unlock LiveUpdate Antivirus

[Joe]

I would like to use the Norton Antivirus LiveUpdate
feature (Symantec). The original Administrator locked out
this option. How do I unlock this, so I can use it? Is
there any reason not to use this feature, and stay with
the IntelligentUpdater: essentially manual downloads from
the Symantec site?

Any reason these newsgroups don't have a search feature by
subject?

 

[Lexx]

You have to ask the admin to allow you the rights to run update.

Your admin may have the update run to a shared drive and at some time and
date with a script update all pc's that log in.

 

[Joe]

Perhaps I should have been a bit more clear. This machine
is my home machine now and I am now the administrator and
owner of this machine. How do I reset the settings so
that I can unlock this LiveUpdate Antivirus program, which
was locked by its previous administrator? How do I undo
the previous admin's locking?

Thanks, Joe

 

[Gertjan Kroeb]

Re install !?

Perhaps I should have been a bit more clear. This machine
is my home machine now and I am now the administrator and
owner of this machine. How do I reset the settings so
that I can unlock this LiveUpdate Antivirus program, which
was locked by its previous administrator? How do I undo
the previous admin's locking?

Thanks, Joe

 

[Joe]

I cannot reinstall it. I don't have the original CD or
software package. I would think it would be some kind of
windows security permissions. Does anyone have any
further insight?

Thanks, Joe

 

[xiphoid]

symantec update

I cannot reinstall it. I don't have the original CD or
software package. I would think it would be some kind of
windows security permissions. Does anyone have any
further insight?

Thanks, Joe

>-----Original Message-----
>Re install !?
>
>"Joe" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> Perhaps I should have been a bit more clear. This
machine
>> is my home machine now and I am now the administrator
and
>> owner of this machine. How do I reset the settings so
>> that I can unlock this LiveUpdate Antivirus program,
which
>> was locked by its previous administrator? How do I undo
>> the previous admin's locking?
>>
>> Thanks, Joe
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >You have to ask the admin to allow you the rights to
run
>> update.
>> >
>> >Your admin may have the update run to a shared drive
and
>> at some time and
>> >date with a script update all pc's that log in.
>> >
>> >
>> >"Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >news:[email protected]...
>> >> I would like to use the Norton Antivirus LiveUpdate
>> >> feature (Symantec). The original Administrator
locked
>> out
>> >> this option. How do I unlock this, so I can use
it? Is
>> >> there any reason not to use this feature, and stay
with
>> >> the IntelligentUpdater: essentially manual downloads
>> from
>> >> the Symantec site?
>> >>
>> >> Any reason these newsgroups don't have a search
feature
>> by
>> >> subject?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Hello, try going to www.securityresponse.symantec.com, they should have what you are looking for.

 

[Hanmanth]

Solution ... a Little late

Hi,

Found a workaround for this. You can update your anti-virues irrespective of it is locked or not.

Goto the installation folder for the antivirus normally wud be
"C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus"

There would be an exe file for live update identify it exactly. SOme thing like
VPDN_LU.exe and not the setup file.

Execute the exe, update is done.

Note: need to be connected to net ;-)

 

[devananda]

Blocked Symantec Live update: got it going! VPDN_LU.exe was the key. THanks!

Thanks Hanmanth! VPDN_LU.exe started the live update passing the block. Only in Mozilla is typing here a bit funny: It works only if you start button <Preview Post>!