Where to find Norton activation code ?

[colinicky]

I seem to recall that when you install norton internet securities it puts a folder somewhere on your pc with the activation code in it ? Anybody know where please ?
TIA

[David G]

Does this help?:

Locating your product key or activation key

Cheers,

David.

[colinicky]

Originally Posted by David G

Does this help?:

Locating your product key or activation key

Cheers,

David.

Errrr No . but thanks for trying

[e14724]

The product key is on the outer side of the inner box.

Take the inner box fully out and you will see it.

[colinicky]

I know it is on the box or disk but I am after where it is hidden on the pc so I can get rid of the F******* thing ! then maybe I can install 2008

[David G]

It will probably be in a registry key.

If you know what the code is then search for maybe the first bit of it in the registry and delete it when you find it.

Just in case you don't know:

Click Start, Run, type regedit.

Probably best to do a registry export first (File, Export, All)

Then search......................

HTH

David.

[colinicky]

many thanks David found it in the registry key .all sorted now green incoming

[CatB]

My housemate has just had a nightmare trying to uninstall Norton but eventually succeeded using an uninstaller program downloaded from Nortons website. It sounds a bit safer than trying to delete things directly from the registry (I seriously upset a computer once by trying to unistall a program that way!)

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
This seems to have the info about doing it (although having read it, that may be why you are looking for the product key )

[David G]

Originally Posted by colinicky

many thanks David found it in the registry key .all sorted now green incoming

No problem...

Thank You for the Green

David.

[colinicky]

Originally Posted by WannabeMermaid

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
This seems to have the info about doing it (although having read it, that may be why you are looking for the product key )

Yep you hit the nail on the head, that was the little ******* that caused the problem in the first place ! It hides the product key away so that when you reinstall norton it automatically activates it which ended with my nice new 2008 version having 10 days left
I headed to the registry key & deleted EVERYTHING that said Symantec or Norton then performed a deep search for anything with either in the file & deleted that for good measure as well


It a lll wo r kkk s ok no w th ou gh ?