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Norton AntiVirus 2004 review

Thursday 29 April 2004, 7:26 AM

Horrible! Unacceptable! Garbage! Activation Crap!

I will not buy any software with activation after dealing with Windows XP and Office XP. Change some hardware enough and voila -- software stops working. Office won't save etc. until you call each company and type in some stupid long number. This activation stuff is going to be a nightmare... imagine 10 years from now EVERY product has this -- now, if you change a CD-RW, hard drive, etc. you have to spend 3-4 weeks calling 800 numbers to reactivate all your software! No Thanks!

NORTON 2003 was excellent -- best one so far from Norton in my opinion. Norton 2004 -- bloated, crappy, and pathetically programmed. Too much bloatware. Take a look at Winfax Pro -- thats a pig on resources as well. Very poor software! Save your money. Get Norton 2003, then AVG, then I would recommend McAfee. No software should be this problematic. Pure GARBAGE!!!

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Norton AntiVirus 2004

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Editors rating: 7.8

Verdict

NAV 2004 is still a good choice for first timers, but its minor improvements mean that NAV 2003 users need not upgrade.

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£ 44

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