I am downloading a virus protection software off the internet

when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty 2006
at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get this
message

windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.

so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this software.

thank you linda

From: "LindaS" <>

| when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty 2006
| at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get this
| message
|
| windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
|
| so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
| please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this software.
|
| thank you linda

You posted in the wrong News Group. This News Group is reserved for discussions on updating
the OS with Critical and other
updates using the Windows Update web site and other services.

This is Symantec software and you need to obtain support from Symantec.


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

I contacted symantec and they said win millinium is not compatible with
norton internet secrurity 2006. They said they would give me my money back
but I already uninstalled norton 2005. It seems MICROSOFT SHOULD PROVIDE A
SMIPLE WAY TO UPDATE THEIR PROGRAM SO WE CAN USE THE NEW ANTI VIRUS PROGRAMS.

"LindaS" wrote:

> when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty 2006
> at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get this
> message
>
> windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
>
> so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
> please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this software.
>
> thank you linda

I think you've got the cart before the horse here, and Symantec, if you're
quoting them exactly, is also a bit off, as the correct quote should be:
"Norton Internet Security 2006 is not compatible with Windows Millenium
Edition".

Operating System companies write operating systems for specific hardware
platforms.

Applications Software companies write application programs (including
antivirus and internet security software) for specific operating systems.

If Symantec chooses not to write a product for Microsoft Millenium Edition
(which, btw, is now almost six years old), then your beef is with Symantec for
not doing what they /could/ do if they chose to do so.

NOT with Microsoft, who /DID/ update that program (Windows ME) -- it's called
Windows XP, and was originally released in 2002.

If you want to upgrade.... go down to Best Buy, write a check for $99 plus
tax, and buy a copy of XP Home Edition Upgrade, which will happily upgrade
your Windows ME to Windows XP Home Edition -- and your NIS 2006 will happily
install on the XP Home Edition.



"MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T WORK" <MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T
> wrote in message
news:8CB0996A-EEB4-405A-9054-...

>I contacted symantec and they said win millinium is not compatible with
> norton internet secrurity 2006. They said they would give me my money back
> but I already uninstalled norton 2005. It seems MICROSOFT SHOULD PROVIDE A
> SMIPLE WAY TO UPDATE THEIR PROGRAM SO WE CAN USE THE NEW ANTI VIRUS
> PROGRAMS.
>
> "LindaS" wrote:
>
>> when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty 2006
>> at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get this
>> message
>>
>> windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
>>
>> so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
>> please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this software.
>>
>> thank you linda

Hello

Your remark caught my eye.

The whole problem with Millenium is that hardly anyone writes programs
compatible with it cos hardly anyone has been able to keep it running for
this long.

It was a disgusting O/S that never worked satisfactorily and Microsoft
should have given Millenium buyers XP Home Edition free of charge AND with
their apologies.

Millenium in latin may well mean 'a thousand crashes a year' in the minds of
Microsoft bods.

I lost hundreds of hours repairing and reinstalling it and finally when I
had a hardware failure, the shop refused me my garantee saying that I had
changed the configuration.

So please don't be too hard on Millenium users (who have already paid for a
duff product) if they don't want to splash out again.

Regards

Dave Neve
"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
>I think you've got the cart before the horse here, and Symantec, if you're
>quoting them exactly, is also a bit off, as the correct quote should be:
>"Norton Internet Security 2006 is not compatible with Windows Millenium
>Edition".
>
> Operating System companies write operating systems for specific hardware
> platforms.
>
> Applications Software companies write application programs (including
> antivirus and internet security software) for specific operating systems.
>
> If Symantec chooses not to write a product for Microsoft Millenium Edition
> (which, btw, is now almost six years old), then your beef is with Symantec
> for not doing what they /could/ do if they chose to do so.
>
> NOT with Microsoft, who /DID/ update that program (Windows ME) -- it's
> called Windows XP, and was originally released in 2002.
>
> If you want to upgrade.... go down to Best Buy, write a check for $99 plus
> tax, and buy a copy of XP Home Edition Upgrade, which will happily upgrade
> your Windows ME to Windows XP Home Edition -- and your NIS 2006 will
> happily install on the XP Home Edition.
>
>
>
> "MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T WORK" <MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T
> > wrote in message
> news:8CB0996A-EEB4-405A-9054-...
>
>>I contacted symantec and they said win millinium is not compatible with
>> norton internet secrurity 2006. They said they would give me my money
>> back
>> but I already uninstalled norton 2005. It seems MICROSOFT SHOULD PROVIDE
>> A
>> SMIPLE WAY TO UPDATE THEIR PROGRAM SO WE CAN USE THE NEW ANTI VIRUS
>> PROGRAMS.
>>
>> "LindaS" wrote:
>>
>>> when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty
>>> 2006
>>> at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get
>>> this
>>> message
>>>
>>> windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
>>>
>>> so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
>>> please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this
>>> software.
>>>
>>> thank you linda
>
>

