Re: Norton Antivirus 2005 cannot load on WinXP/Pro for restricted user.

I could not change the permission of "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet
Security\Norton AntiVirus" by right-click on that folder and select the
properties. Nothing happen. I expected there is properties windows
appear.

Do we have another way ? Can we change folder permission by command
line.

BTW, I installed from CD which I purchased from Costco over July 4.
After all rebates, it cost me only $5.00. But, I spent more than 20
hours to troubleshoot this problem. What's a cheap software!

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Add "read and execute" permissions for that user account to the folder
> permissions for the installation folder. Symantec should know better, Norton
> would have.
>
> To change permissions, you must be logged on as administrator and have
> access to the security tab of the folder properties. This is hidden by
> default. In WinXP Pro, you must disable 'simple file sharing' on the view
> tab of folder options. In WinXP Home you must restart in Safe mode and logon
> as administrator (this account is not available in normal mode).
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> <viet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1120719687.019880.155210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I used to run my computer using the restricted user login
> > (non-administrator). If I used the regular user to login, Norton
> > Antivirus 2005 (from Norton Internet Security 2005 Spyware edition),
> > did not load. It attempted to re-install. Also, I got script error.
> > However, I granted this regular user the administrator right, I had no
> > problem.
> >
> > Contacted Symantec technical support, useless. They asked me to
> > uninstall Microsoft Security patch. I cannot accept that solution.
> >
> > Anyone have suggestion ?
> > Thanks.
> > V
> >

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