When Avast say my licence is for 3 computers, is that 3 computers or 3 operating systems. Only one of my 3 computers has 4 operating systems on it.
3 Different Machines/OS’s
Windows 7 = 1
Windows 8 = 1
Windows 10 = 1
Number of Licenses = 3.
most people don’t partition their drives and have 4 different Operating Systems
No I do not partition my hard drive either. I have 4 different hard drives with a different OS on each.
I am still mainly using Windows XP and only experimenting with Windows 7, 8 and 10 to see if I can get used to using any of them. Windows 7 is not too bad although there are still quite a few things I can’t seem to do on it that I find very easy to do on XP.
8 and 10 I am finding almost impossible to use at the moment.
Anyway, if it means only 3 operating systems I think it best to ask for a refund and continue with the free version.
Thanks anyway.
I vaguely recall something like this coming up before, but I think it related to using a virtual OS.
It is certainly close as you can only use one OS virtual or triple/quadruple boot scenario, so you would only have one Live OS running at a time on the 1PC.
Although there wasn’t a specific answer given the general train of though was that this was probably OK as you are only using it on 1PC.
The only thing that I can see as a possible hiccup from when this was last raised, is that we now have the my.avast.com account. This would identify the number of devices linked to that account, so I wonder if it would record the OSes as devices when they are in use, making it look like you are running on more than 3PCs.
I will try and seek some clarification on this.
I sometimes use Returnil which creates a virtual OS but that’s the only kind of virtual OS I know about.
However, if you know how and willing to seek clarification I would much appreciate it.
I have used a reporting procedure to attract attention to the topic, hopefully it will have the desired effect.
My comment relating to virtual OS versions (not that you specifically have to use one), is that is the most common usage in the forums on using other OS versions, rather than multi boot.
This was asked many times before, but we never had an official answer from Avast.
One of the most recent topics https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=171096.0 which lukas.hasik replied to :
this is hard one ;) How do you understand the EULA - http://files.avast.com/files/legal/eula-avast-consumer-2015.pdf ? It talks about Computers... don't take it as official answer, I'll have to check it with lawyers...
So the truth, and a honnest answer is : We don’t know :-\
Greetz, Red.
Thanks Red,
This is certainly becoming more regular, the use of VM or dual/multiple boot systems, so it certainly needs clarification.
Wow, I seem to have dug up a hornets nest. As you say Avast should come up with an official answer seeing as I am not the only one asking about it. I guess the only answer is to find for myself by seeing what happens when I try to active each operating system on each of my machines.
Bump.
Thanks David
I was watching for a response but somehow lost/forgot this topic.
Avast EULA says “You may install and use the Software on up to the agreed number of computers indicated in the Documentation or other transaction materials”.
Yes, that is certainly the case from days when a single PC had a single OS installed. But now there are many people running VM OSes or dual boot.
Where it gets tricky in the days of VM OSes and dual/multi boot - the thing that differs now is my.avast.com where the number of devices collectively would outnumber the number of PC licenses. When you dual boot if you have avast installed on that and linked to your my.avast.com, it would look like the number of licenses wouldn’t support the number of devices.
David is right,
Legally I think, according to the Avast EULA, there should be no problem with multiple installations on one PC.
But if the Avast license system agrees with that, is a different queston.
Greetz, Red.