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The reason why I ask about the update is because of this

http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/enterpris..._9.0/files.html

Patch: Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.1 Maintenance Patch 1

Release Date: August 25, 2004

File: SAV_9.0.1_MR1-MP1_AllWin_EN.zip (3,034,112 bytes)

Description: Includes fixes for several log forwarding issues. Customers who have installed Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.1 MR1 (9.0.1.1000) are encouraged to download this. This is for Unlicensed installations of SAV 9.0.1. Business Pack customers will be able to download a separate patch later.

But I cant get it to slipstream.

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@smc1979

That MSP (patch update) is for the SAV 9.0.1.1000 package, and updates it to "9.0.1.1100" version. It may not apply to "9.0.0.338" which many people seem to have.

RyanVM says he has successfully applied that patch (to the version I said in previous line).

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i have the 9.0.0.1400 version. no problem slipstreaming it. Also It works fine with XP sp2.

I just like to keep things as up to date as possible.

Since I a programmer this is kind of a way of life for me to update verything LOL.

I have also made some tools for the xp cd such as change computer name, setwallpaper and change cd key and such. Perhaps I will make a new thread in the right forum here and put what I have to help others.

After all if it wasnt for people helping like this I would have never made my cd so perfect.

I dont have to do a single thing on it all my apps install and the ones that dont fit auto install acroos my network.

Thanks again. I will keep checking this thread for info on updates to sav 9.

Thanks guys.

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It sucks to always have to wait for the patches and updates to come to french. I mean, the engine should have 1 language and the GUI should be translated... thus everyone could have the 9.0.1.1100 version for his language while releasing only 1 .exe, no waiting for other languages users

i'm not patient...

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I am the same and I agree.

For my program I right on my website I will be adding more laguages to them.

I plan on simply having it translate over.

You would think a major company would do the same.

Symantec just recently won a 23 million dollar law suit against a local company here who was selling illegel copies of norton. They sued them and won. So I know they got money!

Bt I am sure they have there reasons.

I for one would like to know why sav can not be updated through live update like norton. sav is far better than norton on performance.

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I for one would like to know why sav can not be updated through live update like norton. sav is far better than norton on performance.

Very good question indeed, cause it's the only thing not automatic... (once you automate liveupdates)

I think this is because you can't update the SAV engine on a machine with SAV already installed, that's why we do the AIP thing on an empty machine, or before the installation during an unattended install. I we could simply update the files I guess they would've add this to liveupdate.

For my part I am still wondering, except for the bigger installation files and some norton utilities addons, what's the difference between Norton and SAV. If norton was a smaller install I would have stayed with norton since im not an enterprise.

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it's the only thing not automatic... (once you automate liveupdates)

Now, it's time to my 2 cents.

NAV:

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It's designed, intentionally, to protect a single PC. Being designed for this purpose, it assumes a PC user who is careless and a PC that's not connected to a server.

Home users are mostly careless, as we know. They can forget to, frequently, update NAV or V.Defs or LU or whatever. Hence, there's automatic liveupdate and it's on by default.

SAV:

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It's designed, intentionally, to protect a network. Being designed for this purpose, every PC on the network gets its updates from the server.

The network administrator downloads an XDB file (instead of i32) to the server. Whenever a PC on the network boots, it looks for that file on the server and takes V.Defs updates from it. Other updates are taken care for by the admin, too.

So, there's no need for a client PC to update itself independently via Internet connection. Hence, there's no need to automatic liveupdate.

Now, since we have the client program (the subject of this thread) installed on our single PCs (no servers), we are worried about automatic liveupdate!

However, Symantec did not forget the client entirely. Still, you can schedule LiveUpdate to run automatically and silently to perform a frequent update to your client. Symantec says that it uploads a new V.Defs updater file every week. So you know how often your LiveUpdate should be scheduled to run.

My own experience:

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I rarely turn my PC off, unless after an exhaustive defrag operation.

