tnx whocares for your time!

well, i ended up reformatting my whole computer and backed up my files in CDs…

so in short i cleaned up, i was really frustrated with that Norton2004…

there was really a big difference when i got AVAST!.. usually when i reformat my comp, i get the message “system will shutdown in 60 seconds” when i connect to the internet… SURPRISINGLY… when i installed AVAST! and connected to the internet, i didn’t get that message anymore!!! what a saver! it somehow prevented me from getting that error from the internet not like with NORTON!

i am really impressed with AVAST! and it’s almost hard to believe that all of these are free! is this thing really for free!!!..if yes, WOW!

one more question, is it bad to reformat a PC often? would that somehow wear off my hard drive causing it to be damaged? 'cos i’ve formatted my PC for at least 5-6 times when i first got it… tnx for all your help! ;D