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Epzsuga - 30 May 2006 19:52 GMT

I had a computer built for me and installed the Windows XP Professional x64
on it. I was trying to put Norton antivirus software on there and it says it
is not compatible with it. Can anyone tell me what virus protection software
is compatible with the Windows XP Professional x64.

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Chris - 31 May 2006 00:51 GMT

"Symantec Announces Support For New X64 Operating Systems

CUPERTINO, Calif. - April 25, 2005 - Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the
global leader in information security, today announced that Symantec
AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0 will support Windows XP Professional x64
Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions, available today."

http://www.symantec.com/press/2005/n050425.html

> I had a computer built for me and installed the Windows XP Professional x64
> on it. I was trying to put Norton antivirus software on there and it says it
> is not compatible with it. Can anyone tell me what virus protection software
> is compatible with the Windows XP Professional x64.

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Larry Samuels - 31 May 2006 02:48 GMT

Avast, AVG, Etrust...........

Avast and AVG are both free. I prefer Avast.
www.avast.com

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>I had a computer built for me and installed the Windows XP Professional x64
> on it. I was trying to put Norton antivirus software on there and it says
> it
> is not compatible with it. Can anyone tell me what virus protection
> software
> is compatible with the Windows XP Professional x64.

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