I have free Avast Version 5.0.677 which is due to expire on 1.1.2011. I am going away in a few days and won´t be home until March 2011 so I can´t renew Avast just before it expires. I have tried to update/re-register this morning and have been sent a new key, but when I right click on the orange avast ball in the icon tray…and then click “registration information” there is nowhere to insert the new key.
I don´t want to return home next year and have no current anti-virus protection when I try to start up my computer. Does anyone know how I can update my registration before I go?
You shouldn’t have a key for the free version. All you need to do is enter your name, email address, and other details (optional) and click the register or submit button (can’t remember what it’s called).
There is no email to receive, and there are no keys. It should be registered after that.
I am not new to Avast - I am already registered and have been for the past year or so. When I right click the orange Avast Icon and then “Registration Information” it shows the current status as “registered” so therefore there is no “register now” box (as shown in the “how to register online” information). What I am seeking to do is renew my registration for a further 12 months.
In the meantime, I have downloaded the current version of Avast 5.0.677 onto my desktop, but when I have double clicked it to install, it is first wanting to uninstall the one that is already installed (which is also 5.0.677), but I am scared to do that as it will leave me online and unprotected. I hope I have explained clearly.
the real problem is that if avast 5.0 is not “talking” to the avast servers for 21 days, it gets disabled. I saw this information lately. according to avast, release 5.1 will not have this limitation.
LE: sorry, this is related to the centrally managed clients.
The short answer is that you can’t update the current installation early, it will notify you at 14 days to go and at that point the avastUI, Maintenance, Registration interface will change to allow for on-line or off-line re-registration.
Unfortunately that won’t help you as you won’t be present at that time. However, since you have already got the new key you should still be able to input that (as the registration interface should have changed) without having to go on-line. Once you do that then you can get your virus definitions update.
By that time there should also be a Program Update available (version 5.1.xx), so just do a manual program update as that will also update the virus definitions.
I haven’t heard of this no communication with the servers for 21 days and it is disabled.
The strange thing is that when I had version 4.8xx my expiry date was sometime during the summer of 2011, but when I upgraded to version 5.0.677 a few months ago, it brought the expiry date forward to January 1st 2011, unfortunately for me whilst I am away. Just my luck!
I guess an alternative would be to fully remove avast while also using the uninstall tool, then re-installing. That would allow you to register the program today, and not have to worry about until next year.
Yes you could do that with avast 4.8, but you only had the option of registering and getting sent the key by email in 4.8. When avast 5 introduced the ability to register through the avastUI that was obviously dropped.
