NOD32 invalid username or password

In February I bought ESET NOD32 when I had my PC repaired from conficker. The shop put it on for me and I paid for one year's use.

I have NOT altered anything within the program and it's been updating fine till about an hour ago, when it said it could not update, invalid username or password.

I rang up the shop where I bought it from and they said they hadn't heard of that happening but it could be an error on ESET's end.

Please let me know if this is happening to anyone else.

This is not a trial version, I am not infected with any malware, and I have had NO warning about an expiration.

Also I cannot change the licence because I do not have the email address that was used to purchase, because they did it at the store.

Thanks for any help.

 

Anyone?

This is p-ing me off. I paid good money for this program for one year, feb 09-feb 10, that included the UPDATES, which I cannot access.

I'm going to attempt to call ESET's uk helpline on Monday, even though I hate using the phone & struggle to understand most people in call centers. Long story, anyway this 'error' has come from nowhere, I'm waiting it out till Monday before I can contact ESET customer support.

There is no way I am prepared to pay for a new licence when mine is valid until 2010.

I cannot use the 'lost licence' feature due to not having the email address the repair shop used to register the version.

I'm starting to think this is a push towards NOD 4.0, which I am not getting until my currant paid verson expires. If all else fails, I will seek a refund.

 

Can you retrieve your username ?
What version are you using?
Do not post your username here.

 

Version 3.0.684.0 on WinXP SP3

I can see my username, but have no access to the password or the email which was used to register the program. This means I cannot use the lost licence service on the ESET website.

I have never experienced any issues par the odd server error with NOD32, I have always spoken highly of it. Now I feel like I'm getting smacked in the face for choosing to pay for a good program rather than illegaly download a pirate copy or choose a free version.

WinXP SP3 was also configured by experts due to my fear over the issues with it at the time.

 

As far as I can see, you don't need the mail address, just the username - see here.

philby

 

Correct. I suggest clearing the update cache, reentering your password. If that doesn't work, post back.

 

They send it to the email address you used to register it, which I do not have.

 

OK, I see the OP's problem.

Submitting only your username still means the email address at purchase will be used by Eset.

I think he will need to talk to the guy at the shop he bought it at...

philby

 

Please read my post, I do not have access to the password!!!

 

I will have to ring back up on Monday and try & find out. I spose they used one they use for things like that, so they should have it. Even then I doubt they will give me access to the store's email account will they *sigh*.

If not, maybe ESET can reset it for me over the phone, but will they talk to me if I cannot provide the password or email?

 

One of the Eset moderators can easily solve this problem. Or fill out this support form: http://www.eset.com/support/contact.php

 

Done that, says within one business day, which I'm guessing will be Monday. Can anyone tell me if my PC is at serious risk waiting for an update until then?

Sorry if I came over a bit uppety, this has pretty much ended a bad week with

heh.

 

You just this second missed an update, but I really wouldn't worry - just don't go anywhere or do anything too adventurous in the meantime...(online I mean )

If you are really worried, you could save your settings, uninstall and use the trial version while you get things sorted.

philby

 

I just think it's very poor that I paid £39 that I really don't have (was my birthday money) so I didn't get infected with anything like conficker again.

I can't think of anything besides ESET that could just make this happen, I don't go playing about with important things like my anti virus, I assure you I have not changed anything.

My program says the licence is valid until 28/02/10, which is a year from when I bought it, February 2009.

Also could anyone advise how I could go about proving this error if nobody helps me solve it so I can claim a refund? I cannot afford to take the PC into the shop as I will be charged just to have them look at it.

 

I'm not messing with it, I can't afford money wise to be faced with having to replace it.

 

SIGHSIGHSIGH

I just got an email back from 'support' saying this.

~Private communication removed per the Terms Of Service.~

(do not have the serial number as I did not have a CD)



I tried regestering using the ONLY FROGGING NUMBER I have, which is the 'username' which came back 'error'.

This is really making me think twice before paying for things like this.

 

I think the error might have been made at the shop when it should have been ensured that you had a copy of the registered email address along with both your password and username.

I would go back to the shop and politely kick some butt...

philby

 

I'm sorry if that was offensive

Anyway, that message basicaly proved that they didn't even bother to read my email. Maybe it was a generated message, I don't know.

Please understand I paid money for NOD32, and having it working under the capacity I paid for is not only fustrating, it's very poor service on ESET's part.

 

I think I will do just that on Monday, but this shop is often chaos. Nobody knows what's what, they've about 10 different staff, who all know about different things. So the guy who knows about NOD32 might not be there for days. I spose I could go down & politly say I'm not leaving without the correct info to make this program useable again.

But even then there's no guarantee that the email or the password will get the updates working again. If it doesn't, what do I do? Am I sposed to uninstall something & throw £40 away?

 

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I also wondered, is there any way this could be a server or temporary problem? Not to blame eset again but servers to go down from time to time.

 

While it is rare, the possibility does exist that it is a "server or temporary problem ?" Eset is no different in that respect but as others have commented and with patience, your issue can be rectified, possibly not before Monday, as was mentioned above by the co-owner of the site, Paul Wilders.

 

It's just the fact my version is valid until next year and it's so random that strikes me of something temporary. It could be a glitch with the latest updates or something I spose and not enough people have reported it yet, being a weekend & all.

I just tried to update again, this time it took a while for the box to popup, so maybe I am right...