> I am not sure what is going on here. I bought VirusScan 5.15 for Win
> 9x / NT/ 2000 off the Internet today to run on my NT Server. When I
> run the installer it starts the install wizard but then I get an
> error message "This product is only for Win 9.x/ Windows NT
> Workstation/ Windows 2000 Pro" I can only click Ok the the install
> sheild wizard comes back saying nothing was changed and I can only
> click finish. McAffee's Web Site does not say anything about NT
> Workstation it just says NT.
McAfee chooses to use very deceptive advertising and marketing. They offer at least
*3* different Windows versions of VirusScan, that differ only in the platforms they
run on. We have found a "95/98 only" version, that won't run on NT/2000 (workstation
or server). Then, there's the most common version, a "95/98/NT/2000/Me
Workstation-only" version. Finally, there is the "MultiPlatform" version that runs on
NT/2000 Server. Unfortunately, in many places neither McAfee nor their resellers
mention the workstation-only limitation.
Compounding the problem is that McAfee doesn't seem to want to sell the MultiPlatform
version. The easiest way we have found to order it is to: Go to
http://www.mcafeeb2b.com , move the mouse over the word "Products" and select "File
Server Protection". Then, go down and click on "NetShield for NT" (not the product
you are going to buy though!), then on the right-hand side of the screen click "Buy",
then go down to "VirusScan Security Suite". It should be $60-$70, depending on the
support you choose.
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-Scott
Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.com
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