Installing expired copy of Norton System Works 2006

lucodu · 02-02-2008, 06:31 PM

If I install an expired copy of Norton System Works 2006 on my computer, does anyone know if it will work eventhough it is expired?

thanx

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luco

chauffeur2 · 02-02-2008, 09:20 PM

Hi luco, Welcome to TSF!

The fact that the program has expired will render it virtually useless and ineffective.
You have a couple of alternatives here...

1: Contact Norton® and purchase a more up-to-date program; or

2: Forget about Norton® entirely, and venture on to a less resource hungry Anti Virus program.
There are a number of free anti virus programs available; such as, AVG™ (made by Grisoft); Avast®, and Avira™, to name a few.

That's my 5¢ worth of advice.

Kind Regards,

lucodu · 02-03-2008, 10:57 AM

thanks for the info. much appreciated.

Tumbleweed36 · 02-03-2008, 11:14 AM

In the system works program, there are some things in there that will work just fine and those will be the ones that don't require updates to keep your computer safe. The things like the anti-virus program in there will be just worthless.

That being said, I was a real fan of the program you are using for a long time up until about a year ago, but not for the anti-virus part. I liked some of the other features, but they lure you into a false sense of fixing things. Sure, you can clean some things up, but what it cleans up doesn't really have much risidual value.

That program is very bloated and can actually slow you down quite a bit. Therefore, I recommend that you take the advice given to you by chauffeur2 (recommendation #2) and get rid of that program and go with the AVG free anti-virus and the Zone Alarm free firewall. You will be faster, cleaner, and happy with the change.

02-02-2008, 06:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
lucodu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 22 OS: Vista Home Premium	Installing expired copy of Norton System Works 2006 If I install an expired copy of Norton System Works 2006 on my computer, does anyone know if it will work eventhough it is expired? thanx. luco

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chauffeur2 Manager Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 10,180 OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1. My System	Re: Installing expired copy of Norton System Works 2006 Hi luco, Welcome to TSF! The fact that the program has expired will render it virtually useless and ineffective. You have a couple of alternatives here... 1: Contact Norton® and purchase a more up-to-date program; or 2: Forget about Norton® entirely, and venture on to a less resource hungry Anti Virus program. There are a number of free anti virus programs available; such as, AVG™ (made by Grisoft); Avast®, and Avira™, to name a few. That's my 5¢ worth of advice. Kind Regards, __________________ Dave T. Submit New Articles If it works, Don't fix it! Especially if Bill Gates had anything to do with it!!

02-03-2008, 10:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
lucodu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 22 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: Installing expired copy of Norton System Works 2006 thanks for the info. much appreciated.

02-03-2008, 11:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,606 OS: XP Professional	Re: Installing expired copy of Norton System Works 2006 In the system works program, there are some things in there that will work just fine and those will be the ones that don't require updates to keep your computer safe. The things like the anti-virus program in there will be just worthless. That being said, I was a real fan of the program you are using for a long time up until about a year ago, but not for the anti-virus part. I liked some of the other features, but they lure you into a false sense of fixing things. Sure, you can clean some things up, but what it cleans up doesn't really have much risidual value. That program is very bloated and can actually slow you down quite a bit. Therefore, I recommend that you take the advice given to you by chauffeur2 (recommendation #2) and get rid of that program and go with the AVG free anti-virus and the Zone Alarm free firewall. You will be faster, cleaner, and happy with the change. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.