Symantec AntiVirus

Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?

I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and select
Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my 32-bit
version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click but not my
64-bit version of Vista.

Is this a limitation of 64-bit?

Charlie
Sun Nov 04 22:04:05 PST 2007

No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true 64-bit
version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the 64-bit Explorer.
But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.

There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't work on
my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP x64 that I
wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
>
> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and
> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my
> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click
> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
>
> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
>

Clayton
Sun Nov 04 22:20:56 PST 2007

I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to Endpoint
Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so
what AV do you reccommend?


"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...
> No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true
> 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the 64-bit
> Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.
>
> There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't work
> on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP x64
> that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
>>
>> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and
>> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my
>> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click
>> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
>>
>> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
>>
>

Jane
Mon Nov 05 02:42:37 PST 2007

Hi Clayton,

Avast Home Edition which is free, does have the right-click scan enabled in
x64, as does NOD32 (not free).

I'm using Avast on Ultimate x64.

--
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP Windows Shell/User

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:%23glJIQ3HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to Endpoint
> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so
> what AV do you reccommend?
>
>

John
Mon Nov 05 03:58:01 PST 2007

Ditto

"Jane C" <janecolman@invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:859A2FE7-B78F-46CC-B21D-166212491C5E@microsoft.com...
> Hi Clayton,
>
> Avast Home Edition which is free, does have the right-click scan enabled
> in x64, as does NOD32 (not free).
>
> I'm using Avast on Ultimate x64.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:%23glJIQ3HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to
>> Endpoint Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed
>> about it, so what AV do you reccommend?
>>
>>
>

Carlos
Mon Nov 05 04:17:00 PST 2007

Clayton,
I second Jane C in her choice.
Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!
Carlos

"Clayton" wrote:

> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to Endpoint
> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so
> what AV do you reccommend?
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...
> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true
> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the 64-bit
> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.
> >
> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't work
> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP x64
> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.
> >
> > --
> > Charlie.
> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >
> >
> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
> >>
> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and
> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my
> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right click
> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
> >>
> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
> >>
> >
>
>

Charlie
Mon Nov 05 07:52:14 PST 2007

I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good
reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click
extensions.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...
> Clayton,
> I second Jane C in her choice.
> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!
> Carlos
>
> "Clayton" wrote:
>
>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to
>> Endpoint
>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it, so
>> what AV do you reccommend?
>>
>>
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...
>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true
>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the
>> > 64-bit
>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.
>> >
>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't
>> > work
>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP
>> > x64
>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Charlie.
>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>> >
>> >
>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
>> >>
>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and
>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my
>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right
>> >> click
>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
>> >>
>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>

Reyede
Mon Nov 05 10:19:40 PST 2007

AVG right clicks here.

Reyede

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...
> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good
> reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click
> extensions.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...
>> Clayton,
>> I second Jane C in her choice.
>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!
>> Carlos
>>
>> "Clayton" wrote:
>>
>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to
>>> Endpoint
>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it,
>>> so
>>> what AV do you reccommend?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>>> message
>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...
>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true
>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the
>>> > 64-bit
>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.
>>> >
>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't
>>> > work
>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP
>>> > x64
>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Charlie.
>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
>>> >>
>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file and
>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check my
>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right
>>> >> click
>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
>>> >>
>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>

Charlie
Mon Nov 05 10:46:47 PST 2007

Good, thanks for the confirmation.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Reyede" <reyede@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2338vvh9HIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> AVG right clicks here.
>
> Reyede
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...
>> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good
>> reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click
>> extensions.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...
>>> Clayton,
>>> I second Jane C in her choice.
>>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!
>>> Carlos
>>>
>>> "Clayton" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to
>>>> Endpoint
>>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it,
>>>> so
>>>> what AV do you reccommend?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>>>> message
>>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...
>>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a true
>>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the
>>>> > 64-bit
>>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.
>>>> >
>>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't
>>>> > work
>>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP
>>>> > x64
>>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Charlie.
>>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file
>>>> >> and
>>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check
>>>> >> my
>>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right
>>>> >> click
>>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>

