Re: Norton Antivirus upgrade question

From: SpongeBob SquarePants (Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q(NOSPAM)_at_(SPAMNOT)hotmail.com)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 20:47:50 -0400

Since NAV 2k was out before WinXP in may/may not install. If it does
install, you run the chance of ruining your XP installation, as even NAV
2001 is sketchy (required a patch to run properly with XP) where NAV 2002
was the first version fully supporting XP. I would follow Tod's advice and
get a cheap copy of NAV 2002 or NAV 2003 somewhere, but if you wish to take
the risk and possibly ruin your installation, then again take the NT
choice - it will may fail as if I remember it was looking for NT 4.0/2k with
SP6 or higher installed. Just beware, the upgrade diskette again, may/may
not work - to me there are just too many unknowns there that could mess your
system up - why risk it? 

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"Buckus" <Buckus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:056B308B-5115-4AF1-B48C-8B3B8E97DC86@microsoft.com...
> Hi Todd,
> the norton 2003 floppy allegedly will update norton 2000 to 03. It did so
> successfully on my wife's win98se. However, the question remains, since I
> have winxp - the only choices on the installation of norton2000 by itself 
> is
> for 98 or nt/20oo only since it is so old. Which should I select to 
> install
> since i have winxp? After install, I will use the floppy to upgrade to
> norton03. Therefore, which is a closer O/S to Winxp, 98se (first option) 
> or
> n/t and win200 (second option). It's making me choose between the O/S's
> before installing. Thanks for helping me.
>
> "Tod" wrote:
>
>> Does the 2003 floppy version say it will upgrade over a 2000 ?
>> May I suggest you get a full version of Norton Anti-virus 2003 off eBay 
>> for
>> just a few dollars.
>>
>> "Buckus" <Buckus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:54E2B790-1FBB-4412-8D98-668434627C2E@microsoft.com...
>> > My wife has win98se and myself winXP home. She currently has Norton
>> > antivirus2000 CD with a 2003 upgrade floppy. However, when I try to
>> > install
>> > NA2000, I have two options - install if you have win98, or the second
>> > option,
>> > install if you have NT or Win2000. Which would you all suggest i 
>> > install
>> > first in order to be able to use the upgrade? Thanks for your help.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>

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