Re: Norton Live Update for a non-retail copy of System Works?

[ded]

<julienex4@gmail.com> wrote in message
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That was too many words just to relate you want to pirate software
and that for some bizarre reason you think XP will function better
without SP2....that must be a very unstable XP installation you are
running without the the almost vital service pack two.
You are getting it very wrong, XP must have SP2 and there are
established, reliable and effective freeware anti-virus, system
utillities, and malware tools etc.
Do you really think Symantec/Norton isn't going to detect a key
that has been bouncing around the ether and so many others will
already have tried and failed to use it? You bought the dubious copy
of the already multi-pirated software on eBay and you're a googler too!
I'm afraid I have to warn you to be prepared for failure in your endeavours.

 

[blackbird82]

On 19 Jan, 02:35, "ded" <with...@invalid.witheld> wrote:
> <julien...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:70018084-2985-4842-8651-270eea175395@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> snip
>
> That was too many words just to relate you want to pirate software
> and that for some bizarre reason you think XP will function better
> without SP2....that must be a very unstable XP installation you are
> running without the the almost vital service pack two.
> You are getting it very wrong, XP must have SP2 and there are
> established, reliable and effective freeware anti-virus, system
> utillities, and malware tools etc.
> Do you really think Symantec/Norton isn't going to detect a key
> that has been bouncing around the ether and so many others will
> already have tried and failed to use it? You bought the dubious copy
> of the already multi-pirated software on eBay and you're a googler too!


> I'm afraid I have to warn you to be prepared for failure in your endeavours.


Well, you were at least frank but you don't strike me as very solid. I
was looking for an assessment, not some blank condemnation and unlike
you, I don't subscribe to the idea that the big software developers
always know what's best for you. or for every user. Cracked copies of
software abound and anyone who's familiar with Symantec knows that
their customers have sometimes found half-legal ways of manipulating
settings and rules to get th more out of the softwares they paid for
(the most famous instance beuing the "renewal trick" of uninstalling
and reinstalling a week befor subscription would expire - putting the
"priogram subscription clock" at zero that worked right up til 2005
and was used by many millions of people.

On the whole I think Norton's products are good and solid but the
customer service and information sucks (an opinion shared by very many
people). Did I mention that the copy of WEindows I installed two years
ago was borrowed from a relative. I have never had any notices from
Microsoft about the same product key being used at least twice in
different places.
Still waiting for more balanced appraisals.

 

[ded]

"blackbird82" <julienex4@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> (the most famous instance beuing the "renewal trick" of uninstalling
> and reinstalling a week befor subscription would expire - putting the
> "priogram subscription clock" at zero that worked right up til 2005
> and was used by many millions of people.

LOL, utter nonsense!

Also, do you have two PC's? Or one and the XP in first post changed to
ME in second post, like your posting nym changed?

I snipped out most of your words but we will just briefly dwell on your
requirement for live update and nortons anti-virus, and your previous
install of SW 2005. Very few applications are "fully" functional straight
"out of the box", most require almost instant patching/updating/registration
etc.
And like yourself, I too also think symantec products are not as bad as
some paint them apart from the now notorious Norton 2006.
So Symantec being one of the major and longstanding players in the
*security* field, if you feel that the tales/myths of others defeating them
are true, and that you too have the wherewithal to also pull the wool
over their eyes, then go for it and give it a try.
Good luck and goodbye.