I am planning to add a second PC in my home.
How can I tell if my present license will cover this?
If it won’t, how do I upgrade the license?
Where do I find instructions for installing on 2nd computer?
Does it matter if the two PCs are different? (Win7 vs XP)
By license what is this for Pro or AIS as the free doesn’t have a license (but a registration) ?
If a Pro or AIS license, it is for a specific number of PCs, if you didn’t purchase a multi PC version it is only good for one PC.
It’s AIS, but where can I find the number of PCs I am allowed? Surely that must be documented somewhere, no?
If it’s only one, how do I upgrade to support two PCs?
And where are the instructions for adding a second PC?
You should have received an email receipt/notification of your purchase and that I guess (as I don’t have AIS) would indicate what number of PCs it is for, but when you purchased it that should have been apparent. Initially it is for one PC but later they also has deals on AIS for up to 3PC.
The license file that you received license.avastlic if you open that using notepad may also reveal how many it is for.
A small excerpt from my confirmation email of AIS.
Contents:A. Brief information on product delivery
B. Details for product delivery for avast! Internet Security (3 PCs,
2 years) and additional information from the publisher
C. Technical Support
D. Customer service
Thanks for that, hopefully it will help the OP resolve what his license is.
Thank you, Gopher. That led me right to it: 2012-08-18 3PCs, 2 yrs.
Now, when I get my new PC, do I need to do anything special when setting it up? My current PC is W7 and the new one might be XP.
Copy the license.avastlic file across to the new system when you have installed AIS in that system, double click that file and it will apply the license to the new installation.
It doesn’t matter that the two system OSes are different, provided they are Windows OSes that are supported and those are.
You are welcome. On top of David’s advice, copy the license file to a thumb drive for a secure backup. So far, I only have 2 pcs, see my sig.