Norton Super System Works or.........

[Tullphan]

OnTrack SystemSuite 4?
I have both programs, but have heard that Norton SSW was a resource hog.
Comments? Recommendations?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Tullphan, I've used both and from my personal preference, I would have to say that NSSW performed better due to a "cleaner" interface and "automatic updates" have worked flawlessly for me for over two years. The last time I ran OTSS 4, I found that it was a bit buggy in the way the suite worked, once I removed it from my rig and installed NSSW, my rig was a lot more stable. I hope this helps

 

[Mem]

The last time I ran OTSS 4, I found that it was a bit buggy in the way the suite worked, once I removed it from my rig and installed NSSW, my rig was a lot more stable.

I`ve been using Ontrack System suite V4 for a full year and it has been excellent 100% rock stable(was using V3 before then) with no problems on my WinXP,I use the registry cleaner a lot and it has never done anything bad,I find Norton`s products(I`ve used Norton,Mcafee etc) overrated and buggy and a resource hog.

Btw Ontrack is now VCOM,I`m hoping they`ve version 5 of SystemSuite in the pipeline,I can`t wait to try that .

 

[Tullphan]

Don't you just hate it when you get 50/50 opinions? hehehe

Any idea when v.5 will be out?

 

[Mem]

Don't you just hate it when you get 50/50 opinions? hehehe

Any idea when v.5 will be out?

Your first question is easy, that`s life ,second question is harder ,I waited about year for V4 over V3,but at the moment there`s no news on when or if V5 will be out,since there`ve been a few changes ,see below,

V Communications Purchases Award-Winning Ontrack® Products
Company Expands PC Utilities Software Line


October 1, 2002

SAN JOSE, CA, October 1, 2002 -- V Communications, a leading developer and publisher of advanced software utilities, today announced the purchase of several award-winning PC utility products from Kroll Ontrack Inc., a provider of data recovery and electronic discovery services and wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroll Inc. (NASDAQ: KROL), the global risk consulting company. The products include SystemSuite?, Fix-It Utilities?, PowerDesk® Pro?, ZipMagic®, Internet Cleanup? and EasyUninstall?, all of which will become wholly-owned, marketed and distributed by V Communications effective October 1, 2002. The products will be released under the V Communications label and will be available along with VCOM's popular System Commander®, CD Anywhere®, and Partition Commander®, software utility lines. The purchase of these products enhances V Communication's position in the mass consumer utilities area.

"The award winning excellence of Ontrack's software, as well as their brand name awareness, continues to increase our identity in the consumer utilities market," noted Frank van Gilluwe, V Communications' president. "We plan to continue growing V Communications by acquiring quality products that fit into our strategy of providing a complete line of utilities for consumers, advanced users, developers and enterprise customers," concluded Mr. van Gilluwe.

"We are proud of the products and are happy to see a quality company like V Communications take ownership of them," said Greg Olson, VP of Operations and Product Line Management for Kroll Ontrack. "We have chosen to invest future R&D into Kroll Ontrack's industry leading data recovery and electronic evidence products and services. The PC utility products are a terrific fit with V Communication's growth strategy and a great complement to their existing product lines."