Norton CleanSweep 2002

by Symantec

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005MP4U
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 27, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,972 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #38 in Software > Utilities > PC Maintenance
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Clean out Internet buildup with Norton CleanSweep from Symantec. Its powerful tools improve your PC's performance by eliminating unwanted programs and other files that waste disk space. Thorough and reliable, Norton CleanSweep removes a wide array of nonessential items on your hard drive, including cookies, history logs, and other files that track your Internet activities.

Internet Sweep finds and cleans away the clutter accumulated by Web surfing--such as Web pages, graphics, and plug-ins--without causing problems for other programs. Fast & Safe Cleanup automatically removes unneeded files. Run it from the CD to clean up your hard disk before installing new software. The uninstall wizard guides you safely step-by-step through removing old programs and their associated files.

Use Safety Sweep to protect against the accidental deletion of files you and your computer need, so you can run Norton CleanSweep with confidence. A graphical interface and intuitive wizards make Norton CleanSweep easy to use. And now Windows XP RC1 users can also enjoy all its benefits. Don't let space-eating files jeopardize the performance of your PC. Trust Norton CleanSweep 2002 for safe, easy, complete hard drive cleanup.

Product Description

Clean out Internet buildup with Norton CleanSweep¿ from Symantec. Its powerful tools improve your PC¿s performance by removing unwanted programs and other files that waste disk space. Internet Sweep cleans away the clutter accumulated by Web surfing, including cookies that track your Internet activities. Fast & Safe Cleanup automatically removes files you no longer need, while Safety Sweep¿ prevents the accidental deletion of critical files. The Uninstall Wizard guides you safely step by step through removing old programs. Now Windows¿ XP users can also enjoy the benefits of this award-winning program. Trust Norton CleanSweep 2002 for safe, easy, complete hard drive cleanup.¿¿¿¿¿

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 1 Star is Too Many, October 21, 2001

By 

K. Stewart "High School Teacher" (New England, USA) - See all my reviews

When I ran Norton Clean Sweep 2002 it took over my computer without giving me the ablility to shut it down. When it was finished hours later, I had to reinstall my operating system just to get my computer working again. Then I discovered that Clean Sweep had deleted every program on my computer and 99% of all of my files. It has taken me almost 2 weeks to get my computer working again. I got no help from Symantec because they charge $35 per technical help phone call which I refused to do considering what their software did to me. I have used Norton products before, including earlier versions of Clean Sweep, with no problems. This product, however, is dangerous and untrustworthy. I highly advise anyone considering purchasing this to at least back up all of their data first and then buy something else.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Won't do anything for you except destabilize your system, October 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Norton CleanSweep 2002 (CD-ROM)

This program is fun for about an hour: you click a few buttons and pretend to be organizing your files, until presto, you discover that it has gummed up your registry and that your other applications conflict with it. Norton admits--in the dark recesses of the Readme file--that CleanSweep is known to cause problems with Norton's own Anti-Virus software. (Shouldn't a software manufacturer be expected to produce two titles that don't wipe each other out?) The pain only continues: you go on to discover that uninstalling CleanSweep is a major hassle, and removing all the registry entries can take you the whole day. Later you ask yourself what this program did that you couldn't have done through Windows, and the sad answer is NOTHING. And at last you realize that you are but the latest victim of fancy packaging and let's-separate-a-consumer-from-his-money advertising.

I should have known better: everytime I've had a Norton product, I've had to deal with their technical support, and everytime I've had to deal with their technical support, they have failed to solve my problem.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless "utility", July 9, 2002

By 

John Grabowski (USA) - See all my reviews

This bloated, poorly designed program doesn't really do much that the simpler Disk Cleanup utility in Windows already does. Just go to Programs/Accessories/System Tools and choose Disk Cleanup. You can then defrag your disk using the option right below Disk Cleanup on the menu, if you wish. These two options will take care of anytnig Cleansweep 2002 will--and it already comes with your system. This is a waste of money, disk space, and time, because it's slower. Don't bother.