Symantec 20096002 - Norton Utilities 14.5 User manual

Norton Utilities
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Contents
Chapter 1 Installation
Installation and activation of Norton Utilities……......... 5
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Starting Norton Utilities…………………………………..... 7
Exploring the Main Window............................................ 8
Chapter 3 Optimization
Registry Cleaning............................................................ 9
Manage your Startup...................................................... 11
Manage your Services.................................................... 11
Defragment Registry....................................................... 12
Clean your Disks.............................................................. 13
Windows Defragmenter.................................................. 17
Chapter 4 Monitor
Monitor Your System...................................................... 19
Monitor Your Registry..................................................... 21
Chapter 5 Windows Tools............................................................... 23
Chapter 6 Administer
Settings…………………………………………………………. 25
Restore ……………………………………………………….… 29
Smart Update…………………………………….................. 31
About .............…………………………………….….............. 31
Chapter 7 Service and Support Solutions ………..…… 33

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Norton Utilities
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This chapter includes the following topics:
Installing Norton Utilities
Uninstalling Norton Utilities
Running and Activating Norton Utilities
Installation
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Installing Norton Utilities:
1. Exit all programs.
2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation
window opens automatically if Autorun is enabled on your
system. If youhave disabled Autorun on your computer,
choose Run from the Start Menuto open the Run dialog box.
Type D:\Setup.exe and click OK.
3. with the correct letter.
4. Follow the instructions on the Setup Wizard tocomplete
installation.
1. Choose Settings from Start menu, then ControlPanel from
Settings.
2. Double-click on Add/RemovePrograms. Select Norton
Utilities14 and click on the AddorRemove button. Click Yes
to confirm.
Uninstalling Norton Utilities:

1. To run Norton Utilities, choose Start > Programs > Norton
Utilities14. You can also double-click on the Norton Utilities
icon on your desktop or Quick Launch bar if you have
configured this option during setup.
2. Click ActivateNow when prompted to activate your copy of
Norton Utilities.
3. Enter enter your name, e-mail address, and the activation
code found on the back of the Quick Start Card. You need to
enter this informationfor necessary product updates.
Subscription updates willnot be available until Norton
Utilities is activated.
4. Click ActivateNow to complete the process.
Running and Activating Norton Utilities:
Installation
Installing Norton Utilities
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This chapter includes the following topics:
Starting Norton Utilities
Exploring the Main Window
To start Norton Utilitiesdo one ofthe following:
In the Windows notification area,double-click the
Norton Utilities icon.
On the Windows taskbar, click Start > AllPrograms >
NortonUtilities14 > NortonUtilities14.
Getting Started
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Norton Utilities is an application suite that integrates registry
scanning, privacy cleaning andcomputer management. Using
Norton Utilities, you can safely repair the Windows registry,
permanently erase all traces of your online and computer
activities, as well as monitorand tune your system for optimal
performance.
Launching Norton Utilities displays the Main Status screen. From
here you can access the immediate functions of Norton Utilities:
Optimize
Clean Your Registry
Manage Your Startup
Manage Your Services
Defragment Your Registry
Clean Your Disks
Windows Defragmenter
Monitor
Monitor Your System
Monitor Your Registry
Performance Test (on activation only)
Process Viewer (on activation only)
WindowsTools
Links to Windows functions
Administer
Settings
Restore
About
Smart Update
Exploring the Main Window:
Getting Started
Exploring the Main Window
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This chapter includes the following topics:
Registry Cleaning
Manage your Startup
Manage your Services
Defragment Registry
Clean your Disks
Windows Defragmenter
To access the options under the Optimize section, click
Optimize in the left navigation panel.
Registry Cleaning
To begin scanning your Registry:
1. Click Optimize in the left navigation panel.
2. Click the CleanYourRegistry button.
During a registry scan, Norton Utilities will search your Windows
registry for invalid entries. The scan results are displayed at the
end of the scan. From here, you can safely repair the invalid
entries to improve your system's performancestability. The
action properties of each problem can be modified here before you
implement any repairs and changes into the Windows registry
using the Repair function.
Norton Utilities will automatically create registry backups each
time you repair problems so it is easy to restore backups if you
need to do so at a later point in time.
Optimization
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The panel on the left lists the sections that were scanned alongwith
the number of problems found in each section.
Click on a section in the section panel to view the problems
under that section.
Double-click on a problem for the expanded view of the
problem with more information.
Click AllSections to view all problems found in the scan.
The details of each problem displayed on the Scan Results screen
include:
Priority level of the problem
Location in the registry wherethe problemwas found.
Name of the problematic value and the data it contains.
When a problem is selected, its value and dataare displayed in the
Search field.
Modifyingproblems
To modifya problem, select a problem and right-click to display the
action menu. This menu lists all actions that can be performed on
problems before repairing.Select the appropriate action.
Note: For some problems, not all actions may be available.
KeepItem: To prevent a problemfrom being deleted clear
the item's check box on the scan results screen or just
select KeepItem from the Action menu.
DeleteItem: To delete an item upon executing the Repair
function, select DeleteItem from the Action menu.
Addvalue/subkeytoignorelist: To prevent a registry
entry's value or subkey being repaired when the Repair
function is executed and from being detected in future
scans, add the value orsubkey to-your personalized Ignore
Lists.
KeepAll: In addition to keeping specific problems, all
problems within a selected section of the scan results
screen can be kept.
DeleteAll:In addition to repairing specific problems,all
problems within a selected section of the scan results
screen can be repaired.
To repair all problems within a section, select the section
on the left of the Scan results screen and then select Delete
All from the Action menu. When this is done, the check
boxes of all problems belonging to the selected section are
selected. Specific items can then be kept using the Keep
Item action.
Close:Select Close to close the pop-up menu.
Optimization
Registry Cleaning
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