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  • 08-11-2003 8:39am
    #1
    LastIrishMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 630 ✭✭✭


    i bought a ne laptop 2 months ago but already norton want me to renew the software 20 € :( ? what is to be done to stop this from happening :confused:


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    #2
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    what version norton and windows has it got, you get a year with norton antivirus 2002, but there is a way around that :D


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Ways and means my friend, ways and means. ;-) Legal route would be to download some free software to take nortons place. Or, if you have back ups you can wipe the drive and start again.

    Mark


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    therecklessone
    Registered Users Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    I *think* that Norton only give 90 days service with their products if they are bundled with a machine.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Is AVG still free - the latest version just looks like a 30 day trial...


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    BigEejit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭BigEejit


    Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
    Is AVG still free - the latest version just looks like a 30 day trial...
    still free

    P.S. You have to register the software (they send a key) so you must use a valid email address, they dont bug you with spam though. (Havent received a single email - except the one with the key - from them since registering with them a few months ago)


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    #7
    Töpher
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭Töpher


    Clicky

    'Nuff said.


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    #8
    Frank Grimes
    Registered Users Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭Frank Grimes


    Einstürzende, you should probably kill that link.

    LastIrishMonkey, someone posted here or on the Technology board how to get around it, but imo you should use AVG. Norton is extremley bloated imo and AVG does the same job - just better!


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    #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    F-Prot Antivirus for DOS is free for personal use

    F-Prot Antivirus for Linux / BSD Workstations is FREE for use by personal users on personal workstations

    http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/linux/
    http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/bsd/
    http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/dos/


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    #10
    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,508 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Get a hold of the coporate verison.:ninja:

    No need to pay for updates, and updates take about 30 secs.


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