[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, Emile. This is somehow my fault, although how it happened I can't imagine. I am absolutely assiduous about saving every installation file that comes my way. After I've finished installing, I move the installation file to a folder I call "Setups." Every program, big and small, winds up there.
So how did I miss McAfee? Beats me. I did a search and came up with several references to McAfee, but no installation files, no applications. It baffles the mind sometimes Walter > > > In a message dated 12/21/2007 11:06:34 A.M. Pacific > Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] .att.net > <mailto:walterblum%40worldnet.att.net> writes: > > No, I downloaded McAfee from the Internet, paid my money > (by credit card) and now I'm stuck. I've tried to > communicate with McAfee, but they'll only talk about > billing and such things. Questions about what to do when > McAfee vanishes from your computer are taboo. > > > Hi Walter: I also wondered why you did not just reinstall > your paid up McAfee. Most all major OEMs will allow you > to contact them by E-Mail with your problem and they > usually respond quickly. > > Here are some issues, that may have been missed, that are > provided for general use to assist in this problem. > > Register the downloaded software product. This lets the > provider recognize you when you have a problem. In those > cases one's online receipt should be enough. > > Backup the software download. All downloaded software are > stored to your PC in the "uninstalled or zipped" version > and you still need to install the program from that copy, > and then the installation' s files (when installed) are > stored elsewhere. That original downloadded copy should > still be on the PC unless it was mistakenly deleted. The > correct way to download software is to "save" the > download to a special folder on the Data Partition (where > it can be safe). It will most often appear as a single > icon, and the program is installed from that Icon. That > downloaded program Icon can also be saved to a CD for > future emergencies, and the program can be reinstalled > from the CD. > > Most downloaded programs can be "saved" directly to a CD > and then installed from that CD any number of times. > Somewhere one must have stored his "key". > > I find it discouraging to see so much negative or > degrading comments about other folks software choices. > Most of these comments are just "Opinions" and are not > supported by the facts. Commenter's in many cases have > not even ever used a product and yet they "know all about > it". It is one thing to promote one's favorite but not by > degrading someone else's choice. It rankles other people > and diminishes one's credibility. As far as Security > Suites, nobody will ever prove which one is best because > even the experts can't decide. Personally I like an > inclusive suite, completely managed by the provider, that > I never need to be concerned about. > > > Emile > > ************ ********* ********* ********See AOL's top > rated recipes (http://food. aol.com/top- rated-recipes? > NCID=aoltop00030 000000004 > <http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004>) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
