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Andy, I have had the same problem.

The update routine with Mcafee is all out of kilter. I have given up with
that routine. I now go to their FTP site and pull of the file from there and
set it off doing the update manually if you like

Look here and see if you can follow it.

For example I downloaded the 4019 update last week and it update the dat
files and everything else.

By the way I have version 4.02

ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/antivirus/datfiles/update/

Regards

Chris Blythe




Andy Mabbett wrote in message ...
>I've just tried to update the McAfee virus scanner that came bundled
>with my Dell PII450 (under Win 98).
>
>I open the software, select File/ Update, and after a moment, it tells
>me that:
>
>        "McAfee has detected that it needs to be updated. It will now
>        download a new version and the programme will run itself again"
>        (I paraphrase).
>
>It then says:
>
>        "Request sent to server - update customer record. Awaiting
>        response..."
>
>Nothing happens, then, for several minutes, until my connection times
>out. This has happened previously when I have tried the same thing.
>
>Is this a problem with McAfee that others have experienced? Is there a
>cure?
>
>
>The McAfee help file has a web link for "more information"; it takes you
>to a web page which tells you:
>
>        This feature has been replaced by McAfee SecureCast Online.
>
>        [...]
>
>        To ensure you have the very latest in Virus protection, go to
>        the File Menu and select Update.
>
>which is what I've been doing!
>
>It also has a link:
>
>        McAfee Online Support Forum
>
>which is dead. I'm not impressed...
>
>
>Is McAfee worth paying for once the "trail" period ends, or would I be
>better with Sophos or some other package?
>
>
>TIA
>--
>Andy Mabbett
>
>I've given up superstitious mumbo jumbo for Lent...