"Dave Neve" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello
>
> Your remark caught my eye.
>
> The whole problem with Millenium is that hardly anyone writes programs
> compatible with it cos hardly anyone has been able to keep it running for
> this long.

Exactly... aside from being six years old... it's a common recognized P.O.S.
Not since Microsoft Bob, have even Microsoft employees been so disdainful of a
Microsoft product.


> It was a disgusting O/S that never worked satisfactorily and Microsoft
> should have given Millenium buyers XP Home Edition free of charge AND with
> their apologies.

I can't argue with that suggestion. :-)

> Millenium in latin may well mean 'a thousand crashes a year' in the minds of
> Microsoft bods.
>
> I lost hundreds of hours repairing and reinstalling it and finally when I
> had a hardware failure, the shop refused me my garantee saying that I had
> changed the configuration.
>
> So please don't be too hard on Millenium users (who have already paid for a
> duff product) if they don't want to splash out again.

I wasn't at all directing my eye at Millenium users, merely at the misdirected
complaint. In the instant case, the incompatibility of NIS2006 with WindowsME
(notwithstanding the general P.O.S. status of WindowsME), is mostly a function
of the fact that WindowME is six years old, beyond its support lifecycle, and
Symantec knows there's no market (assuming the product can actually be written
to run stable) for NIS of any time on WindowsME. The poster's complaint
towards Microsoft that his product has not bene updated is inaccurate.


> Regards
>
> Dave Neve

> "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> a écrit dans le
> message de news: ...
>>I think you've got the cart before the horse here, and Symantec, if you're
>>quoting them exactly, is also a bit off, as the correct quote should be:
>>"Norton Internet Security 2006 is not compatible with Windows Millenium
>>Edition".
>>
>> Operating System companies write operating systems for specific hardware
>> platforms.
>>
>> Applications Software companies write application programs (including
>> antivirus and internet security software) for specific operating systems.
>>
>> If Symantec chooses not to write a product for Microsoft Millenium Edition
>> (which, btw, is now almost six years old), then your beef is with Symantec
>> for not doing what they /could/ do if they chose to do so.
>>
>> NOT with Microsoft, who /DID/ update that program (Windows ME) -- it's
>> called Windows XP, and was originally released in 2002.
>>
>> If you want to upgrade.... go down to Best Buy, write a check for $99 plus
>> tax, and buy a copy of XP Home Edition Upgrade, which will happily upgrade
>> your Windows ME to Windows XP Home Edition -- and your NIS 2006 will
>> happily install on the XP Home Edition.
>>
>>
>>
>> "MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T WORK" <MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T
>> > wrote in message
>> news:8CB0996A-EEB4-405A-9054-...
>>
>>>I contacted symantec and they said win millinium is not compatible with
>>> norton internet secrurity 2006. They said they would give me my money
>>> back
>>> but I already uninstalled norton 2005. It seems MICROSOFT SHOULD PROVIDE
>>> A
>>> SMIPLE WAY TO UPDATE THEIR PROGRAM SO WE CAN USE THE NEW ANTI VIRUS
>>> PROGRAMS.
>>>
>>> "LindaS" wrote:
>>>
>>>> when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty
>>>> 2006
>>>> at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get
>>>> this
>>>> message
>>>>
>>>> windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
>>>>
>>>> so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
>>>> please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this software.
>>>>
>>>> thank you linda
>>
>>
>
>

I had the initial loading error when I tried to install it on Windows XP PRO
64.
I spent an hr, looking everywhere for a compatible patch to no avail. I
also cant load the software for my scanjet for similar reasons. An
incompatibility with the operating sys. I was wondering if there was a quick
fix for the 32 bit stuff that needed to be installed.

