Re: programs downloadable to flash drive?
- From: "Jo-Anne" <naples@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:28:28 -0500
Thank you again, Brian! It will be good to know what happens.
Jo-Anne
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I'd like to download an antivirus program directly to a flash drive
on my old computer and then plug that drive into my new computer,
copy the program files onto the internal hard drive, and install the
program--before I connect the new computer to the internet.
Is it possible to do downloads this way?
Old computer: Windows XP Home SP3 running Norton Internet Security.
New computer: Windows XP Pro SP2 with no antivirus program as yet.
Thank you!
Jo-Anne
I take it you didn't purchase NIS on a disk, otherwise you would of
tried to install it on the new machine using the disk.
As long as it's the installation files it will work out ok, if it's
the actual program files that are already installed the program will
fail on the new machine. Also, depending on the type of NIS install
you purchased depends on if it will install on the new machine. If it
has a single machine license it will most likely not install, a 3
machine or more license would work. If NIS was pre-installed as part
of a package on the old machine it may not install yet you could try
if you wish, it's a 50/50 shot, but if it fails and some of the files
get installed and not removed, you may wind up with problems on the
new machine.
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"Jo-Anne" <naples@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you, Brian! I had decided not to install Norton on the new
machine, although it's licensed for three computers, because it doesn't
seem to play nicely with other programs, including SP3. (I think you
have to upgrade to SP3 before installing Norton, or you can end up with
registry problems.) What I'm hoping to download for the new computer is
the free version of Avira AntiVir.
Jo-Anne
You shouldn't have any problems in that case.
On the other hand, you didn't mention the version of NIS that you have.
I use NIS 2008 in XP Pro SP2 and don't have problems with it playing
nicely with other apps/progs. Symantec has an article which addresses
an issue in regards to upgrading to SP3, it suggests running LiveUpdate
first before upgrading to SP3. It also addresses if you have issues
after upgrading to SP3 and has a tool to remove the registry entries
that cause the issues.
http://solutions.symantec.com/sdccommon/asp/symcu_defcontent_view.asp?ssfromlink=true&sprt_cid=b32555cd-1b26-4041-abac-882faf8d365f&docid=20080530144453EN
They also have articles for NIS 2006/2007 which from what I see are not
different than the NIS 2008 link provided above.
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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
"Jo-Anne" <naples@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My NIS is 2008. So you're saying that I could go ahead and install Norton
on my other computer, do Live Update, and then download and install
SP3--possibly without a problem? I wanted to avoid having to fix the
registry, even if Norton did it for me.
I suggest creating a Restore Point or better yet a backup image if you
have a backup app such as Acronis True Image, Norton Ghost or another
similar type app. Then if something were to go awry you could restore the
drive/partition to the way it was before the issues.
Are you planning to put SP3 on your computer? I was going to do that
first thing, although I'm wondering now if I should wait til it's offered
as an automatic update... (I know this is getting off the subject, but
I'm just wondering what you think.)
I have no plans to install SP3 on this machine at this moment in time, as
with any new software/hardware updates/upgrades I'll wait until the bugs
are pretty well cleared up. I do have XP Home/Pro installed in Virtual PC
for guinea pig testing purposes but NIS isn't installed on them to test
out with SP3. On another note, I do have a scheduled image backup that
will run at 1:30 AM on 8/10 (an hour and a half from now) on another XP
Pro SP2 machine that has NIS 2008 installed. After the image is created
I'll run LiveUpdate, then install SP3 to see what happens and report back
the results.
--
Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/
Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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