I recently reformated and installed winxp sp3 and reinstalled avast! 4.8. Now each day when I start up the computer, I get a message saying that my license is about to expire. I re-enter the key, which it accepts, and then does the same thing the next day. What’s up?
Please, post the last 200-250 lines of avast log: C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\log\Setup.log
Also, are you logged as the Administrator?
Is there more than one account with admin rights?
I think I have it… Am I right in thinking that you need to re-register for a new ‘update’ license - not simply enter a key for the current one? I re-registered as a new user and the ‘update’ license expiry is now August 2009 - not June 01, 2008 as before. Have I fixed my problem? Could the reminder pop-up be a bit more specific about the reason for the reminder and what needs to be done? Thanks for the quick response!
Yes, you have to re-register to get a new license key.
Go to the SSL page version and register from there: https://secure.avast.com/scripts/register.php?lang=ENG
See the tutorial: http://www.avast.com/files/tutorials/insert_key.htm
Please take a look here: http://www.avast.com/eng/faq-invalid-license-number.html