I would like set up a LAN at my home, to which my current PC
will be connected, and a 2nd computer (a notebook). I wish to
protect this notebook with a free Avast Home edition. My idea
would be to download Avast on a USB key mounted on my PC,
and install from it on the notebook before connecting it on my
Wifi (crypted) network, therefore to Internet.
Is this the right procedure/config (installing a new Avast instance
on each member of my LAN) ? Would Avast fit on a USB key ?
Can I and how do I obtain a new licence key ?
Sorry, I am not familiar at all with home networks, so it is why I am
asking this question …
You have to have avast installed on each system and downloading the latest version using your existing system is the way to do it. It should fit easily on a USB drive as the setupeng.exe file is about 15.5MB.
Transfer that to your laptop and install from there.
If both systems qualify for home non-commercial use you can use the same key on the new system (assuming you have saved the original registration email).
Thanks very much for the info. I could download Avast
on my UBS key as you suggested.
Just a short question :
As could retrieve my first Avast validation key in my mail archives,
will the 1 year validation time be counted from the 1st instance
installation date, or the 2nd ?
The registration key relates to the time of first issue and it lasts for 14 months in the Home version then re-registration will give you a new key and another 14 months.
If you are close to the end of the existing period it may be worth doing now. Complete the avast! 4 Home Registration form and you will receive an email from register @ avast.com (without the spaces) with your registration key.