EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 30, 2003 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in BindView
Development Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
March 31, 2003

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