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Did Not Activate Norton AV Within 15 Day Activation Limit

Feb 2, 2005 2:31AM PST

It was a stupid mistake but I didn't activate my Norton Anti-virus within the 15 day limit of installing
it. It will not now accept the activation code because of the 15 day rule. This was not a renew but a new install out of the box.
Has anyone had any experience with this or any ideas
how I can get this software activated?
Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have.
Gary

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Just a few hours ago...
Feb 2, 2005 3:07AM PST

My new laptop popped and announced the supplied NAV has expired. I think I got 30 minutes before it expired.

Now installing Free AVG...

Bob

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Maybe this will work for you
Feb 2, 2005 3:20AM PST

As of NAV 2002 one more piece needs to be "removed." Look in Windows/Application Data for the Norton subfolder. Delete it too. Now you can sucessfully reinstall for another year (or your trial period). (Learned that the hard way a few months ago on somebody else's system... cleared that sucker four times and still had an expired subscription, but after I found this subfolder in Win/AppData, killing it gave me a clean slate.)

TONI

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God was talking to you!
Feb 2, 2005 5:13AM PST
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OR.......
Feb 2, 2005 7:51AM PST

Just don't worry about it. I surf safe, never open suspicious e-mail and I have never got a virus!
Nortons and all the rest who charge you are ROBBING you!
I run nothing. If I do get a virus and my sys is wiped out; SO WHAT! The computer I connect to internet with has nothing of value on it. My secure comp stays OFF the network and contains my vital info.
I now have 2 PC's and 4 MACs and NOOOOOOO virus software at all!