February 20th, 2010 
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- Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later Home/Professional/Media Center
- 300 MHz or faster processor
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB RAM required for the Recovery Tool)
- 300 MB of available hard disk space
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate
Product Description
NAV 2010 5 user… More >>
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I’m giving all Norton 2009 and 2010 antivirus products a 1-star because of their “software-as-rental” policies.
I thought the 1 year subscription period meant that automatic updates would no longer be provided, but that otherwise the product would continue to work OK.
Wrong.
The software stops working and disables itself, unless you pay the yearly renewal fees, which are much higher than ‘rebting” the next year’s version.
Imagine if Windows stopped working, unless you kept paying yearly fees to Microsoft, forever.
Rating: 1 / 5
We bought this Norton antivirus 5 user for the computers we have in the house. I have always trusted Norton. My company uses McAfee but I trust Norton with my valuable data.
Amazon offered the best deal we could find in stores or on the internet for multiple users.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have had Norton Antivirus forever. But, this year I subscribed for the update, the charge showed up on my visa 3 weeks later, but I had no updates on my computer. I had to stop the charge on my credit card. Now I consistently get notices that I no longer have Norton protection; but I do not trust them any more.
Rating: 1 / 5
When I read the 1-star review and as my subscription on my 2009 ran out, I was a bit skeptical about how the install would go once I bought this 2010. As the 2009 subscription ran out, I noticed there is only an option to renew the subscription online. There isn’t a button for upload new software. So when I entered the new 2010 disk into the drive, I wasn’t surprised when the 2009 program didn’t recognize it! Oh, great… 1-star review was right! Annoyingly, I had to uninstall the 2009 first and then upload my 2010. I was a little shocked and annoyed that the program didn’t recognize it and uninstall and upload it automatically. So it was an annoying extra step. I was a little annoyed but not angered.
The product has a new window appearance. I am guessing it’s the same functionality.
Rating: 3 / 5