"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:

>
> "Dave Neve" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hello
> >
> > Your remark caught my eye.
> >
> > The whole problem with Millenium is that hardly anyone writes programs
> > compatible with it cos hardly anyone has been able to keep it running for
> > this long.
>
> Exactly... aside from being six years old... it's a common recognized P.O.S.
> Not since Microsoft Bob, have even Microsoft employees been so disdainful of a
> Microsoft product.
>
>
> > It was a disgusting O/S that never worked satisfactorily and Microsoft
> > should have given Millenium buyers XP Home Edition free of charge AND with
> > their apologies.
>
> I can't argue with that suggestion. :-)
>
> > Millenium in latin may well mean 'a thousand crashes a year' in the minds of
> > Microsoft bods.
> >
> > I lost hundreds of hours repairing and reinstalling it and finally when I
> > had a hardware failure, the shop refused me my garantee saying that I had
> > changed the configuration.
> >
> > So please don't be too hard on Millenium users (who have already paid for a
> > duff product) if they don't want to splash out again.
>
> I wasn't at all directing my eye at Millenium users, merely at the misdirected
> complaint. In the instant case, the incompatibility of NIS2006 with WindowsME
> (notwithstanding the general P.O.S. status of WindowsME), is mostly a function
> of the fact that WindowME is six years old, beyond its support lifecycle, and
> Symantec knows there's no market (assuming the product can actually be written
> to run stable) for NIS of any time on WindowsME. The poster's complaint
> towards Microsoft that his product has not bene updated is inaccurate.
>
>
> > Regards
> >
> > Dave Neve
>
> > "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> a écrit dans le
> > message de news: ...
> >>I think you've got the cart before the horse here, and Symantec, if you're
> >>quoting them exactly, is also a bit off, as the correct quote should be:
> >>"Norton Internet Security 2006 is not compatible with Windows Millenium
> >>Edition".
> >>
> >> Operating System companies write operating systems for specific hardware
> >> platforms.
> >>
> >> Applications Software companies write application programs (including
> >> antivirus and internet security software) for specific operating systems.
> >>
> >> If Symantec chooses not to write a product for Microsoft Millenium Edition
> >> (which, btw, is now almost six years old), then your beef is with Symantec
> >> for not doing what they /could/ do if they chose to do so.
> >>
> >> NOT with Microsoft, who /DID/ update that program (Windows ME) -- it's
> >> called Windows XP, and was originally released in 2002.
> >>
> >> If you want to upgrade.... go down to Best Buy, write a check for $99 plus
> >> tax, and buy a copy of XP Home Edition Upgrade, which will happily upgrade
> >> your Windows ME to Windows XP Home Edition -- and your NIS 2006 will
> >> happily install on the XP Home Edition.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T WORK" <MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T
> >> > wrote in message
> >> news:8CB0996A-EEB4-405A-9054-...
> >>
> >>>I contacted symantec and they said win millinium is not compatible with
> >>> norton internet secrurity 2006. They said they would give me my money
> >>> back
> >>> but I already uninstalled norton 2005. It seems MICROSOFT SHOULD PROVIDE
> >>> A
> >>> SMIPLE WAY TO UPDATE THEIR PROGRAM SO WE CAN USE THE NEW ANTI VIRUS
> >>> PROGRAMS.
> >>>
> >>> "LindaS" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty
> >>>> 2006
> >>>> at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get
> >>>> this
> >>>> message
> >>>>
> >>>> windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
> >>>>
> >>>> so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
> >>>> please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this software.
> >>>>
> >>>> thank you linda
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

While off-topic for this newsgroup...

In general, installation of /hardware/ tools and applications on a 64-bit
system may encounter issues with the 32-bit products, as they were not
designed for use on a 64-bit operating system. The 'fix' is to get a 64-bit
driver and application(s) from the hardware vendor.

Further questions concerning issues with installation of hardware/software
on XP 64-bit systems should be directed to the Windows XP 64-bit forums,
available from the Windows XP Home Page.

