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"A Few "Sounds Suspect
Considering that it costs major bucks just to talk to Symantec tech support, we can presume that more than a few users are involved..

"A few" will have managed to communicate their issue; many others we can fairly guess have dead software and will never recommend Symantec to friends or buy Symantec again.

I am glad I went with Paragon Hard Disc Manager 5.5 instead of Norton Ghost in an activated form even if Ghost ain't currently at fault.

I do use another activated utility for PDF printing from another software maker. It uses the Macrovision activation and it's been problematic.

Stay away from activated software folks. It's not always bad news but when it fails getting a fix is all but impossible. The tendency is for the vendor to quietly do nothing or just presume end user guilt.

When a problem develops there is scant incetive to correct it, since in a typical instance the PC setup is such that the only way to fix it for the customer is to disable the activation--and few if any lock-happy vendors will even consider that in my experience.

But an activated product and be prepared to lose your investment if there happens to be anything about your system that triggers reactivation frequently. You won't be important enough for the vendor to risk unlicensed copies by switching off the defective locks.
Posted by: KeithRisler   Posted on: 10/30/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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NO THANKS  Joe Blow_z | 10/30/03
Free AV  Frihet | 10/31/03
detractors  Bill4 | 10/31/03
Symantec is history - bye bye  shawkins | 10/31/03
Symantec  hwarren1 | 11/03/03
I agree with Joe  Chad_z | 10/30/03
Tech Crashed When Activation Appeared  KeithRisler | 10/30/03
I'm not sure I'd go that far  Chad_z | 10/31/03
Copy Protection doesn't sell  DarthRidiculous | 10/30/03
That and...  lmaxwell | 10/30/03
Nope, no problems with WPA...  Yen_z | 10/30/03
Hollystupid Should Read The Above Post  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
what???  JoeMama_z | 10/31/03
This is just going to get worse before it gets better  M Wilson (Scottish Executive) | 10/31/03
I thought they made money on subscriptions  cheznoble | 10/30/03
They aren't that smart  KeithRisler | 10/30/03
You folks don't have a clue!  jp_safford@... | 11/04/03
bad move  lmaxwell | 10/30/03
"A Few "Sounds Suspect  KeithRisler | 10/30/03
As TorboTax Goes, So Goes Symantec  Frihet | 10/31/03
Activation issue  Arrg | 10/31/03
TaxAct  Bill4 | 10/31/03
Only the latest in a series of problems  James Dean_z | 10/31/03
XP Activation does NOT work flawlessly.  James Dean_z | 10/31/03
Don't Reboot  Mopsey | 10/31/03
Suprise, Suprise,Suprise!  BitTwiddler | 10/31/03
XP users DESERVE wpAggravation  moiety | 10/31/03
What happens when you treat customers like thieves  doctormoriarty | 10/31/03
Is piracy that bad?  desktopgeek | 10/31/03
It's game  voska | 10/31/03
All that development money...  BitTwiddler | 10/31/03
That is not their only problem  Mad Scientist | 10/31/03
Well, it was a nice run...  Daisy Fontana | 10/31/03
Buh Bye Symantec  Chipper1963 | 10/31/03
Piracy  rccraig76 | 11/01/03
Product Activation  rccraig76 | 11/01/03
Product Activation  Chipper1963 | 11/01/03
No stop to piracy  Robert Rice | 11/01/03
Product activation glitch hits Symantec  jarlie63 | 11/02/03
Here is what you do flip norton the bird  Robert Rice | 11/02/03
Symantec Product Activation/WPA  jwschull@... | 11/03/03
They deserve this.  ebrke | 11/03/03
I loved Norton Antivirus 2003, but....  The Real Bitch | 11/03/03
Whiners: Is it OK to steal from you?  jp_safford@... | 11/04/03
Ridiculous  MitchDev | 11/05/03
AV Antivirus  fredhavn@... | 11/05/03
Not their only problem  NT Admin | 11/05/03
Not the only glitch in AntiVirus 2004  radreads | 11/09/03
Symantec and Intuit  davidwalsh | 11/22/03
Pay for product, Get zero support  NoGentleman | 05/01/04

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