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    Install Antivirus 2008 over 2007 and use 2007 definitions

    My subscription to Antivirus 2007 runs out shortly so I want to renew. I have all the latest definitions etc installed as I am a subscriber and get the updates on a regular basis from Symantec. I bought the AntiVirus 2008 on sale and want to install it. My experience with previous installs is...
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    Backup setting for Norton ANTIvIRUS 2005

    Lawnboy I do not want to reload the latest definitions which is what LiveUpdate will do. Based on rebuild's I have done in the past this can take up to an hour to download the latest files (I do not have high speed internet)plus the total scan will take another 1 - 2 hours When I do a rebuild...
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    Backup setting for Norton ANTIvIRUS 2005

    About every 6 months I rebuild my operating system to get rid of all the garbage that has accumulated and is slowing down my response time. I do this by formatting my hard drive and doing a reinstall of the software. I backup all my data and setting's for my software before I reformat. When I...
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    CD/Hard Drive cable Connection

    Thanks Garebo, It was the jumper. I had it set as the master. When I changed the jumper to make the CD a slave the system recognized it. Thanks again!!!
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    CD/Hard Drive cable Connection

    I am setting up a old garage sale computer and am having a problem adding a CD to it. I have the computer booting from the hard drive with windows 95. When I plug the CD into the same cable as the hard drive and I boot the system I get the error "HDD CONTROLLER FAILURE". When I disconnect the...
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