Norton Internet Security, product activation.

[David Arnstein]

I see that NIS 2004 has gone on sale at various web stores. Has anyone
installed it yet? How bad is the product activation feature?
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[Malke]

David Arnstein wrote:

> I see that NIS 2004 has gone on sale at various web stores. Has
> anyone
> installed it yet? How bad is the product activation feature?

I installed it for a client. The activation was not a problem (he has a
cable connection) and only took a few seconds. The first activation
isn't what concerns me - it's the second, third, etc. that worries me.
How much trouble will it be to reactivate after reinstalling Windows
(for whatever reason)? How long will Symantec support that particular
product for reactivation? What bugs will crop up? Symantec software can
be troublesome - when it works, it's great but when it messes up, it's
a bear to deal with. Personally, I've switched to F-Prot on my Windows
boxen, but it isn't user-friendly enough for most of my clients.

HTH,

Malke
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[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 06:51:30 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, Malke
<malke@thereisnospoon.com> wrote:
>
> David Arnstein wrote:
>
> > I see that NIS 2004 has gone on sale at various web stores. Has
> > anyone
> > installed it yet? How bad is the product activation feature?
>
> I installed it for a client.
[snip]

Only after making him sign a release stating (among other things) that
you're doing this only as a result of his direct order, and that it is
against your professional advice to run such malware, right?

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[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 01:05:14 +0000 (UTC), in <alt.privacy.spyware>,
arnstein@panix.com (David Arnstein) wrote:
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> I see that NIS 2004 has gone on sale at various web stores. Has anyone
> installed it yet? How bad is the product activation feature?

Unacceptable on principle:

<http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3998,a=39843,00.asp>

What more do you need to know?

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