Symantec and XP SP3 Just Can't Get Along -- Redmond Channel Partner

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Symantec and XP SP3 Just Can't Get Along

Some users upgrading to XP SP3 have run into a little snag: Their registries got corrupted.

But don't start throwing stones Redmond's way; in this case, it's actually Symantec's fault. It seems that a part of Norton anti-virus is the culprit. Symantec has issued a workaround.

Posted by Doug Barney on June 02, 2008

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