2005
Table Of Contents
- Norton Internet Security™ 2005 User’s Guide
- Contents
- 1. Installation
- 2. Feature summary
- 3. Getting started
- 4. Responding to emergencies
- 5. Frequently asked questions
- Explore the Symantec service and support Web site
- How can I find the version number?
- If you need to uninstall
- Troubleshoot virus and threat protection
- Troubleshoot security protection
- Does Norton Internet Security work with my ISP’s proxy server?
- Can Norton Internet Security protect a Web server?
- Can Norton Internet Security protect an FTP server?
- What is wrong with this Web site?
- Why can’t I post information online?
- Why did an email message I sent never arrive?
- Why won’t a program connect to the Internet?
- Why doesn’t Norton Internet Security notify me before letting programs access the Internet?
- Why can’t I print to a shared printer or connect to a computer on my local network?
- Why can’t I connect to the Internet via my cable modem?
- How can a Web site get my browser information?
- Troubleshoot Norton AntiSpam
- Why do I still receive spam?
- How will email messages from addresses on my Blocked list be handled?
- What if I mistakenly put an address on the Blocked list?
- Why did an email message someone sent me never arrive?
- Does Norton AntiSpam check for email-borne viruses?
- Why does so much spam include clusters of meaningless characters?
- How do I keep my spam protection updated?
- Why do I need a subscription to spam definitions?
- Troubleshoot Ad Blocking
- Troubleshoot LiveUpdate
- Service and support solutions
- Index
Getting started
Activate your product
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Activate your product
Product activation reduces software piracy and ensures
that you have received genuine Symantec software.
If you did not activate your product when first prompted,
you will receive an Activation Needed alert every day
until you activate the product.
w You must activate your product within the time period
specified by the alert or the product will stop working.
You can activate your product from the Activation
Needed alert or from the Activation option on the Help
menu. Activation should take just a few minutes.
To activate your product from the Activation Needed
alert
1 In the alert, click Activate Now.
2 Click OK.
3 On the Activation screen, click Next.
4 On the Activation Successful screen, click Finish.
To activate your product from the Help menu
1 At the top of the main window, click Help and
Support > Activation.
2 On the Activation screen, click Next.
3 On the Activation Successful screen, click Finish.
If you have problems activating
If you cannot connect to the Symantec servers to activate
your product, first check to see if you have parental
control software or an ISP that might be blocking the
connection. If that doesn’t resolve the issue, you can
activate by phone.
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