Ok guy's got it fixed the problem or my mate\friend did

he removed the "settings.liveupdate" file from C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ and that once this was uninstalled Live Update ran OK

Live update also created a new "clean" version of this file once it had run


so now it work's fine!!

thank's for all your help!!
kit-kat

My 2 Cents:

I could not access Symantec either so I downloaded the hostsfilereader.exe and deleted all entries except the default 127.0.0.1 localhost

I was then able to access Symantec and download the latest virus defs.

What a fabulous forum! Thanks to all who contributed to this post.

I just wanted to say thanks...


::batmite::

Has anyone tried the patches put out to assist with these problems? I found them this AM but have not loaded them as I do not have the problem (mine is an autodetect dilemma).

You can download them through this link:
http://www.computergripes.com/NortonAntiVirus2003.html#nmain.exe

Post here if they are helpful or hurtful

My computer is up the wall nothing works, make an error and want to go back, "search for"- comes up,run adaware infected with cool web, delete it, it comes back.
Been on website to down load help "about blanks" got there first, my partner and I have been at this disease whatever it is.
The lastest thing I have tried to do is look in my host file to try to down loader "host reader exe" but hello "about blank" pops up HELP please it is as if these people want you to down load their own spy ware that is attached to "searchfor":
Thankyou for your response

If you have about:blank you should go to the hijack this forum. There are fixes listed for it depending on your operating system (win98,winME, win2000 and winXP.