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RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
I just went to update my Antivirus subscription for Norton 2002 and the charge for one more year of updates (meaning just the virus definitions, NOT Norton Antivirus 2003) and it was 25!! This is for an OEM version of antivirus, and so I want to ask you if they are ripping me a new asshole by charging so much (or is that a standard charge??) Well, let me know. Thanks.

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  • uninstall+reinstall=no charge.

    works for me anyhoo. IMO, you spend 60$ for a program, you shouldn't have to keep paying for it...

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  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    i dont care for paying. so i went to AVG at [url="http://www.grisoft.com"]www.grisoft.com[/url]

    rather good anti virus program thats FREE.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by Rogue Trader:
    [b]i dont care for paying. so i went to AVG at [url="http://www.grisoft.com"]www.grisoft.com[/url]

    rather good anti virus program thats FREE.[/b][/quote]

    Ditto! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    [quote]Originally posted by A2597:
    [b]uninstall+reinstall=no charge.
    [/b][/quote]

    Hmmm.. Never thought of it. Good idea!
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Didnt work.. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img] So, is the 25$ price reasonable? Or should I just buy a new copy (of 2003) for 35$? I dont want to go with freeware, I need a big name for now... Thanks.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Solution: Re-install before time runs out. And of course, don't register. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Well, the fact that you reached the 1 year limit without formatting your computer is scary in itself. Format, reinstall everything, watch how much faster it runs and get another year's subscription for free at the same time. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    I've never actually reformatted a PC. How would one go about it?
  • Remove the Symantec comments from your registry....... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    The uninstall does not remove them....

    Be careful....hehe
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Yes, but I dont know which ones to remove (last thing I need to do is f up my PC). So, what does a usual one year update cost? Nobody has told me yet [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That's cause noone here buys it. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    Formatting is easy. Backup stuff you need to backup. Then make a boot disk with CD-ROM drivers on it if your computer can't boot from CD-ROM, or set it to boot from CD if it can. Insert your windows CD and reboot. At the command prompt, type format c: /u. When it's done formatting, run windows setup from the cd, follow the instructions. Then install all your software again.

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  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by rhett:
    [b]I dont want to go with freeware, I need a big name for now... Thanks.[/b][/quote]

    AVG may be freeware, but it in no way means it's not a professional program.

    AVG has caught and cured things that Symantec and Norton didn't even know about until it was already rampant. The updates are free... forever!

    Makes great biz sense to me...

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  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Well, AVG might be worth it then. However, to reformat my harddrive, I got to convince my dad it is worth it (he gets royally pissed if I screw something up...)
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Installed AVG, really like it. What is the catch? What do you not get with the freeware version? Thanks.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Any good anti-virus programs for linux?
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [quote]Originally posted by rhett:
    [b]Yes, but I dont know which ones to remove (last thing I need to do is f up my PC).[/b][/quote]

    Run regedit, hit F3 and type in Symantec. Delete any entry relevant to Symantec.

    Note: Do this [b]after[/b] uninstalling NAV.

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  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    last i knew it cost 10 bucks a year for updates from norton.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by rhett:
    [b]Installed AVG, really like it. What is the catch? What do you not get with the freeware version? Thanks.[/b][/quote]

    No catchs that I know of... been using the freeware version for a year and a half at least...

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Cool, I like it.. Except it takes forever to do a scan (80 GB Hard drive takes a while).. Otherwise, its looks just as good as any pay program.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by rhett:
    [b]Cool, I like it.. Except it takes forever to do a scan (80 GB Hard drive takes a while).. Otherwise, its looks just as good as any pay program.[/b][/quote]

    Takes longer because it's looking for more... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
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