Hi timgorski,
Sorry to hear about your experience, now lets see if we van supply you with some answers:
Please go to the following URL:
at the bottom of that instruction set are various other subjects that you can click on - which includes
Using the advanced scan options in Norton Power Eraser
Running a scan when booted with Norton Bootable Recovery Tool
Restoring a fix when booted from a different operating system
Hopefully the information will permit you to get all you questions answered.
Please let us know!