The problem with Live Update they are sometimes broken down into more manageable pieces, to be downloaded over time. I suppose this is for dialup users.
For virus definitions, I go directly to this page and download the latest.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/download/pages/US-N95.html
I just set up a new Dell at work yesterday, and that 2004 Internet Security product came with it. It took three LIVE UPDATES and three reboots to get all the data current.
Yeah, I've noticed how it's in pieces whenever I do a reinstall. Part of it I can understand, since some things have to have a restart before the next can be accepted. And at the last there's the part for where you can make emergency floppies.
(Norton's had a lot of angry people, I gather, since the first of this year, with connection boxes popping up all the dang time after a certain update(s) they issued).