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ankspon
ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
My laptop came with 60 days free Norton Internet Security installed,i also purchased Norton Gold which was half price to use when the 60 days ended.Do i have to uninstall the free Norton and install the Gold or can i just enter the product key.Will it recognise that it's still Norton but a different product.

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  • aardware
    aardware Posts: 45 Forumite
    You should be able to install straight over the top, although this isn't always the case, and if you can't, it will tell you.

    Norton products can be a bit ropey during (un)install. I would recommend (for peace of mind) downloading the norton removal tool and running that, and then installing Norton gold fresh. Then next year I'd buy Kaspersky;)
    Microsoft Certified IT Professional x 3 (Vista - Enterprise and Consumer, Server 2008)
    Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist x 5 (Vista, Windows Mobile, Windows Server 2008)
    Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (XP).
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    I used to have kaspersky and wasn't impressed
  • The_Grandmaster
    The_Grandmaster Posts: 1,424 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I was thinking of getting norton too this year but after uninstalling it and using avira, the computer is too fast for me to want to return to norton!
  • aardware
    aardware Posts: 45 Forumite
    Kaspersky beats Norton with a very big stick. When did you use it and on what operating system? I come into contact with a lot of viruses and malware and my computer has not been infected since I started using Kaspersky about 5 years ago.
    Microsoft Certified IT Professional x 3 (Vista - Enterprise and Consumer, Server 2008)
    Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist x 5 (Vista, Windows Mobile, Windows Server 2008)
    Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (XP).
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