"Duane Finley" <Duane > wrote in message
news:A99C17B2-A70A-4985-A2F2-...
>I had the initial loading error when I tried to install it on Windows XP PRO
> 64.
> I spent an hr, looking everywhere for a compatible patch to no avail. I
> also cant load the software for my scanjet for similar reasons. An
> incompatibility with the operating sys. I was wondering if there was a
> quick
> fix for the 32 bit stuff that needed to be installed.
>
> "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Dave Neve" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> > Hello
>> >
>> > Your remark caught my eye.
>> >
>> > The whole problem with Millenium is that hardly anyone writes programs
>> > compatible with it cos hardly anyone has been able to keep it running for
>> > this long.
>>
>> Exactly... aside from being six years old... it's a common recognized
>> P.O.S.
>> Not since Microsoft Bob, have even Microsoft employees been so disdainful
>> of a
>> Microsoft product.
>>
>>
>> > It was a disgusting O/S that never worked satisfactorily and Microsoft
>> > should have given Millenium buyers XP Home Edition free of charge AND
>> > with
>> > their apologies.
>>
>> I can't argue with that suggestion. :-)
>>
>> > Millenium in latin may well mean 'a thousand crashes a year' in the minds
>> > of
>> > Microsoft bods.
>> >
>> > I lost hundreds of hours repairing and reinstalling it and finally when I
>> > had a hardware failure, the shop refused me my garantee saying that I had
>> > changed the configuration.
>> >
>> > So please don't be too hard on Millenium users (who have already paid for
>> > a
>> > duff product) if they don't want to splash out again.
>>
>> I wasn't at all directing my eye at Millenium users, merely at the
>> misdirected
>> complaint. In the instant case, the incompatibility of NIS2006 with
>> WindowsME
>> (notwithstanding the general P.O.S. status of WindowsME), is mostly a
>> function
>> of the fact that WindowME is six years old, beyond its support lifecycle,
>> and
>> Symantec knows there's no market (assuming the product can actually be
>> written
>> to run stable) for NIS of any time on WindowsME. The poster's complaint
>> towards Microsoft that his product has not bene updated is inaccurate.
>>
>>
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Dave Neve
>>
>> > "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> a écrit dans
>> > le
>> > message de news: ...
>> >>I think you've got the cart before the horse here, and Symantec, if
>> >>you're
>> >>quoting them exactly, is also a bit off, as the correct quote should be:
>> >>"Norton Internet Security 2006 is not compatible with Windows Millenium
>> >>Edition".
>> >>
>> >> Operating System companies write operating systems for specific hardware
>> >> platforms.
>> >>
>> >> Applications Software companies write application programs (including
>> >> antivirus and internet security software) for specific operating
>> >> systems.
>> >>
>> >> If Symantec chooses not to write a product for Microsoft Millenium
>> >> Edition
>> >> (which, btw, is now almost six years old), then your beef is with
>> >> Symantec
>> >> for not doing what they /could/ do if they chose to do so.
>> >>
>> >> NOT with Microsoft, who /DID/ update that program (Windows ME) -- it's
>> >> called Windows XP, and was originally released in 2002.
>> >>
>> >> If you want to upgrade.... go down to Best Buy, write a check for $99
>> >> plus
>> >> tax, and buy a copy of XP Home Edition Upgrade, which will happily
>> >> upgrade
>> >> your Windows ME to Windows XP Home Edition -- and your NIS 2006 will
>> >> happily install on the XP Home Edition.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T WORK" <MICROSOFT UPDATES DON'T
>> >> > wrote in message
>> >> news:8CB0996A-EEB4-405A-9054-...
>> >>
>> >>>I contacted symantec and they said win millinium is not compatible with
>> >>> norton internet secrurity 2006. They said they would give me my money
>> >>> back
>> >>> but I already uninstalled norton 2005. It seems MICROSOFT SHOULD
>> >>> PROVIDE
>> >>> A
>> >>> SMIPLE WAY TO UPDATE THEIR PROGRAM SO WE CAN USE THE NEW ANTI VIRUS
>> >>> PROGRAMS.
>> >>>
>> >>> "LindaS" wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty
>> >>>> 2006
>> >>>> at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get
>> >>>> this
>> >>>> message
>> >>>>
>> >>>> windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could
>> >>>> you
>> >>>> please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this
>> >>>> software.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> thank you linda
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Weel, I'm using XP Pro - and am having a very similar problem: My error
message says "Option file is missing/damaged" I have no clue what to do next.
The Micrsoft webpages havent proved very helpful!

"LindaS" wrote:

> when i try to install the anti-virus software nortons internet securty 2006
> at the end of the downloading it says that it cannot because and I get this
> message
>
> windows service pack 3 or greater or a 32 bit version.
>
> so i am stuck and I do not know what they are talking about. could you
> please explain what i need to do. I have already paid for this software.
>
> thank you linda