way
Thanks x

[ACtheTROLL]

If you're in spending mode - all the magazines are still in love with kaspersky internet security.
(last month's computer shopper has a 100 day free trial)
if you look round you can get an oem version for less than �10 (inc p&p) (3 licence - �13)
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?c ode=SWK-ANTI091&af=50
(you might have to include a mouse mat to satisfy the oem terms
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?c ode=AK-MUMAT-RE

if you want a freebie
download avg or avira (free)
zone alarm and ad-aware + spybot search and destroy

to get shot of norton http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo .nsf/docid/2005033108162039

[andy-hughes]

The business who supplied my PC swear by AVG - and it's free from the Net -

http://free.avg.com/

They put it on all their new PC's.

I surf a lot, I use my PC for about two hours every evening, and I surf seriously, and have had no problems since the AVG was put on my old PC, and was already on this one, so I have had about six years of trouble-free surfing.

I found Norton to be more trouble than it's worth.

[Twinkle17]

Excellent info, thank you both very much for your help x