Keep in mind, that a warranty is for the hardware of a computer. Till
date, I have never seen any manufacturer that would warrantee any
software. Rather to the contrary. As such, it would never hurt the
computer or its manufacturer, should you determine to go for another
anti-virus. As already stated, should everything fail, you will have a
recovery disk. That is, unless you are using things like HP, where the
recovery is on a partition hidden on the hard disk itself. Before
removing the current antivirus, it is always recommended to make a
backup of the system - and ensure you have what you need for any
recovery that might be needed. Even if the recovery is a partition on
the hard disk, it normally is possible to burn it once to a set of CDs,
which I much prefer.
Replacing the antivirus should normally be no trouble at all, but you
don't want to end up with a messed up system, and no recovery - do you.
The only case, where I could see the manufacturer complaining, is if you
happened to mess up the disk, loose all recovery disks, and then call
them and ask for a new copy of the software. They then could tell that
you had acted carelessly, since you had not safeguarded your recovery
disks. But then again, would you ever call them in such a situation anyway?
Exactly why anyone would claim the warranty would be voided by replacing
any software on the computer, I am not sure. After all, you are not
under any obligation to run any particular software on your computer,
just as much as you are not under any obligation to drive your car on a
certain set of roads, eat your hamburgers in a particular chair, brush
your teeth with a given toothpaste and brush, or any other stuff of free
decision. If you so desire, the manufacturer cannot creep out of his
warranty, even if you uninstalled the whole Windows thing, and ran Linux
on the system. You have not damaged, modified or tampered with any
hardware, the part of the system that is under warranty. They may not
necessarily have any tech support for your software of choice, but they
still have no way of voiding the warranty. Neither have I ever seen any
paper or user's manual stating such. Unless anyone could show us a
document that poses such restrictions on the user. Still, should that be
the case, I am ready to keep away from such a manufacturer. Smile.
Or, what do you think? If they were to control the software we are
running, will we then be allowed to install the screen reader - without
breaking any warranty? And, what keyboard, printer, speaker system, or
any other perephals are we restricted from connecting? What internet
connection will we be locked up with? - Well, you see how little sense
it all makes. You buy a car, you are free to drive wherever you want.
You buy a loaf of bread, you are good to put whatever kind of lunch meet
and sallad on it your heart desire. You buy a computer, you are under no
obligation to run any particular software - or connect it to any
predefined set of hardware.
Well, there could be one case, where you would be restricted from
modifying the software on your computer. That is in cases where your
computer is provided to you from your employer. Or, in the event you
have received it from some sort of authorities or organization, who in
effect is the owner of the computer. In those cases, you may want to
contact them, and clarify your rights. Based on the event that you are
the fully qualified user and owner of the computer, it is your personal
decision - and responsibility - what software you want to run, at any
given time.
voiced
David
On 11/17/2014 5:58 PM, George A Martinez CPA wrote:
I have used Dell computers since the late 90s and have never seen
where changing antivirus programs voids their warranty.
They might whine about a registry cleaner but that would not void
their warranty as you can always use their restore disc as a last resort.
They now use McAfee instead of Norton. Even so I replace McAfee with
my AVG but back in the days of Norton that was always the first thing
I took off my computer.
He is wise who gives that which he cannot keep to gain that which he
cannot lose.
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*From:*Baracco, Andrew W [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 9:47 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: A new computer question
It could violate the warranty for your system.
Andy
*From:*Duyahn Walker [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Saturday, November 15, 2014 12:24 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: A new computer question
No. To answer your question. When I got my first and only store bought
desktop, it had Nortan on it. I uninstalled it and ran an anti-virus
that was accessible. There is a free program you can get called, Revo.
It is very accessible and it will go through the system registry so
you don't have to. Just do the advanced uninstall, press next, and
just follow the prompts. You can get the program from,
http://ninite.com
You can also get other programs from there such as Winamp if needed.
HTH
Duyahn
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*From:*Walt Cone <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:*info GW <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:*Saturday, November 15, 2014 2:16 PM
*Subject:*A new computer question
Hi all,
I am getting a new computer because my old one has died.
I am getting a 15 inch del laptop and just found out it has
Maccafee antivirus and security installed. I don't believe it is
accessible as far as the firewall is concerned. Does anyone know
if I can remove it and if I do will it violate the warranty on the
computer. Also if I remove it is there an accessible way. The
last time I did it I needed sighted help because the removal tool
was not accessible. Thank you all in advance,
Walt
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