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Thread ID: 42043 2004-01-30 06:25:00 Do I have to buy norton anti virus every year?? heath (3489) Press F1
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211221 2004-01-30 06:25:00 Do i have to buy the anti-virus program every year??
It wants me to register.

How about turning my computers time backwards then updating.
Or, how about reinstalling norton every time it expires??
heath (3489)
211222 2004-01-30 06:41:00 No you could use AVG mikebartnz (21)
211223 2004-01-30 06:59:00 Doesn't work Ted although the re-installation trick did a few years back, so they say.

You should only have to purchase (subscribe to) the virus and program updates until such time that Symantic deem the software to be obsolete and stop supporting it which, should be stated somewhere on the box or at their site.

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
211224 2004-01-30 07:29:00 dont buy norton it's problematic and weighs a ton on your system........can be VERY difficult to install/uninstall........... drcspy (146)
211225 2004-01-30 07:53:00 You don't have to buy the whole product every year but you do have to pay for another years "subscription" every year.
From memory about $90, but could be wrong on the cost
New machines with Nortons on them will probably only have a 3 month subscription with them, so you will be buying a years subscription shortly after buying your new computer (sucks that does)

You would be better off buying the pro version of AVG, an excellent product, & used in conjunction with spybot (and some common sense) will give you as much protection as you should need
45South (4769)
211226 2004-01-30 08:07:00 You couldn`t pay me to have Nortons on my machine.
Getting rid of it was the best thing I did,and that was no mean feat.
For the money you pay,there are far better,user friendly products than Nortons.
IMO anyway

DD
dumdum (4965)
211227 2004-01-30 08:32:00 No comments about Norton performance etc (although it seems to work for me), but to put the record straight, when I bought it it had 12 months subscription, and a renewal last Nov cost me NZ$36

Tony Bacon
tbacon_nz (865)
211228 2004-01-30 10:07:00 Heath

Sub-scription renewal as of a couple of weeks ago was $44.99 for 12 months.

Oxie (Lyn)
Oxie (1318)
211229 2004-01-30 10:26:00 Bah, i bought the educational version of Norton Anti Virus 2002 last year, for $39.95, and it works on reinstall, just like new. Growly (6)
211230 2004-01-30 10:30:00 just to ad the subs cost is different depending on which ver you have eg oem or full ver. tweak'e (174)
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