So, my LiveUpdate wakes up at 03:00 AM on Thursdays (while I'm asleep), connects to the Internet, downloads what it likes to, installs it, disconnects from the Internet, then goes back to its bed.

Isn't this automatic liveupdate you worry about?

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Its the automatic live update that I like.

I have done soime performance test between norton and sav to. sav is a straight to the point antivirus while norton tends to be a little bloated.

Sav was designed to take as little from the machine as possible since it has many more task to do thinking it is on a network and a work enviorment. Sav wouldnt sell if it bogged down the system.

From my test the system performs faster with sav on it and finds more viruses than norton.

Now for my next question if anyone can help me is I would like to try to find a way to auto set the auto live update options after install. The default is friday at 8. I like it daily at noon within 300 mins. Sav tends to get updated more offten if they have updates. Even says so on there site. there SAV products come first over norton on virus def releases.

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Well, I used both and I'm satisfied with them. And there's always the opportunity cost.

SAV doesn't protect a PC against malicious scripts, doesn't protect a recycle bin, isn't integrated to office applications, doesn't perform a pre-scan before installation, and doesn't create emergency disks that are a must sometimes when a PC can't start due to a virus.

On the other hand, if we disabled the above features from NAV, it should be fast, too.

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@Mazin thanks for the info. Well, if only it could detect also malicious scripts SAV would be perfect, cause even on a network sometimes an experienced user can have trouble with malicious scripts. But the protected recycle bin is not a must have, neither is the office integration, as long as you don't have fun downloading tons of Word Macros on the web.

@smc1979 I use this reg tweak to set live update to run, im not sure what everyline does but I found this here on msfn so if you browse a bit you can find it back

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Reglage des options de LiveUpdate
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\INTEL\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\PatternManager\Schedule]
"Created"=dword:1093971976
"DayOfWeek"=dword:00000004
"Enabled"=dword:00000001
"LastStart"=dword:00000000
"MinOfDay"=dword:00000540
"MissedEventEnabled"=dword:00000001
"RandomizeDayOfWeek"=dword:00000006
"RandomizeDayRange"=dword:0000012c
"RandomizeMinOfDay"=dword:00000031
"RandomizeMonthEnabled"=dword:00000000
"RandomizeWeekEnabled"=dword:00000000
"RandomizeWeekEnd"=dword:00000006
"RandomizeWeekStart"=dword:00000004
"SkipEvent"=dword:00000000
"TimeWindowDaily"=dword:00000004
"TimeWindowMonthly"=dword:00000002
"TimeWindowWeekly"=dword:00000002
"type"=dword:00000002

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this may work for setting the schedule. but some of these keys shouldnt be needed as it may cause a problem. so I will leave 2 of the keys out and let setup take care of it (Created & LastStart). instead I will only set these keys after install

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intel\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\PatternManager\Schedule]

"SkipEvent"=dword:00000000

"RandomizeDayOfWeek"=dword:00000006

"MinOfDay"=dword:000002df

"MissedEventEnabled"=dword:00000001

"TimeWindowMonthly"=dword:0000000b

"Type"=dword:00000001

"DayOfWeek"=dword:00000000

"TimeWindowWeekly"=dword:00000003

"TimeWindowDaily"=dword:00000001

"RandomizeDayRange"=dword:0000012c

"RandomizeWeekStart"=dword:00000004

"RandomizeWeekEnd"=dword:00000006

"RandomizeMinOfDay"=dword:00000031

"Enabled"=dword:00000001

"DayOfMonth"=dword:00000000

"RandomizeDayEnabled"=dword:00000001

"RandomizeWeekEnabled"=dword:00000000

"RandomizeMonthEnabled"=dword:00000000

"RandomizationGenerate"=dword:00000000

"RandomizedMinOfDay"=dword:00000313

"RandomizedDayOfWeek"=dword:00000000

"RandomizedDayOfMonth"=dword:00000000

This is taken from my config. Also here is a screenshot of my setup.

I will use VPC npw and test to see if it works.

post-80-1096300315_thumb.jpg

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