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198725 2003-12-09 08:26:00 Me and a few people I know have been having this problem. We bought a computer with Norton Antivirus 2002 preloaded on it, now that our subscription service has run out, it notifies us every day, in the most annoying times, that it has expired. Is there a way of turning the popup off?

Thanks
Spark
spark (4975)
198726 2003-12-09 08:57:00 simply uninstall it and install a free antivirus such as AVG. a free upto date one is still better than an out of date one. tweak'e (174)
198727 2003-12-09 09:01:00 >Is there a way of turning the popup off?

As far as I am aware, No you cant turn the popup off.

Also if you are look for another Antivirus Program have a look at AVG - http://www.grisoft.com/
stu140103 (137)
198728 2003-12-09 09:13:00 My suggestion would be to download AVG (http://www.grisoft.com) it's free and then unistall Nortons AV then install AVG mikebartnz (21)
198729 2003-12-09 19:41:00 Either pay for a new subscription, otherwise the popup will stay around. Otherwise, as the other have said, use another Antivirus program instead such as AVG. somebody (208)
198730 2003-12-09 20:45:00 With some trial and error you could probably find the exe and /or message box in the program folder and rename it or find the registry key for that function but, it's probably tied to the main program exe in some way though and the whole program may become inoperable. That would most likely breach your user license IMO and would not help to protect your computer from viruses.

You used to be able to uninstall NAV and reinstall to reactivate the updates but, they caught on to that one some time ago so, you need to stump up with the money or, as suggested, find a free antivirus program to replace it. It's not worth the risk, in any respect, using outdated antivirus or going without.

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
198731 2003-12-10 00:03:00 Ditto Problem, but in my case with Naorton System Works. The annoying thing is that I have had my internet at home disconnected for 12 months now, and have yet to download even one update. Anoying that when I finnaly get reconnected, I will not be able to update the program even though I have paid for a years worth of subs.


Mine however only reminds me every two weeks.

G P
Graham Petrie (449)
198732 2003-12-10 09:58:00 Perhaps you should buy NAV 2004 instead of buying another year's worth of subscriptions. Last time I checked, the renewal fee was around 51 Australian dollars! utopia (2200)
198733 2003-12-10 14:55:00 If you are going to buy Nortons Antivirus 2004 then you may as well splash for Nortons Internet security which includes Nortons Antivirus.
I got 2004 Pro version for $169 from Ascent.
Big John (551)
198734 2003-12-10 20:48:00 If you are going to put money on anything ,I strongly suggest NOD33,and you won`t be sorry.It`s also available from N.Z.
Cheers
dumdum (4965)
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