[Yungsters]

Has anyone accomplished a silent installation of Norton Antivirus 2006, yet? I'm planning to use the same method outlined here for Norton Antivirus 2005 as soon as my VM is done reformatting with my latest "build" -- CD image, but build sounds cooler. However, if anyone already knows anything about it not working, please let me know!

[jake_swe]

I use this switch: /qn /noreboot REBOOT=ReallySuppress

Afterwards i just add the cdkey manually. I dont know if this what was you wanted.

//Jake

[Yungsters]

It looks like we're using the same switches to install silently, but I'm also trying to activate the product. I tried to apply the activation settings from my current computer to the installation on my VM, but once Windows XP starts up, I get an error: something about a configuration wizard is currently active.

I'll probably just activate the product by hand. However, I noticed you said you input your serial key by hand. Even when I install my copy manually, I don't have to put that in; it's already typed in for me. By the way, I bought the downloaded package (instead of CD), so maybe that's why.

Too bad... bottom line: same install instructions found in this topic don't work.

[jake_swe]

I dont know how to add the cd-key but if u figure it out id be glad if you culd post the solution.

//Jake

[muiz]

REGEDIT /S "%CDROM%\Software\nortonreg\norton.reg" /f
NortonAntivirus\symlcrst.sfx.exe" /f
NortonAntivirus\NAVSETUP.EXE /O REBOOT=ReallySuppress /QB" /f

This is how it works.

Reg file looks like this :

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\CCPD-LC\KStore\00000082\0000001e\0000004a]
"Key"="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

And the symlcrst.sfx.exe :
Uninstall NortonAntivirus 2006 (Yes uninstall , otherwise you cant copy the dll) ,then go to : C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC
Copy the symlcrst.dll , make a SFX of it with the following :

Path=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

First run the reg , then the SFX , then Norton.


Have fun

This post has been edited by muiz: 30 January 2006 - 12:26 AM

[Yungsters]

Thanks muiz! I thought I tried something similar to that already, except I used ProcessExplorer to release 'symlcrst.dll' and I didn't have the '/O' switch. May I ask what the '/O' switch does? In any case, I'll try that out tomorrow and see how it goes.

muiz, on Jan 29 2006, 10:24 PM, said:

Copy the symlcrst.dll , make a SFX of it with the following :

Path=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

First run the reg , then the SFX , then Norton.

Can I copy the file using a 'copyfile.cmd' instead? Would it make a difference, as long as the file ended up where it's supposed to?

[muiz]

Dont know about the /O , and about the file... i guess it doesnt matter

[onlygodknows]

so whats the conclusion.. this works or not????

[Yungsters]

onlygodknows, on Jan 30 2006, 05:38 PM, said:

so whats the conclusion.. this works or not????

I just tested it on a friend's computer, and I was not able to get it to work. The first time, my installation hung during Norton's install, so I redid it and got it to install, but I got the same problem as last time. Last time being: I start Windows, and I don't see Norton in the system tray, which is already a bad sign. I try to start it up and I get a message saying the Configuration Wizard is already running [and nothing happens, no Norton window starts up].

Unfortunate, but I guess this will be another one of the installation files I place for the CD to copy over to the machine so I can manually install it. I've spent too much time on this one program as it is Maybe I would've saved more time installing it manually, heh heh.

[onlygodknows]

thanks Yungsters...

[muiz]

Maybe you can tell us first how you did it.
All steps.
Cause it works like a charm here , maybe somewhere something went wrong ?

[cyberloner]

can u disable the setting of 3 norton protection of windows?
so u only have one anti-virus on taskbar?
muiz

[muiz]

cyberloner, on Jan 31 2006, 03:34 PM, said:

can u disable the setting of 3 norton protection of windows?
so u only have one anti-virus on taskbar?
muiz

All my settings hapen after install

[cyberloner]

hmm..
thanks ...
i still prefer Symantec AntiVirus 10
it won't del the hack tools it detect , can be restore from quarantine...
norton 2006 direct del it =)

[jake_swe]

This method works perfectly thx!

//Jake

[Muaitai]

It does install but at the end still asks for the registration, any idea why?

[Yungsters]

muiz, on Jan 31 2006, 01:34 AM, said:

Maybe you can tell us first how you did it.
All steps.
Cause it works like a charm here , maybe somewhere something went wrong ?

Third times a charm!! I checked this topic this morning in the 15 minutes before school started and decided to try it once more on my computer. I'll go over what I did differently and what I suspect may have been the problem.

1. I have the downloaded version, so the first thing I did was start up the installer, NAV061200_2YR.exe. I opened explorer to %temp% and copy/pasted the NAV folder to my desktop.

2. I followed through with the install file and since I already installed Norton Antivirus 2006, it only showed me the option to Completely Remove Norton Antivirus 2006. I used that to uninstall Norton Antivirus 2006. The computer restarted afterward.

3. When the computer started back up, I went to 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\' and copy/pasted symlcrst.dll into the NAV folder that I copy/pasted earlier.*

4. I made two files named NAVSetup.cmd and NAVSetup.reg with the following contents:
Contents of NAVSetup.cmd

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

COPY "%userprofile%\Desktop\NAV\symlcrst.dll" "%programfiles%\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\" /Y

EXIT

Contents of NAVSetup.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\CCPD-LC\KStore\00000082\0000001e\00000054]
"Key"="_________________________"

You'll notice my NAVSetup.reg is different. I checked with the registry on the system I had just uninstalled Norton Antivirus 2006 from and found that to be the location of my key, so I wanted to keep it the same.


5. Since I was only trying to test the setup, I didn't use RunOnceEx. Instead, I double-clicked the NAVSetup.reg and NAVSetup.cmd. Then I opened a command prompt window at my NAV folder and typed in:

NAVSetup.exe /O REBOOT=ReallySuppress /QB

6. I left for school and came back just now and found that a Norton Antivirus shortcut on my desktop. Good news! So I restarted the computer and I got the activation wizard, etc. It's now working. I'll try it again on my friend's computer and hopefully it will work out right.

Thanks muiz!

*Step 3 is what I did differently. In the past, instead of uninstalling Norton Antivirus 2006, I used Process Explorer to end the task of the process that was locking symlcrst.dll. This time, I uninstalled the program before copying the file. Maybe the program does something to symlcrst.dll when it uninstalls?

Good luck to everyone else trying to get this to work!

[muiz]

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6. I left for school and came back just now and found that a Norton Antivirus shortcut on my desktop. Good news! So I restarted the computer and I got the activation wizard, etc. It's now working. I'll try it again on my friend's computer and hopefully it will work out right.

Thats not going to work on your friends computer.
This method works only on the computer you copied the symlcrst.dll from.

[Yungsters]

muiz, on Jan 31 2006, 03:29 PM, said:

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6. I left for school and came back just now and found that a Norton Antivirus shortcut on my desktop. Good news! So I restarted the computer and I got the activation wizard, etc. It's now working. I'll try it again on my friend's computer and hopefully it will work out right.

Thats not going to work on your friends computer.
This method works only on the computer you copied the symlcrst.dll from.

Is there something that causes the file to be specific to the hardware on the computer? I'm planning to... well, actually, it's a bit funny. I just came back from the door and the UPS man handed me my shipment containing my new motherboard, processor, and power supply unit. So once I upgrade, the unattended Norton Antivirus 2006 won't install properly? Hm... then I guess I'll have to do it manually like before, still...

[muiz]

It wont install on your new board.