I downloaded Avast (5) Free 11/10/2010. Recent message says my subsciption expires 01/01/2011. Found out I must ‘re-register’, but can find no obvious way to do that. Does this mean that I must go through the entire process of dling Avast again…or what? Would really appreciate any help on this…I like Avast (except its ‘support’) and would not like to lose it.
Did you install avast 5 over version 4? If so, that might have retained your license. To re-register, click on the 'Maintenance" tab, then select ‘Registration’. Click the ‘Register now button’. Now just fill out the form and click submit. Once you’re done, the license will be renewed for another year.
Below is a pic from the support article.
Ty for your reply, but on reg page I get…
Current Status: REGISTERED
…Will expire on: 1/1/2011
Date of Registration: 11/1/2009
And I cannot get anywhere from there…???
BTW this is a FREE version.
You can’t register until it is about to expire unlike avast 4.8. Avast starts to notify you 14 days before. At that point the Maintenance, Registration section will change to allow you to re-register.
Presumably you installed avast 5.0 over 4.8, which retains your registration/license information. Given the Date if Registration, this would relate to your 4.8 registration and the expiry date 14 months from that 1 November 2009 to 1 January 2011.
So that appears to be correct and all you need do is wait for the renewal notification in around two months.
Thank you for posting this question, and for the response. I was also confuzzled - my registration and expiration dates display as 12/1/2009 and 2/1/2011 respectively.
I’m always late for things and rushing not to miss deadlines at the last minute, so didn’t know how much advance notice there would be or when I would have the opportunity to renew - or even IF with the new version, or how.
Kinda get nervous when you see a looming expiration, even a few months away. Want to be sure I don’t find myself vulnerable and unprotected!
You’re welcome.
The new avast 5 re-registration is much easier going through the avastUI, you don’t have to wait for the email and enter the key it is all done through the UI.
Szia asztok van egy kis problémám tudok regisztrálni nagyon sokat elkültem de nem kaptam meg még mindig liszencet mitt csináljat és a gépem az irja hogy nem vagyok regiszrálva
I downloaded Avast 5 (free) this morning after being asked to renew my existing Avast virus protection. The registration screen came up automatically (in maintenance section) but when I click on “Register now” nothing is happening. I do not receive a registration form. I should need to simply re-register but am unable to do so at the moment. Can anyone offer any suggestions please?
Please see MartinZ’s post
Hi all,http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=65673.msg555052#msg555052it was problem on our servers, should be fixed now. We apologize for the inconvenience.