Short version:
Bought ACER notebook today. Wi-Fi but no CD-ROM, Windows 7 basic. Bought Bit Defender Internet Security 2011. Tech support told me I could download it on line and use the product key from the one I bought to activate. Currently running McAfee (trial version). Started download, got the .exe file from BitDefender.com, but wasn't able to complete the install (it's a good-sized file--about 200 MB.)
I can only get to the point where the file (I would guess) is downloaded, then the install crashes on me. The .exe file is on the desktop, but the install file must be in a temp folder because it gets dumped every time I try to download the install files.
Any suggestions? Could I copy the CD-ROM to a flash drive on friend's computer and install that way? The notebook has two USB ports and I transferred over some files from old laptop that way. Or would I be better off just using the McAfee for a couple of weeks and try to directly connect to Net when I get home? Don't really want to buy a USB CD-ROM.
Have had no problems downloading other files. Tried turning off McAfee as well, but that didn't work either.