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Hi cutesafety, welcome to the forum 
From the sound of it, you have updated from version 4 (blue ball) to version 6 (orange ball)
Registration in the latest version is much easier, and is detailed best in the knowledgebase article:
https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=612
Scott