Symantec Norton Anitivirus 10. for Mac

Recently purchased a new MacBook Pro. Transfered all programs from Powerbook G4 to MacBook Pro on setup. Problem: Norton Antivirus 10 for Mac will not transfer 2 programs correctly: LiveUpdate and Uninstaller. LiveUpdate will not operate and the latest updated version of LiveUpdate from Symnatec will not install or correct the problem (see symantic support downloads). Plus, the Uninstaller provided by Symantec will not recognize symantec programs on you HD. Solution: Removing all Symantec programs for Macintosh by using the RemoveSymantecMacFiles removal utility available from Symantec support. Then re-install Norton Antivirus 10 for Mac from the CD. Then LiveUpdate and Uninstaller will work correctly. Bottom line some programs are corrupted using the setup transfer program from and old mac to a new mac.

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