Re: Symantec AntiVirus 8.0

From: Steve Nielsen (steve_nielsen_at__blahX3_lincoln.k12.or.us)
Date: 03/02/04


Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:35:14 -0800

Possibly by granting sufficient file permissions for the user to the
location where the updates need to be installed.

Might be better to ask Symantec or one of the a/v newsgroups.

Steve

Joe wrote:
> The issue I am having is with virus definition updates. I
> do not run my PC as administrator. Each time an update is
> downloaded a pop up states there is an update to be loaded
> and I must be an adminstrator of the machine to load it.
> Naturally, the pop ups keep coming until I finally log off
> and log back in as administrator.
>
> Is there any way around this other than running the PC as
> adminstrator or a user with adminstrator rights?
>



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