Gary, I think it will give you two, or three, computers...not positive, sorry. Jeff -- Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 12:21 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Question about Norton System Works Pro I have been using Norton SystemWorks Pro 2003 (includes Norton Antivirus, ultilities, Ghost, etc.) and I have no complaints about it's features or operation. Now, I am about to format and reload my hard drive. I have a retail box of Norton Systemworks Pro 2004. Apparently they now have an activation code for it, similar to Windows XP, to keep people from installing it on more than one system. My concern is this: I have 3 hard drives for this one computer. All 3 drives are the exact same model. I keep the main hard drive in a pull-out bay in the computer, so I can pull it out and slip in one of the other two backup drives whenever I want. Will Norton 2004 with it's activation sensing determine that I am attempting to run their software on 3 computers, even though it is really just one computer with 3 interchangable hard drives? If this is the case, then I'd be better off sticking with 2003 version. Also, are there really any significant advantages to using 2004 version, or is it just a way for Symantec to make huge profits? I read that 2004 version can intercept some spyware coming into the system. Does that work any good? Thanks for any suggestions. -- Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics Guelph Ontario Canada Est. 1984 email: gary (at) number63.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/