So my boss bought a new Mac and it came with a free copy of Norton Antivirus (NAV). He doesn't like NAV so gave it to me. "Thanks" say I as my subscription is just about to run out.Well, you can't just install a new copy over the old copy and get the license term to extend. No point trying to call Norton for help so I played around a little.
I tried uninstalling the old version and reinstalling the new version. That didn't work.
I tried uninstalling the old version, trashing everything I could find that the uninstaller missed and reinstalling the new version. That didn't work either.
At this point I realized that the old version and the new version were exactly the same. No big deal, it just meant that I didn't have to keep worrying about which version I was installing.
I tried uninstalling the old version, trashing everything I could find that the uninstaller missed, tried to find anything hidden and reinstalling the new version. Love the internet as a source of hints of what to look for here. That finally worked.
So here's a step-by-step on how to get your NAV Version 11 subscription extended:
1. Uninstall NAV 11 using the uninstaller
2. Restart Computer
3. Hunt down and manually delete the following:
- Library/Applications Support/Symantec
- Library/Applications Support/Norton Solutions Support
- User/Library/Preferences/com.symantec.WHATEVER. If you can't find any of these, don't worry, you just have a better uninstaller than the one I have.
5. Delete the com.symantec folder in .private/var/db/
6. Launch Show-Hide Files Automator to re-hide previously hidden files
7. Restart (may be slow to restart)
8. Reinstall NAV 11
9. Enjoy
A lot of steps to legally extend the life of my NAV. This method will also extend the life of a subscription if you don't have a new legal copy.
And yes, I know; it's a mac, why use an AV? I just prefer to seeing as how I play in a multi-platform environment.
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Doesn't work, did everything suggested,
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