Do I Need Just the .EXE Installation File?

[Wandering Flame]

I have a Symantec Antivirus CD. However, the computer I want to install the antivirus on has a non-working disc drive, so the CD is useless for it, and I was going to put the disc in another computer disc drive, then transfer its contents to a USB flash drive, then use the USB on the computer I want to have the antivirus program. However, it's disc drive nor its USB ports work.

So what I thought was, using the disc on another computer, and attaching the disc contents in an email, or on megaupload. However, I can't attach folders. I have to attach files, not folders, like a .exe file for instance.

So I was only able to send to myself, online, the .exe installation file of the Symantec Antivirus program I want to install on the computer.

Is the .exe installation file all I need for the program?

 

[Jacee]

No, you need the set up file and the purchase key in order to install and use it.

Why do you want Symantec?

 

[SIW2]

LOL at

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

hmm.. i still recommend quickheal
Quick Heal anti-virus software - World leaders in virus protection

 

[Wandering Flame]

Guys...I just said I have the CD. Maybe that's why I want to use it.

The product key? I don't recall having to use that on my older computer...as a matter of fact, I don't have this at all and I was able to use this before.

And what's wrong with Symantec? It has not failed me yet whereas everything else did (everything else were free versions of anti-virus programs, but that's because Symantec is my only full program).

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

there might be two things here
1.. Symantec have upgraded to norton 360.. do you have the norton 360 version.. if not.. no you cant use it..
2. If you have purchased symantec you should get a product key.. which is valid for one year or three years depending on what you brought.. still you can't use it as you need to use norton 306 now..
refer to the symantec website

 

[Wandering Flame]

Ok, it was a CD my brother got from his university. It's Symantec Antivirus 10.0.10 or something like that.

I'll give more details later on if I need to...I'm currently planning on compressing the contents with WINRAR and sending it on Megaupload or something. As I said there was no product key and I was able to use it fine on two computers before since all it involved in MY case, was running one of the setup files (in the CD itself, there's a big folder called "CD1" and in that folder, are other folders and there are like 5 folders with setup files. Some of them are labeled "SAVWin32" "SAVWin64", "SAVVista64" and so on). I'll be back if I need more help.

And I'm beginning to think this is no ordinary CD. It even has the University of Maryland logo on it and so forth. It's not a bogus program either since it is from a big University. I just think they modified it a little bit which is why I was able to use it without having to use some key code...who knows.

 

[Ashvin Busviah]

are you sure you are using the right symantec for local user or you are trying to install Symantec end point protection which a server type??