THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rodwelch@pacbell.net
S U M M A R Y
DIARY: November 8, 2004 04:55 PM Monday;
Rod Welch
McAfee resolve upgrade problems and obtain refunds.
1...Summary/Objective
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CONTACTS
0201 - Network Associates, Inc. O-00000800 0601
020101 - Mr. Shawn Murphy O-00000800 0601
020103 - McAfee Enterprise Sales
SUBJECTS
C13 Install McAfee Virus Scan v 6.0
McAfee Virus Program License Expired So Renewed for 1 Year Cost $14.9
Virus Program License Expired So Renewed for 1 Year Cost $14.95
0805 -
0805 - ..
0806 - Summary/Objective
0807 -
080701 - Follow up ref SDS 7 0000. ref SDS 6 0000.
080702 -
080703 - Was unable to get McAfee to work. Contacted the vendor, but they were
080704 - unable to provide assistance. Received a letter from the vendor
080705 - confirming these understandings. ref SDS 0 LZ7N
080706 -
080707 - [On 041205 McAfee failed to operate, and could not remove the
080708 - program. ref SDS 8 SS5J
080710 - ..
080711 - [On 041223 purchased Pc-cillin from Trend Micro for virus
080712 - protection, replacing McAfee. ref SDS 9 0001
080713 -
080714 -
080715 -
080716 -
080718 - ..
0808 -
0809 -
0810 - Progress
0811 -
081101 - Called McAfee...............866 622 3911
081103 - ..
081104 - Got a message saying McAfee charges by the minute for talking to
081105 - customers, or $40 for a conversation.
081107 - ..
081108 - Called McAfee Enterprise Sales................888 847 8766
081110 - ..
081111 - Talked to Ricky.
081113 - ..
081114 - Explained purchased Virusscan v. 9.0 on 041025. ref SDS 7 059F
081116 - ..
081117 - Ricky verified record of purchase by Millie...
081118 -
081124 - ..
081125 - Refund for $20 erroneous charge...
081126 -
081127 - 800 310 2980
081128 -
081129 - Customer Number:
081131 - ..
081132 - Order Number: CS56454693
081134 - ..
081135 - McAfee VirusScan 6.0 and 7.0 Virus Definition Renewal
081136 -
081138 - ..
081139 - Ricki suggested calling...
081141 - ..
081142 - Customer Service....
081143 -
081144 - 408 992 8599
081145 -
081146 - 866 622 3911 3 5
081148 - ..
081149 - We reviewed record showing these numbers have already been called, and
081150 - were not effective, per above. ref SDS 0 FC7S
081152 - ..
081153 - Ricki transferred call to a supervisor...
081154 -
081156 - ..
0812 -
0813 -
0814 - 1719
0815 -
081501 - Talked Elaine.
081502 -
081503 - She explained that updating McAfee virus definitions requires using
081504 - Millie's email address, and the password set up on 041006. ref SDS 7
081505 - SY43
081507 - ..
081508 - Tried this and it worked.
081510 - ..
081511 - Thanked Elaine for help on this matter.
081513 - ..
081514 - Additional issues discussed....
081515 -
081516 - 1. McAfee owes a refund of $20 for erroneous purchase of an update
081517 - for virus definitions for version 6.0, which failed to work,
081518 - and forced the customer to buy a new program version 9.0
081519 - reported by McAfee customer support on 041006. ref SDS 7 TX8F
081521 - ..
081522 - 2. McAfee owes a refund of $20 for purchase of versoin 9.0, as
081523 - reported on 041006 from discussion with McAfee customer service
081524 - rep, Agens. ref SDS 7 059F
081526 - ..
081527 - Elaine will send an email explaining how to get the $20 refund
081528 - on the purchase of McAfee 9.0.
081530 - ..
081531 - 3. Technical Defects in McAfee installation...
081532 -
081533 - a.
081534 -
081536 - ..
081537 - Elaine will submit a pin number that permits getting free technical
081538 - support to configure the program without the icon and without the
081539 - notice of updated viruses.
081541 - ..
081542 - Elaine says to call Technical Support at...
081543 -
081544 - 866 677 3911
081545 -
081546 -
081548 - ..
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0818 - 2101
0819 -
081901 - Received letter from McAfee saying....
081902 -
081904 - ..
081905 - Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:24:17 -0800 (Pacific Standard
081906 - Time)
081908 - ..
081909 - Subject: Incident 041108-007361 account status
081910 - From: mcafeesupport@McAfee.com
081911 - To: Rod Welch
081913 - ..
081914 - Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line
081915 - support center. Below is a summary of your request and
081916 - our response.
081918 - ..
081919 - Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.
081921 - ..
081922 - Thank you for contacting McAfee.
081924 - ..
081925 - Regarding the refund for the DAT 7.0 version that you have
081926 - purchased, please contact our McAfee online store at
081927 - 1-800-310-2980.
081929 - ..
081930 - Please follow the steps below on how to reconfigure the
081931 - updates for the VirusSCan 9.0 software.
081932 -
081933 - 1. Right-click the M icon.
081934 -
081935 - 2. Click Updates.
081937 - ..
081938 - 3. The SecurityCenter Updates window appears.
081939 - Click Configure.
081941 - ..
081942 - 4. Choose the update process that best fits
081943 - your computer needs
081945 - ..
081946 - As per request, below are the notes that I have documented
081947 - during our phone conversation.
081949 - ..
081950 - -agent from corp. provided order number cs56454693 which was
081951 - under the e-mail address milliebuck@pacbell.net.
081953 - ..
081954 - -cx has has the vs 6.0 for several years
081956 - ..
081957 - -cx is fustrated about the software, and that he would like to
081958 - manually update and not automatically update the product for
081959 - him, he also wants to remove the m icon beside the system tray,
081960 - told the cx that we cannot remove because it is an indication
081961 - that it is installed.
081963 - ..
081964 - -cx was redirected to rebates department about the refund for
081965 - the excess payment he has made
081967 - ..
081968 - -cx is irate about being given the run around and that he had
081969 - to call numerous number to sort the problem out
081970 -
081971 - -cx is trying to update the vs that he has purchased
081973 - ..
081974 - -cx does not know about the password, and verified it to the cx
081975 - and infomred him about the e-mail address as well
081977 - ..
081978 - -new version puts an icon on the system tray, cx does not know
081979 - how to remove it, tried to assit him in removing the m icon and
081980 - how to reconfigure receiving updates for the product
081982 - ..
081983 - -cx wants to get someone about the sales tactics that we
081984 - provide cx
081986 - ..
081987 - -he also stated that he purchased a dat renewal for the 7.0
081988 - purchased at dr
081990 - ..
081991 - -redirected the cx to dr 87224424, for the refund of the dat
081992 - file since he is using a 9.0 version
081994 - ..
081995 - -cx says that if we will not help him, he will just request a
081996 - refund provided was going to provide him a number for ts, but
081997 - advised him to call out cx support dept again, and provide the
081998 - e-mail address or incident number so that we can provide him
081999 - another pin to give him a full 24 hr. for the call ar
082000 - 866-677-3911.
082002 - ..
082003 - -cx wants us to better try to assist a cx, and not send them
082004 - off on the first call that they make
082006 - ..
082007 - To contact McAfee Customer Support please reply to this email
082008 - or visit us at
082010 - ..
082011 - http://www.mcafee.com/chat/
082012 -
082013 - ...for chat which is available Monday - Friday, 8am - 8pm
082014 - Central time.
082016 - ..
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