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    McAfee after reinstall of Vista on XPS M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Takuan99, Jun 17, 2008.

  1. Takuan99

    Takuan99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    tried searching, but couldn't really work that out. And it has probably been asked before but... if I do a clean reinstall of Vista on my new XPS M1530 following the sticky, how do I get access to my 24month McAfee subscription? Or is that just based on the account I created with McAfee?

    Thanks!

    btw, in New Zealand and received my XPS a week early. Built in Malaysia and it looks great. Only bummer is a whining noise when I switch to battery power and don't use maximum brightness. Haven't worked that one out yet... Specs:
    T9300, 3Gb, 9cell battery, 1440x900 screen, 320Gb 5400rpm hdd, black.
     
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  2. jaycee

    jaycee Notebook Consultant

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    You just install it again.

    You will have to register/er....activate your product with your registered information.

    Your subscription (time) limit will be based off your first registration.
     
    jaycee, Jun 17, 2008
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    iggy097 Notebook Consultant

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    Eh. I personally like Avast much better than any of the ones that came bundled with my xps. And it's free.
     
    iggy097, Jun 17, 2008
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    McAfee is kinda a slow application, i would go for Nod32(pay $, switch after ur subscription to mcafee is gone if u dont want to waste money), or AVG (Free)
     
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    Takuan99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi alll,

    Thanks for the replies. To move from a 20% discount to a 25% discount at ordering, I had too increase the ordervalue with aboout 50 NZ$. So I added a 24month subscription too McAfee. That's why I am using it!

    I will just go ahead and if I can't reactivate, I guess I will just give dell a calll!
     
    Takuan99, Jun 17, 2008
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