No, really: every time I try to extract this harmless .zip file, some program deletes the newly-extracted contents. I know it's safe, because I created the .vbp/.bas file on my desktop and I'm trying to get it to my netbook via email. I could download the .zip file fine, but extracting it is a *****.

Now, I can't say for sure it's Norton 360, because I actually turned off all its "Automatic Care" options. But the only difference between my desktop and my netbook is that the FORMER USES Avast! (too lazy to switch to 360) whereas the latter uses 360.

Now, it's just annoying. It's already HALTED my work for about a month, which is beginning to affect my research (I normally build simple programs to help my research go much, much faster).

Oh, by the way, I have WINDOWS Vista on both desktop and netbook; Home Premium and Basic respectively. I have virtually the same programs installed in both, which are pretty much harmless (MathCad, for instance). The only difference is the antivirus.

I forgot to mention that the netbook has Security ESSENTIALS, which I installed before I got 360 but I was too lazy to uninstall.

Help? :- Ahha, people using Norton.I always here bad reviews about it.That would be why i never use it.Haha..Anyways.
Not really sure what you are trying to do?
If you want it on there and working right, Download Ccleaner from download.com, uninstall all registry keys from it and any files.Then from download.com, or wherever you got Norton, install it again.