Norton SystemWorks
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| Original author(s) | Peter Norton | ||||
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| Developer(s) | Symantec | ||||
| Initial release | September 1998 | ||||
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| Development status | Discontinued | ||||
| Operating system | Windows, Classic Mac OS, macOS | ||||
| Type | Utility software | ||||
| License | Trialware | ||||
| Website | symantec |
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| Windows | 12.0 / September 23, 2009 |
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| Mac | 3.0.1 / July 1, 2003 |
Norton SystemWorks was a utility software suite by Symantec Corp. It integrates three of Symantec's most popular products, Norton Utilities, Norton CrashGuard and Norton AntiVirus into one program designed to simplify solving common PC issues. Backup software was added later to high-end editions. SystemWorks was innovative in that it combined several applications into an all-in-one software for managing computer health, thus saving significant costs and time often spent on using different unrelated programs. SystemWorks, which was introduced in 1998 has since inspired a host of competitors such as iolo System Mechanic, McAfee Nuts And Bolts, Badosoft First Aid and many others.
Norton SystemWorks for Windows was initially offered alongside Norton Utilities until it replaced it as Symantec's flagship (and only) utility software in 2003. SystemWorks was discontinued in 2009, allowing Norton Utilities to return as Symantec's main utility suite. The Mac edition, lasting only three versions, was discontinued in 2004 to allow Symantec to concentrate its efforts solely on Internet security products for the Mac.
The precursor of Norton SystemWorks was released in March 1996 for PCs running Windows NT 3.51 or later.
It includes Norton AntiVirus Scanner, Norton File Manager (based on Norton Navigator), UNC browser, Norton Fast Find, Norton Zip/Unzip, Norton Folder Synchronization, Folder Compare, Norton System Doctor, System Information, Norton Control Center.
An application suite built similar to Norton SystemWorks but includes different set of tools to enable support of DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT. Released in July 1998, it includes Norton Software Distribution Utility 2.0, Norton CrashGuard 2.0 for Windows NT, Norton CrashGuard 3.0 for Windows 95, Norton Speed Disk for Windows 95/NT, Norton Disk Doctor for Windows 95/NT, Norton AntiVirus 4.0 for DOS/Windows 3.1, and Norton AntiVirus 4.0 for Windows 95/NT. Other administrator components include LiveUpdate Administrator, Norton Utilities for Windows 95 3.0, Norton Utilities 8.0 for DOS/Windows 3.1, Norton Utilities for NT 2.0.
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