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Norton Desktop
for Windows
by Tony Curro
Peter Norton has recently released version 2.2 of his popular
Desktop for Windows. Many features have been enhanced, and quite a
few new features have been added.
Norton Desktop for Windows requires 11MB of hard disk space for a
full installation. Upon installation you are asked if you wish to
make the Desktop Editor your primary editor, instead of Notepad. You
are also asked if you wish Desktop as you primary shell, foregoing
Program Manager. I would suggest saying yes you both of these
options. The Editor has more features than Notepad, and the Desktop
gives you more control than Program Manager.
Key Features include:
* Automatic data recovery for DOS 6.0 compressed drives.
* Read/Restore DOS 6.0 backups.
* Windows for Workgroups support.
* Network support.
* Virus detection for over 1,500 viruses.
* Enhanced Text Editor.
* High speed tape controller support for Colorado and Iomega.
When you start Windows, with Norton Desktop as your shell, you see
drive icons on the left and Norton Tools on the right. These are all
configurable to suit your individual needs. You can choose to show
or not show floppies. Select which hard or network drives you would
like to see. Or you can turn off the feature and not see any drives.
The same applies for the tools. There are seven tools that you can
have available. These are: Viewer, Printer, Shredder, SmartErase,
Backup, AntiVirus and Mail.
These icons are what gives you greater flexibility for Windows. For
example: dragging a filename over to the viewer will allow you to
view it using one of the over 45 file and graphic viewers available.
So if you have a GIF of PCX file and dragged its name on the Viewer
icon, you would see the graphic on screen. Virus checking and even
backing up can be handled in this fashion. Drag a drive icon over
either and the function will be performed. Dragging a text file over
the Printer icon will allow Desktop to print your document on the
default printer.
Also your groups are placed in a Quick Access Group. From here you
can create new groups, or run programs just as you had from Program
Manager. You also have the added advantage of groups being created
in regular view, icon view or list view. The first is how you see
your icons in your current groups. The second places icons
side-by-side, in a gridlike format, without names below the icons.
The last presents them with icon on left and description on right.
They are presented below each other in list form.
Drag-and-drop icons onto the desktop. Move groups of files into
other groups. Almost every function in Norton Desktop for Windows
can be done in this fashion. It simplifies things dramatically.
Along with the above mentioned features, Norton Desktop comes with
many other Windows programs that help or inform you. These are: 3
calculators, SuperFind, Unerase, Norton Disk Doctor, System
Information, Disk Copy, Format, Icon Editor, Batch Builder, Macro
Builder and more.
All of these packaged with the Desktop itself, makes this an
excellent package for many users. It is easy-to-use and while MIS
people will enjoy it, it was also designed for the average user.
There are more average or novice users out there, so I fell this is
an excellent choice. I had it up and running without looking at the
manual. But, reading the manual, is a great help in fine tuning, and
reference for the many features and other things that will enhance
your use of Norton Desktop for Windows. Upgrade for registered
users is $19.
Product Information
Norton Desktop v2.2
for Windows
List Price -- $179.
Symantec Corporation
10201 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014-2132
408-253-9600
408-253-4092 (FAX)