I'm a "Norton basher", but I can honestly suggest that NIS 2005 will be
a *worse* problem for Win9x users than even NIS 2004. I much prefer EZ
Armor, from ETrust (aka Computer Associates.) See the "Security" article
in my sig.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Eugene F." wrote in message
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Andrew,

If you don't mind the inconvenience of reconfiguring: cheat.
Uninstall NIS, then re-install it. This will reset the subscription
to
your install date + 1 year.

The price of renewal is not cost prohibitive for me. I don't mind
paying for the version upgrade either as long as I'm not getting less
stable incarnation.