[Graham Mayor]

If your pre-loaded version of Norton is not allowing you to update it then
you need to consider your AV measures NOW!!! Venturing onto the internet
without using up to date AV measures is as sensible as having unprotected
sex with a load of strangers. Symantec's web site will give you all you need
to know about charges, and the supplier of your PC will provide the
information about how long the included trial is for.

AVG Free is still free and works fine if you are baulking at those charges.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



wrote:
Thank you so much, Suzanne. This was exactly what I wanted. You done
it again. Time and time again you have saved readers of this ng
umpteen hours of frustration. There'll be a jar of vegemite awaiting
you if you ever come to Australia.

Just one final question: How long is the preloaded version valid for
and how much is the (presumably) annual update or activation
arrangements. Oh, and I suppose one more question: Has it ever found
anything? I suppose the cynical would say 'If it's found nothing then
that might suggest it doesn't catch anything.'


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I am quite happy with NAV. It updates automatically without
bothering me (when I was on dial-up, I had it prompt me, but now
that I have DSL, I just
let it do its thing), and I've never had a virus. If NAV is installed
normally, disable the Plug-in as follows:

1. Open Norton AntiVirus (right-click on the Systray icon and choose
this option).

2. Click on the Options button at the top of the dialog.

3. In the Options dialog, click on Miscellaneous (menu on the left)

4. Clear the check box for "Enable Office Plug-in."

5. OK out and close NAV.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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wrote in message
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Sorry Graham, but I found this a bit difficult. Could you help me by
answering the exact questions that I posed in my original post? Thanks.
I've got two problems. If I encourage my edit client (author) to
buy Office, as he has Norton's already installed on his Dell,
exactly what steps should he take to disable the Norton plug-in (he
is even less of a computer expert than I am -- 'the application'
doesn't tell either of us *which* application... New question:
exactly what are the likely problems if he does not?

Second problem: Do I activate the Norton software on my laptop when
it keeps nagging me. How long does it last before I have to
activate? How much is it to do that?

Apart from the Office plug-in, are posters generally happy with
Norton's? "Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Checking of Word/Office documents can usually be deselected in
Norton AV
by turning off its Office Plug-in from the application's options.

With some versions of the Norton product it may be necessary to
unregister the calling DLL by running the following command line
from Windows Start Run

regsvr32 /u "c:\program files\norton antivirus\officeav.dll"
or
regsvr32 /u "c:\program files\norton systemworks\norton
antivirus\officeav.dll"

Other AV apps eg the popular free ediition of Grisoft's AVG
antivirus software, require similar treatment.
In this instance:

regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Free\avgoff2k.dll"

Norton AV is an application that you have to pay for. Though
limited trials are often included with PCs. Once that trial has
ended you have to pay for the updates. If you don't want to do
that, download Grisoft's free version of its AVG software,
uninstall Norton AV and install AVF Free. The updates for that are
available daily. Make sure that whatever AV software you have you
update it frequently - preferably automatically. --

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


wrote:
Hi all

I'm going to encourage a client to buy MS Office (prob 2003 from a
box) so that he san see the edits I'm doing in Word from his
manuscript (converted from Works). This will also let him read my
schedules in Excel.
1 He already has Norton loaded on his Dell. I have read much on
here about disabling the Norton Word Plug-in. Assuming that the
rest of Norton is good, exactly how to I do this disabling?

2 Also, on my own laptop was some Norton stuff pre-loaded. The
laptop keeps nagging me that I am vulnerable so click on the
Norton, presumably to activate it. Is any payment involved? If
not, how long does it last? Have posters found Nortons to be OK
generally (apart from the plug-in)? And again, how exactly do I
disable the Word plug-in?
Thanks all.