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by borginva

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Okay, I need some help here. I bought last month fresh copies of Norton System Works 2005 and Norton Internet Security 2005 (been using 2004). I installed them, tweaked, configured, updated as I have been with all other past products of theirs. After a few weeks, they now require me to activate again. I JUST DID LAST WEEK! I had this issue so many times with 2004 but uninstall/reinstall got it back up. Now with this new version and this pointless, crapy activation thing, I can not get it working again.
I have placed several calls and spent 4.6h on hold total for the past week. They took off their FREE email support many moons ago. One tech dared asked for payment for the phone call this week. I am tired of the phone thing with them and will not call them again. My emails on activation go unanswered. Heck! I am still waiting for my rebates from 2002. I will NOT call or email them again, thank you.
Too late for me to return this sad product with this useless and stressful activation code crap.
Uninstalling and reinstalling it is useless. I even had to find a program on their site to remove it if uninstalling it fails. When I reinstall it, it is still expired.
Any ideas how I can get this working again? Got a code? A crack? A fix?
Anyone who tells me to keep checking there website or calling them will get an automatic REJECT unless you send me a link that may be useful that I have not found myself.
They have lost me as a customer. If you help me get these working in the next day or so before I uninstall it for good, I will give them one more chance to remove product activation in the next version, or I find will find other products to use and never go back to them.
Thank you for your help in fixing this problem.

XP SP2, P4 3.6Ghz 660 series, 1G RAM.

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by jerry~beans&bytes

'k, i have been there with NIS '05.

what finally worked for me was that i cleared the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Symantec)
!! Don't forget to back up registry, first!!

AND

in Safe Mode, i deleted everything i found in C:\Program Files\Symantec

after reboot, i did fresh install of Norton, gave it the Activation Code they gave me at install, and went back to my normal level of frustration.

i don't know what part(s) of this was/were necessary, or if the order mattered, but i have gone 3 mos without the da** thing asking me to activate.

hope this helps

by col_guderian

Been there, done that, I now use AVG free edition
and sygate personal firewall free edition, as well
as ad-aware personal edition, which is also free.
and that is what freedom is all about. You can
download them at download.com or better yet at
their respective websites, Long Live FREEdom!

by paul.n

I would try removing every trace of Norton and symantec corporation from the PC(s). Start with the uninstall from the hard drive, check add and remove in control panel. then do a find in the registry for both Norton and symantec, delete all traces. Start again with an install. Let me know how you fare.

Paul

by alitheking7867

Norton AntiVirus 2006 are more stable for Windows XP and 2000 only.

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Norton AntiVirus 2006 Activation Instructions
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1st) Disconnect internet.
2nd) Install Norton AntiVirus 2006.

- When you see "Unable to verify signature. Do you wish to continue with the installation?
just click "Yes".

3rd) Enter Serial: VYB7V-BBVRW-VTXF4-T9KKP-F69W2

- During installion if you see
**************************************************************
* Norton AntiVitus has encountered an internal program error.*
* UninsTall and re-install Norton AntiVirus" *
**************************************************************
- Don't worry about it just click "OK". Don't follow what it said.

- Completed restart your computer.

- Norton will run itself after your computer restart.

- !!!Remember to DISCONNECT YOUR INTERNET!!!

4th) When Norton window appear just click "next" until your see the Activate By Phone window.
5th) Activate By Phone Enter: 000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000999
6th) "Cancel" or "Close" the online account setup window.
7th) Connect back your internet.
8th) Done!!! Now you can do what ever things you want.

Subscription Days: Around 2457
Have Fun!!!!!!

by blazing_phoenix19

So i did that for Norton Premier 2006 using my cd key however the phone activation didnt work (and i did shut off the internet). Any other activation codes?

by paulaaaaaaaaa1

If it smells like crap and looks like crap
it Norton they still haven't got it right since the first
version.
Advertising of a product the learned from Bill
You can sell any crappy product if the label is right
And the advertising is full of lies REMEMBER GATES.

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