Re: Norton Internet Security - Big Problem!

From: Robert King (KingRobert@BTinternet.com)
Date: 02/07/02 

From: "Robert King" <KingRobert@BTinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 02:44:41 -0000

I uninstalled NIS - then reinstalled it to the same drive as Win2K.

Seems that did the trick as its all working now.

Previoulsy I had instaled NIS to another drive - maybe that upset it a
little?

Robert

"Joseph V. Morris" <jvmorris@erols.com> wrote in message
news:a3gprg$hi9$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> Robert,
>
> Which version of NIS did you actually install? If you actually
installed
> NIS 2002 (aka NIS 4.0), then I know how you could have done this.
But I've
> not seen or heard of this happening with NIS 2.5x or 3.0 (aka NIS
2001).
>
> To ascertain what you've got (and also what user accounts are
present), go
> to www.capimonitor.nl and download Albert Janssen's NIS Settings and
NIS
> Rules Viewer. Install and run NIS Settings. At the bottom of the
screen,
> you'll see an option to select one of several accounts (if there
_are_ any
> accounts defined). One of the options for account should be
> "Administrator" (and this _is_ a supervisor account defined by the
default
> install). And, if you didn't do something with that one, the
password is
> blank.
>
>
> Try logging on to NIS as Administrator with a blank password. Start
up
> the NIS console (from the System Tray, or the desktop or Start |
> Programs...). Once you're in, find the User Accounts pane. This may
be
> below the bottom of the left-hand pane with the various panes
listed, so
> you may have to scroll down to it. It's the very last item, after
Privacy
> Control, Ad Blocking, and Parental Control Settings (on my NIS FE
3.0, at
> any rate).
>
> One possibility here is that somehow during installation, you may
have
> either added an account for you (as a normal user) and set it to be
a
> default startup account, but failed to give your newly defined
account
> supervisor privileges. (THAT would certainly cause this behavior.)
You
> should always have at least one supervisor-level account; I run two
just
> in case one gets munged. Other than that, I usually create accounts
for
> each individual using the PC as adult-level accounts. (For all I
know,
> you may need some child-level or teenager-level accounts, also.)
>
> I hope the above is applicable to your problem.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Joseph V. Morris
> jvmorris@erols.com
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> "Robert King" <kingrobert@compuserve.com> wrote in message
> news:a3fjlb$4to$1@suaar1ab.prod.compuserve.com...
> | Hi
> |
> | Ive just installed NIS 2001 under win2kpro and having a lot of
trouble
> | configuring it to work.
> |
> | Whenever I go to OPTIONS and select Internet Security, I get a
message
> | saying "Access Denied. Only the supervisor can view/change the
> options."
> |
> | I am the only user on my stand alone PC and Ive only just
installed it.
> I
> | wasnt given any prompts or options about supervisors. How do I
get to
> be a
> | "supervisor"?
> |
> | The NIS icon is in the system tray and when I point at it the tip
says
> | "Norton Internet Security - ENABLED". But when double clcik it,
to get
> to
> | the status window, status says "NIS is not currenly protecting
your
> system".
> | The enabled box isnt checked. When I try and check it it toggles
back
> off -
> | Im not allowed to enable it.
> |
> | The next thing is that I now find I am blocked from viewing any
web
> pages or
> | retrieving my email!
> |
> | Fortuantely I dual boot with win98 so thats where I writing this
from!
> |
> | Hopefully one of you out there will know how I can get NIS working
as it
> | should.
> |
> | By the way, Ive got NAV2001 installed and that works 100%. Also
just
> after
> | installing NSI, I ran live update which installed all the latest
> updates.
> |
> | Thanks for any info.
> |
> | Robert
> |
> |
> |
>

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