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[Dinesh]

Can I update from 4.8 w/o any problems and will the settings be transferred over?

Yes you can upgrade but not sure if the settings will be transferred. Hence uninstall the old version before installing the new one...just to avoid problems.

 

[dpnaugle]

Avast Home Registration-Should you wait 60 days?

Hi All,

I have recently done a fresh install of Win 7 Pro 64 and decided not to reinstall my AVG.

I opted for the free trial of Avast Home 4.8- installed a couple of days ago. I guess this will be free for a year after the 60 trail? Very cool.

My question is does it make a difference when you register it? If I wait 60 days, will I have 12 months + 60days or does it not even matter?

Sorry if this is a silly question.

btw: So far, Win 7 makes my Win XP Pro look like child's play. Loving it so far.

Thx
Don

 

[Brink]

Hello Don, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The registration is completely free to get your license number good for only one year before having to reconfirm registration again to get another one year free, and so on forever. As long as you do so before the 60 day grace period before having to register for the program to continue to work. Your one year time starts on the day that you register. That's all.

 

[Zidane24]

Hello Don, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The registration is completely free to get your license number good for only one year before having to reconfirm registration again to get another one year free, and so on forever. As long as you do so before the 60 day grace period before having to register for the program to continue to work. Your one year time starts on the day that you register. That's all.

Thats all huh? You wouldn't be supporting anything that might "beat the system" would you Shawn?

 

[twick]

Hello Don, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The registration is completely free to get your license number good for only one year before having to reconfirm registration again to get another one year free, and so on forever. As long as you do so before the 60 day grace period before having to register for the program to continue to work. Your one year time starts on the day that you register. That's all.

Thats all huh? You wouldn't be supporting anything that might "beat the system" would you Shawn?

No, honestly that is how it works. You can check on their website.

 

[Zidane24]

Hello Don, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The registration is completely free to get your license number good for only one year before having to reconfirm registration again to get another one year free, and so on forever. As long as you do so before the 60 day grace period before having to register for the program to continue to work. Your one year time starts on the day that you register. That's all.

Thats all huh? You wouldn't be supporting anything that might "beat the system" would you Shawn?

No, honestly that is how it works. You can check on their website.

Nah...I am just having good fun with my friend Shawn here...no worries...

If he beats me to another tutorial tomorrow...than this means war!

 

[Brink]

LOL.

 

[dpnaugle]

Thats all huh? You wouldn't be supporting anything that might "beat the system" would you Shawn?

No, honestly that is how it works. You can check on their website.

Nah...I am just having good fun with my friend Shawn here...no worries...

If he beats me to another tutorial tomorrow...than this means war!

Thanks for the info. I am really happy with Win 7 so far and the help in this forum has been great. Avast seems great, and I will stick with the Win FW for now. It has been working well so far.

thx again
DN

 

[satchmo]

I've renewed my registration with Avast! for the last six years already, and it is still free.

 

[Wargollo]

Avast Beta 5.0.221 available.

New beta refresh [5.0.221]

 

[Brink]

Thank you Wargollo, first post has been updated.

 

[sblocker]

hi first time ever posting on this site. just got windows 7 ultimate and im loving it. I had avast home on my old pc and on my lap top right now. Is proffesional worth the money to upgrade to? or is home good enough?

 

[Dinesh]

Hi sblocker and Welcome to the forums. Avast Home Edition provides basic protection which is ideal for most home users. Avast pro contains certain extra features which makes it more stronger.
You can see the comparison chart here: avast! antivirus - Versions comparison

 

[Airbot]

Home edition is good enough. Basically you just get 1 extra module (a script blocker) and scheduled scanning with pro.

 

[Wargollo]

Avast Beta 5.0.239 available.

New beta refresh [5.0.239]

 

[Brink]

Thank you Wargollo. First post updated.

 

[catilley1092]

I've been using Avast for a while now, and I've always had the update setting to automatic. It's a great free antivirus, I've had a couple of false positives, but better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Techymike]

Avast is one of the best FREE programs out there that I have found for my use. It is really up to the user to decide what is best for themselves. No one can decide for you. Just try different programs and decide for yourself. That is the best advice I can give.

 

[reece86]

Hi what is avast like?

 

[Dinesh]

Avast is very good

Hi what is avast like?

Highly recommended.
They have made a lot of changes to the beta version.
The UI is improved and resources usage is very low as compared to a paid AV.