today I installed Avast Free (german version 17.2.2288 (build 17.2.3419.0)) on my (always offline) Windows XP PC as replacement of Avira, which doesn’t support XP anymore. Everything seemed to be fine, but I dont have the offline registration tab in the settings. As it is my very first Avast installation, it is still not registered with 30 days left for registration (but the progress bar is also not shown, just the four corner tiles).
How can I enter my license key Avast already sent me?
Thank you in advance for your help.
I looked into the config.def-file and Alpha-licensing should be disabled (Enabled=0). Nevertheless how do I register the program offline? Offline-registration is missing, I don’t have a license file, and the new licensing engine (with which I don’t get the slightest idea, how offline licensing should work with this) shouldn’t be active. I’m really confused…
Ok, Avast is still unregistered and the license runs out. Solution seems to be connecting to the internet, which won’t happen with my WinXP. What’s next?
Ok, today I downloaded the current version and updated the program. Same problem, there is still no option to enter the offline registration code (see attached screenshot). Any help?
How to do that offline? As mentioned above, the PC gets access to quite a lot of USB-sticks, but I will not connect it to the internet. Never. So I need a solution for true (!!!) offline (!!!) use.
I don’t see why not.
If you are worried about security, nothing is and never will be 100% secure.
Next to that it takes less then 1 minute to register.
You can disconnect the system after the registration.
Just have a look at my signature, XP Pro is still my main system and it is what I also use for beta testing. I also have a win7 netbook and this win10 laptop that I’m on at present.
If you are going to use XP to connect, it may be less secure because of no updates on Microsoft, but you still have avast and any other security based software, firewall, anti-malware, etc. But common sense also plays a part in avoiding infection, however it is best to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
Having a robust backup and recovery strategy is possibly the most important thing. For me that is having Hard disk imaging software is such a strategy to make it easy to set your system back to what it was before any issue should you experience a problem you can’t live with.
I run a hard drive drive image weekly and keep copies of the last 6 drive images. The worst case scenario being I lose the last 6 days of changes. But some of the software allows for incremental updates so only new entries or modified elements which could be run daily. In this case you could be down to only losing changes within the last day.
You are talking about usb devices.
A good start would be installing McShield if you don’t have it already.
Ok, then I don't understand, why Avast removes a 10kB-option in a 685MB program (size of Avast program folder), just to open a security risk...
What has that got to do with registration ?
Ofcourse size changes as avast (as well as many other programs) are using temp files.
It has nothing to do with a security risk.
You have a system that is conencted to the Internet.
If you believe that system is properly protected, use ICS to connect the XP system to the Internet through that system.
The first system will “protect the XP system”
If you want more security, get and use a good hardware firewall and put a av on the router.
That’s wrong, my system is not and will never be connected to the internet. What’s so hard to understand that? As Avira stopped its support for XP I was looking for another antivirus program and stopped by Avast, as it seemingly offered a solution for offline operation on a specific PC with full installer, activation code by email and downloadable update packages. So everything what you need. But unfortunately it doesn’t work! So if you don’t have a solution except “connect your PC running a completely outdated operating system with security holes the size of barn doors to the internet”, please stop replying.