OEM Version?

There's a pretty good deal on the OEM version of NOD32. Is there anything about an OEM version that would be negative, like not being able to renew subscriptions or anything like that? I figure for that price, I'll just get a product key.
Been using BitDefender9, it's been good, a little resource heavy, I've been wanting to try NOD32, spread my AV dollars around, keep all the companies in business.

 

I can't see anything there other than the standard USA pricing for NOD32, $39.99 This is the down-loadable version which is what the absolute majority of people use.

Cheers

 

You have to click on the "Click to see lowest price" which is $24.99USD. I figure that's a pretty good deal.
I've just read your guide to using NOD32, very nice work.

 

I'd say grab it while you can, I can't see Eset being happy with them selling it at that price.

Thank you, it's pretty comprehensive.

Cheers

 

I would advise caution on this "deal". After several attempts, I am unable to get a password after registering the product on the eset.com website.

 

contact Eset directly - or newegg.com customer service for a refund - if they sold you an OEM license that can't be registered, they should replace or refund.

 

I spoke with newegg, pretty sure they will give me a refund, they've always been more than fair in that regard. They sell a lot of OEM software, wonder why this didn't fly?
It did get me thinking. Since I build my own computers, I've always used OEM operating systems without any problems, this incident will cause me to think a little harder about an OEM copy of Vista.
Or maybe it's a sign to stick with BitDefender.

 

Not receiving an actication code from Eset sounds like an Eset problem to me.

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If you still can't seem to get it activated maybe Newegg will refund you, and then you can simply purchase the software direct from Eset's website.

OEM operating systems are tied to the pc's that they're installed on and cannot be transferred to new pc. Other OEM software, such as NOD32, is not as restrictive AFAIK.

 

Thanks for that, I received the same number from newegg this morning.
It's been awhile since I installed some OEM software, my "hoop-jumping" skills might be a little rusty. By the area code and address on the NOD32 packaging, their office is only a couple miles away from me.
Ahh, the life of a cheapskate............

 

ronbo613, are you 100% positive that your Spam filter isn't nuking the email from Eset?

 

Yes, I sent emails via Hotmail and my POP3 addresses. It turns out that eset.com is just a little slow in responding to password requests. I called them this morning and got my password straightaway, by the time I'd hung up the phone, the information was in my mailbox as well. No biggie.
I'm headed to Blackspear's tutorial to fine tune the settings.

 

Good to see that you finally have it sorted.

Cheers

 

Seems to be working great. I had to switch the HTTP Client Compatibility for Firefox from "Higher Efficiency" to "Higher Compatibility" because I noticed that web pages, especially those with a lot of photos and/or graphics, were loading very slowly.
One question; I don't use MS Outlook, should I unload EMON?

 

No need to, you will not see a difference.

Cheers

 

Yeah, it doesn't look like it's working very hard.