Clayton
Mon Nov 05 12:22:26 PST 2007

Thanks guys


"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:BF2062B0-6246-423C-883A-203EBB364B54@microsoft.com...
> Good, thanks for the confirmation.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Reyede" <reyede@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2338vvh9HIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> AVG right clicks here.
>>
>> Reyede
>>
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
>> news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very good
>>> reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right click
>>> extensions.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charlie.
>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>
>>>
>>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...
>>>> Clayton,
>>>> I second Jane C in her choice.
>>>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!
>>>> Carlos
>>>>
>>>> "Clayton" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to
>>>>> Endpoint
>>>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about it,
>>>>> so
>>>>> what AV do you reccommend?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>>>>> message
>>>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...
>>>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a
>>>>> > true
>>>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the
>>>>> > 64-bit
>>>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions don't
>>>>> > work
>>>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of XP
>>>>> > x64
>>>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > --
>>>>> > Charlie.
>>>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file
>>>>> >> and
>>>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check
>>>>> >> my
>>>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right
>>>>> >> click
>>>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Rabbitt
Sun Nov 11 15:54:40 PST 2007

I just ordered NIS 2008 to put on one computer, with AVG Suite x64 on Home
Premium (which does right click). I also went ahead with Norton Antibot x64
as well.

Something I read over the weekend - and I've always been impressed with
Symantec's research papers and such (just not their products) but I wanted
to test NIS '08 just the same ;-)


"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:ObI%23Xm%23HIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Thanks guys
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:BF2062B0-6246-423C-883A-203EBB364B54@microsoft.com...
>> Good, thanks for the confirmation.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "Reyede" <reyede@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%2338vvh9HIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> AVG right clicks here.
>>>
>>> Reyede
>>>
>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>>> message news:4CB711F3-69E3-4D00-A530-255E9C35EFCC@microsoft.com...
>>>> I'm kind of partial to Nod32, but it isn't free. And AVG has a very
>>>> good reputation as well, though I don't know if they support right
>>>> click extensions.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Charlie.
>>>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:EEDC1ED9-04C8-474B-A442-905F65F545DC@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Clayton,
>>>>> I second Jane C in her choice.
>>>>> Avast is lightweight, unobtrusive and free!
>>>>> Carlos
>>>>>
>>>>> "Clayton" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using version 10.2 for Vista 64 bit and decided to upgrade to
>>>>>> Endpoint
>>>>>> Security 11, both don't right click and I am totally annoyed about
>>>>>> it, so
>>>>>> what AV do you reccommend?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>>>>>> message
>>>>>> news:E43A2A0E-7F26-4BB4-AFE3-ABAA113878E0@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> > No, it's a limitation of Symantec. They didn't bother to write a
>>>>>> > true
>>>>>> > 64-bit version of their software, so it doesn't integrate with the
>>>>>> > 64-bit
>>>>>> > Explorer. But use this as an excuse to find a better AV.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > There's a full explanation of why right mouse click extensions
>>>>>> > don't work
>>>>>> > on my blog, but it's old. It was way back in the earliest days of
>>>>>> > XP x64
>>>>>> > that I wrote about it. Try searching on WinZIP.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > --
>>>>>> > Charlie.
>>>>>> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>>>>> > news:ew6Xoe1HIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> >> Is anyone here running Symantec AntiVirus on Vista 64 Ultimate?
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> I use to be able to right click on either a drive, folder or file
>>>>>> >> and
>>>>>> >> select Scan for Viruses but now it doesn't show up at all, I check
>>>>>> >> my
>>>>>> >> 32-bit version of Vista and it shows the Scan for Viruses on right
>>>>>> >> click
>>>>>> >> but not my 64-bit version of Vista.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Is this a limitation of 64-bit?
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>