NEW Beta Version available

Rednose · 2015-06-26T12:25:09.000Z

Hi guys

It is really important for Avast that users participate in Beta testing, to find - and solve issues with upcomming releases.
Not only do you have the opportunity to try out new releases first, but you can also test if everything works as expected before the actual release.

Important :

When you start to participate in Beta testing take these precautions in case something goes wrong :

Make a system image of your current installation.
Win 7 and up : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-7
Win XP and Vista : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-reflect-is-a-free-and-easy-to-use-backup-utility
or from Essexboy : https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=168696.msg1200543#msg1200543
During Beta testing make regular back ups from all your work.

Greetz, Red.

Para-Noid · 2015-06-26T17:52:08.000Z

If the user has AOMEI Backupper just make a “disk backup”. Personally I use a 2 TB external HDD.
Then if and when you need to restore the image “backupper” gives you the choice of which partitions to restore.

schmidthouse · 2015-06-26T18:01:29.000Z

Lets get some interaction/response for the beta testers from the appropriate developers for their issues/bugs reported.

Charyb-0 · 2015-06-26T18:42:02.000Z

schmidthouse post:4:

Lets get some interaction/response for the beta testers from the appropriate developers for their issues/bugs reported.

I agree.

abruptum · 2015-06-26T18:47:30.000Z

Where is the topic about the latest stable version ?

DavidR · 2015-06-26T19:09:58.000Z

abruptum post:6:

Where is the topic about the latest stable version ?

Off the top of my head I thought that would surely be a pinned topic in this forum, looks like it has been unpinned.

But this is where it is, https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=169887.0. It is rather a large topic, so it rather depends what you are looking for. If reporting an issue with the 10.2.2218 build, then it would be better in its own new topic.

Charyb-0 · 2015-06-26T19:46:05.000Z

Thanks David. Unpinning the topic also unpins the current full installation packages.

schmidthouse · 2015-06-26T20:08:04.000Z

I don’t understand,
why is the topic no longer visible/available? ???

bob3160 · 2015-06-26T22:11:46.000Z

If you’re using Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 and need an easy way to create an Image backup,
Try the following: [b]https://youtu.be/m5h9Kug5HTI[/b]

DavidR · 2015-06-26T22:29:34.000Z

schmidthouse post:9:

I don’t understand,
why is the topic no longer visible/available? ???

It is still available, click the link I gave (Reply #6) and you will see it. If there isn’t much activity on it then it will rapidly drop down the order in the list.

Mac · 2015-06-27T19:32:12.000Z

Rednose post:2:

Hi guys

It is really important for Avast that users participate in Beta testing, to find - and solve issues with upcomming releases.
Not only do you have the opportunity to try out new releases first, but you can also test if everything works as expected before the actual release.

Important :

When you start to participate in Beta testing take these precautions in case something goes wrong :

Make a system image of your current installation.

Win 7 and up : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-7

Win XP and Vista : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-reflect-is-a-free-and-easy-to-use-backup-utility

or from Essexboy : https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=168696.msg1200543#msg1200543

During Beta testing make regular back ups from all your work.

Greetz, Red.

Sound Advice, or for users with an extra windows License, use VirtualBox to create a Virtual machine to test in. virtualbox.org

system · 2015-06-28T20:42:13.000Z

No longer in the beta, only have secureline and avast mobile, gone back to windows security, just as good for what I need.

DavidR · 2015-07-03T22:37:26.000Z

Just been notified about 2015.10.3.2222 R3 RC update. Previous R3 Beta3 topic updated - https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=172334.0.

Updated from the 2221 R3 beta 3 build and completed restart.

lucD · 2015-07-04T07:33:17.000Z

A quick question ahead of the final release. I don’t have Grimefighter installed, when I update to R3 via the GUI will my choice be honoured in respect of Cleanup (ie will cCeanup be installed as a new feature regardless of the fact that Grimefighter was not previously installed)?

Asyn · 2015-07-04T07:39:54.000Z

lucD post:15:

I don’t have Grimefighter installed, when I update to R3 via the GUI will my choice be honoured in respect of Cleanup…

Yes, at least it works in the beta.

lucD · 2015-07-04T07:52:46.000Z

So Cleanup won’t be installed?

bob3160 · 2015-07-04T13:27:40.000Z

Asyn post:16:

lucD post:15:

I don’t have Grimefighter installed, when I update to R3 via the GUI will my choice be honoured in respect of Cleanup…

Yes, at least it works in the beta.

It didn’t work for me. Cleanup was installed even though Grimefighter was not on my previous install.
Using a custom install should give you the option to unselect.

lucD · 2015-07-04T15:01:36.000Z

Thanks … I’ll update using the installer this time.

DavidR · 2015-07-04T15:37:17.000Z

bob3160 post:18:

Asyn post:16:

lucD post:15:

I don’t have Grimefighter installed, when I update to R3 via the GUI will my choice be honoured in respect of Cleanup…

Yes, at least it works in the beta.

It didn’t work for me. Cleanup was installed even though Grimefighter was not on my previous install.
Using a custom install should give you the option to unselect.

I thought I read somewhere in an earlier beta that the free element of GrimeFighter (a.k.a. CleanUp) was installed so beta testers could test it. At least that is my recollection, but I don’t know if this would be valid with this R3 beta and now RC build.

schmidthouse · 2015-07-04T15:53:24.000Z

DavidR post:20:

bob3160 post:18:

Asyn post:16:

lucD post:15:

I don’t have Grimefighter installed, when I update to R3 via the GUI will my choice be honoured in respect of Cleanup…

Yes, at least it works in the beta.

It didn’t work for me. Cleanup was installed even though Grimefighter was not on my previous install.
Using a custom install should give you the option to unselect.

I thought I read somewhere in an earlier beta that the free element of GrimeFighter (a.k.a. CleanUp) was installed so beta testers could test it. At least that is my recollection, but I don’t know if this would be valid with this R3 beta and now RC build.

Yes, I recall reading that as well.

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