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April 27, 2005 6:23 AM PDT

Mac OS X 10.3.9: Symantec LiveUpdate compatibility problems, update released

by CNET staff

When Mac OS X 10.3.9 was first released, Norton AntiVirus' LiveUpdate component would not function properly under it. Using the standalone virus definitions installer from Symantec's Web site offered a temporary fix.

Symantec later released LiveUpdate 3.0.3, which company representatives told MacFixIt "resolves the problems people were having with updating their Virus Definitions once they upgraded to (Mac OS X) 10.3.9."

To obtain the LiveUpdate 3.0.3 patch (this patch is currently only available for the English version of LiveUpdate 3.0.x):

  1. Launch LiveUpdate.
  2. Click Customize this Update Session.
  3. When a list of available updates appear, remove check marks from all products except LiveUpdate (make sure that the text that appears when you highlight LiveUpdate mentions version 3.0.3).
  4. Click Update.
  5. When the Summary window appears, quit LiveUpdate (the old

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    by mikelet April 27, 2005 11:42 AM PDT
    Only 3.0.2 is available.
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