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304 Customizing protection features About customizing settings and options password option in the Select Uninstall Preference window. To access the Select Uninstall Preference window, you must choose to uninstall Norton AntiVirus. However, you need not uninstall the product to reset your Settings password. w The reset settings password option appears in the Select Uninstall Preference window only if the Settings Password Protection option is turned on. To use the Settings Password Protection option, go to the Norton AntiVirus main window, and then click Settings >General >Product Security . To reset your Norton AntiVirus Settings password 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control Panel. 2 In Windows Control Panel, do one of the following: 1 In Windows XP, double-click Add or Remove Programs. 1 In Windows Vista, click Programs and Features. 1 In Windows 7, click Programs > Programs and Features. The Programs option in Windows 7 is available when you select the Category option in the View by drop-down list. 3 In the list of currently installed programs, do one of the following: 1 In Windows XP, click Norton AntiVirus, and then click Change/Remove. 1 In Windows Vista or Windows 7, click Norton AntiVirus, and then click Uninstall/Change. 4 At the bottom of the Select Your Uninstall Preference window, click reset settings password. 5 In the dialog box that appears, in the Reset Password Key box, type the randomly generated key that is displayed against Reset Password Key. 6 In the New Password box, type the new password.

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password
option in the
Select Uninstall Preference
window.
To access the
Select Uninstall Preference
window, you
must choose to uninstall Norton AntiVirus. However,
you need not uninstall the product to reset your
Settings password.
w
The
reset settings password
option appears in the
Select Uninstall Preference
window only if the
Settings Password Protection
option is turned on. To
use the
Settings Password Protection
option, go to the
Norton AntiVirus main window, and then click
Settings
>General >Product Security
.
To reset your Norton AntiVirus Settings password
1
On the Windows taskbar, click
Start
>
Control
Panel
.
2
In
Windows Control Panel
, do one of the following:
1
In Windows XP, double-click
Add or Remove
Programs
.
1
In Windows Vista, click
Programs and Features
.
1
In Windows 7, click
Programs
>
Programs and
Features
.
The
Programs
option in Windows 7 is available
when you select the
Category
option in the
View
by
drop-down list.
3
In the list of currently installed programs, do one
of the following:
1
In Windows XP, click
Norton AntiVirus
, and
then click
Change/Remove
.
1
In Windows Vista or Windows 7, click
Norton
AntiVirus
, and then click
Uninstall/Change
.
4
At the bottom of the
Select Your Uninstall
Preference
window, click
reset settings password
.
5
In the dialog box that appears, in the
Reset
Password Key
box, type the randomly generated
key that is displayed against
Reset Password Key
.
6
In the
New Password
box, type the new password.
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About customizing settings and options
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