Following the corruption of my Windows XP Media Center 2005 system’s registry, I was forced to utilize Sony’s recovery wizard process, which essentially returned my system to the same state it was in when I removed it from the box upon receiving it last year.
After buying the PC, I purchased Norton Anti Virus 2004. So, my newly recovered system was without antivirus protection. I reinstalled my Norton AV 2004, which still has four months left on the subscription I purchased last year, but now it’s refusing to update. I’m tired of troubleshooting it. Norton’s support site provides only lame recommendations for fixing the error (Subscription Service cannot update: Reinstall software and reboot to see if that eliminates the issue, or something similar). Which brings me to my question.
Which antivirus protection software works best on home/small office systems? Should I switch to McAfee (I can get it free with rebates from CompUSA), or should I invest another hour or two trying to fix my existing Norton software?
I’m just glad I don’t need AV software on my Mac…
EE
Read more about my system failure here: https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5254-6257-0.html?forumID=99&threadID=173921&messageID=1838639&id=3334484