NAV 2002 vs NAV 2004

2002 is getting a little long in the tooth.  Plus Norton isn't updating 2002 or 2003 so Windows SP2 recognizes it's running.  With earlier version you'll get warnings from the Security Center unless you disable it.

With the rebates available you can get 2004 for less than the update for 2002.  2005 is in public beta now, and will probably be out shortly, further driving down the price of 2004.

Dave

Thanks for the information.  I'll get it (2004) this weekend.

You might consider NAV 2003 or NSW 2003 with Go back for ~ $9.00. You get 1 year of updates. GoBack is a valuable tool and I wouldn't be without it.

http://computersworth.com/search.cfm

Enter NAV2003 or NSW2003 in the search window. When my NAV2004 ran out, I bought NAV2003 from them rather than pay for a renewal. Just something to think about.

     I just checked, and NAV 2005 is available for download from Symantec right now.  Boxed retails versions debut next week.

      I would forget about the buggy NAV 2004 and wait for NAV 2005, which should be available next week.

For those anxious that XP SP2 security center should recognise NAV 2003, the patch Symantec issued for 2004 works equally well for NAV 2003 (I've tried it).

This is just a cosmetic fix, since although with the patch security center can tell that NAV is installed, it can't actually tell its status (always shows it as on and up to date, even if you disable NAV); but at least security center shows the green light.

Without the patch, tell security center 'have my own, will monitor myself'. In either case continue to use live update regularly

For home users the patch is not availabloe for download from Symantec, but it is from here:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=202998&st=0

If you download the file you'll need Winrar to extract its contents to install the patch.

http://www.rarlab.com/index.htm Winrar 3.30 trial version.

Hi - Thanks for the information.  Due to circumstances beyond my control I wasn't able to get out to get 2004 yet.  Are there any reviews on the system resources that NAV 2005 uses vs 2004?  I have a PIII Inspirpn 4100 w/ 386 megs of RAM.

Thanks,

Forget about renewing virus definitions. I have found NAV2003 even with te latest definitions has trouble handling the latest viruses. For example Gaobot and Sasser. Its gotten to the point that I recommend automatically buying the new NAV when the definition subscription runs out. And due to the rebate situation you should buy it in a store or online box copy rather then download. It will come out cheaper in the long and often short run.

I haven't seen any reviews, but I did download the public beta and tried it out.  I wasn't impressed with it on my PIII HP laptop.  It seemed to slow the system down more than 2004.  Symantec has jumped on the adaware bandwagon and NAV now also blocks adaware, spyware, IM trojans.....and bad breath, I think.  It's a lot more bloated than previous versions.

Dave

Thanks for the information.  Virus software is probably one of the toughest items to buy.  Very few products have overall positive reviews - I guess just pick one and hope for the best (although my personal experience with McAfee years ago was horrible).

Thanks again!