Re: Norton vs Windows Security Center

From: Sjonia Harper [MSFT] (sharper_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 23:20:33 -0500

The Windows XP Security Center does not provide anit-virus proctection. It
only checks to see if you have anti-virus software installed. Do not dump
your third-party solution. Visit Symantec's website to obtain the necessary
fixes to ensure that Norton operates properly with SP2. 

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"DeBorA" <DeBorA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:4FE14295-60B4-45DA-9A39-C88246CA7A21@microsoft.com...
> Norton Anti Virus Liveupdate won't update definitions.  (I did download 
> and
> uninstall/reinstall latest ver Liveupdate).  Norton Tech advice says if 
> you
> have installed Windows XP Service PK 2, there is a fix get it through
> Liveupdate? What? Question why don't I just dump Norton and run with 
> Windows
> Security Center it says it has Virus Protection and Firewall and its auto
> update appears to work. Would I be reasonably protected?

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