UAC prevents Norton installation

[Zoe]

I have Vista Home Premium, and I'm trying to install Norton Internet Security
2009, which I downloaded from the website. The problem is that even when I
tell User Account Control to allow the install program to run, nothing
happens. I contacted Symantec about it, but all they said was that the user
control policy is not allowing the installation to run and that I should
contact Microsoft about how to fix it so the program can run. How do I do
that? Thanks.

 

[Gordon]

I have Vista Home Premium, and I'm trying to install Norton Internet
Security
2009, which I downloaded from the website. The problem is that even when I
tell User Account Control to allow the install program to run, nothing
happens. I contacted Symantec about it, but all they said was that the
user
control policy is not allowing the installation to run and that I should
contact Microsoft about how to fix it so the program can run. How do I do
that? Thanks.

Have you tried right-clicking on the exe file and choosing "Run as
Administrator"?

 

[Jim]

I have Vista Home Premium, and I'm trying to install Norton Internet Security
2009, which I downloaded from the website. The problem is that even when I
tell User Account Control to allow the install program to run, nothing
happens. I contacted Symantec about it, but all they said was that the user
control policy is not allowing the installation to run and that I should
contact Microsoft about how to fix it so the program can run. How do I do
that? Thanks.

Zoe - if you haven`t paid for it , don`t install it ; it will take
over your computer . ( Free programs are much better ) .

 

[Charlie Tame]

Zoe - if you haven`t paid for it , don`t install it ; it will take
over your computer . ( Free programs are much better ) .

Heh, was about to say finally UAC does something useful

 

[JamesJ]

Is there free Anti-Virus Software?
Where?

James

Zoe - if you haven`t paid for it , don`t install it ; it will take
over your computer . ( Free programs are much better ) .

 

[Jesper Ravn]

Is there free Anti-Virus Software?
Where?

Hi James

here you go.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.free-av.com
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

I do understand that you are not ready to give up AV yet. But you are really
close now, to see whats its all about and that just great.

/Jesper

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Is there free Anti-Virus Software?

There are several free anti-virus programs. The best of them, in my
view, is Avast, which you can get at http://www.avast.com/

But I completely disagree with the statement in this thread that said
"if you haven`t paid for it , don`t install it ; it will take over
your computer . ( Free programs are much better ) ." Although many of
the commercial anti-virus programs are very poor (Norton and McAfee,
for example), not all of them are. In my view, the best anti-virus
program is NOD32, which is *not* free.

Avast is a good product, and there aren't many that are better than
it. But NOD32 is.

 

[Jesper Ravn]

There are several free anti-virus programs. The best of them, in my
view, is Avast, which you can get at http://www.avast.com/

But I completely disagree with the statement in this thread that said
"if you haven`t paid for it , don`t install it ; it will take over
your computer . ( Free programs are much better ) ." Although many of
the commercial anti-virus programs are very poor (Norton and McAfee,
for example), not all of them are. In my view, the best anti-virus
program is NOD32, which is *not* free.

Avast is a good product, and there aren't many that are better than
it. But NOD32 is.

Hi Ken

Did you see this. NOD32 is the lowest ranked??:
http://mtc.sri.com/live_data/av_rankings/

Why do you think that NOD32 is the best?.

/Jesper

 

[MowGreen]

One can choose whichever comparative test one prefers:
http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02

NOD gets a decent rating there. If NOD protects Mr. Blake's system
adequately without hindering what he does with it, then it's the best
choice to him.


MowGreen
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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[JamesJ]

I did uninstall that resource hogging suite and I believe my system is
running
70% faster.

 

[JamesJ]

I can remember about 5 years ago I had Norton Utilities. After
'uninstalling' (I use that term loosly)
it I thought I had done a processor upgrade. It was a very notable
improvement.

James

 

[Charlie Tame]

Since Peter Norton sold out to Symantec the "Norton" utilities have been
nothing but resource hogging snake oil.

Why would any reputable security provider need to supply a tool to
remove the crap their system leaves behind.

http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

I can remember about 5 years ago I had Norton Utilities. After
'uninstalling' (I use that term loosly)
it I thought I had done a processor upgrade. It was a very notable
improvement.

James