Symantec Norton's Anti-Virus software

[Nocturnal]

How come when I download the newest virus definitions it says one or more couldn't be installed? What's going on?

 

[eklass]

try BUYING the software and seeing what happens

 

[bozo1]

Originally posted by: eklass
try BUYING the software and seeing what happens

He said he downloaded the virus definitions, not the program. Sheesh.

 

[Smilin]

I'd double check that you're getting the right def. I've grabbed the wrong one from them before since they have quite a few depending on your system.

 

[Mitzi]

I use Norton AV 2003 and use the automatic virus updating feature...works fine. Perhaps you need to uninstall and reinstall (Norton).

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: eklass
try BUYING the software and seeing what happens

happy you're one of the trendy warez pirates now?

 

[chilehead]

If you look at the list of installed components, it should give you the ability to click or right click on the definition that did not install properly and you should be able to get more information on what happened. Also, you may run into problems if you are just getting the definitions and not the program updates that go along with them. There is a system in live update that assigns prerequisites for downloading and installing certain components to guarantee that what you do have will work and not trash your system, but it isn't totally infallible. I would also suggest just rebooting your machine and trying again.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: eklass
try BUYING the software and seeing what happens

Yep, its possible this is a culprit in a case like this, and buying it and registering the software would remedy it.

 

[Sophia]

If you are installing multiple updates, try doing one at a time. I have this problem sometimes in new installs when I'm doing the first big update.

 

[carolinaviking]

you probably have a virus. try FDISK.