Symantec Norton Utilities - 14.0 Operating Guide

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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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This chapter includes the following topics:

 Installing Norton Utilities
 Uninstalling Norton Utilities
 Running and Activating Norton Utilities

Installation

1

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 you have disabled Autorun on your computer,
choose Run from the Start Menu to 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 to complete
installation.

1. Choose Settings from Start menu, then Control Panel from
Settings.

2. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Select Norton
Utilities 14 and click on the Add or Remove button. Click Yes
to confirm.

Uninstalling Norton Utilities:

1. To run Norton Utilities, choose Start > Programs > Norton
Utilities 14. 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 Activate Now 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 information for necessary product updates.
Subscription updates will not be available until Norton
Utilities is activated.

4. Click Activate Now to complete the process.

Running and Activating Norton Utilities:

Installation

Installing Norton Utilities

6

This chapter includes the following topics:

 Starting Norton Utilities
 Exploring the Main Window

To start Norton Utilities do one of the following:

 In the Windows notification area, double-click the

Norton Utilities icon.

 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > All Programs >

Norton Utilities 14 > Norton Utilities 14.

Getting Started

2

Norton Utilities is an application suite that integrates registry
scanning, privacy cleaning and computer management. Using
Norton Utilities, you can safely repair the Windows registry,
permanently erase all traces of your online and computer
activities, as well as monitor and 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)

Windows Tools

 Links to Windows functions

Administer

 Settings
 Restore
 About
 Smart Update

Exploring the Main Window:

Getting Started

Exploring the Main Window

8

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 Clean Your Registry 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 performance stability. 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

3

The panel on the left lists the sections that were scanned along with
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 All Sections 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 where the problem was found.
 Name of the problematic value and the data it contains.

When a problem is selected, its value and data are displayed in the
Search field.

Modifying problems

To modify a 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.

 Keep Item: To prevent a problem from being deleted clear

the item's check box on the scan results screen or just
select Keep Item from the Action menu.

 Delete Item: To delete an item upon executing the Repair

function, select Delete Item from the Action menu.

 Add value/subkey to ignore list: 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 or subkey to -your personalized Ignore
Lists.

 Keep All: In addition to keeping specific problems, all

problems within a selected section of the scan results
screen can be kept.

 Delete All: 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

10

Repairing Problems

When you are satisfied with the actions and modifications to all
problems listed on the scan results screen, you are ready to
execute the Repair function. Clicking this button applies all
actions and modifications on the scan results screen to the
relevant entries in the registry, including additions to Ignore
Lists.

To go back to the Optimize screen, click the Continue button.

Manage Your Startup

The Services Manager provides different configuration options to
improve the performance and setup of your Windows services.

To access the Services Manager screen:

1. Click Optimize in the left navigation panel.

2. Click the Manage Your Services button.

 Recommended Services: A combination of

performance and functionality, this option
will enable all core services and a selection of
services to provide balance between features
and speed.

 Minimal Services: For raw performance and

faster boot times, select Minimal Services.
This option will enable core Windows
Services.

 Restore Services: To restore your services to

a last known good setup select Restore
Services. Your services will be reset to their
original running states.

Manage Your Services

Optimization

Registry Cleaning

11

The Startup Manager allows you to view and manage your bootup,
system startup and all entry points.

To access the Startup Manager screen:

1. Click Optimize in the left navigation panel.

2. Click the Manage Your Startup button.

3. Select an entry and right-click to enable, disable or

delete programs that are automatically loaded.
Click Apply to save your changes.