I’m a user of Avast (free) for Windows 98 SE. Now Avast started bugging me that it is going to expire and I must download the new version. However I downloaded it thrice (!!!) and every time it failed!
OTOH I just checked and on the site it does not mention Windows 98 SE as being supported, this can’t be right can it ? If it were unsupported (God forbid) why does it still bugs me to download and install the new version then ? How unprofessional. If, unfortunately, Avast 5 were incompatible to my system, wil Avast 4 continue to work ? Will it get virus definition updates ? Will it go on bugging me into upgrading to Avast 5, which apparently fails every time ? Please help ASAP, this is very annoying. Despite the program is free, these things should not be allowed to happen. Is my only way out to uninstall the AV ?
Support for the 4.8 version will finish sometime soon in the new year as it is expensive for avast to keep supporting these old versions of the software and outdated operating systems and it is holding back development of the future avast 5/6 development.
Avast will still work on your system but you wont get any update’s.
I dont know of hand what other av’s support 98se.
First thing, thanks to all responders! You confirmed my fears, that Avast is dropping support for Windows 98. IIUC you also are saying Avast 4 will continue to work, even if unsupported, or is it only for some time ? I would hope virus def updates stay compatible even if the new program has got more functions.
Further question and a very big one, why does the program advertise upgrade and seems to do the download, shouldn’t it be aware the update won’t succeed on this system! Grrr… how much time I’ve spent before coming to ask to this forum ! In the future, how can I suppress the splash screen that almost forces me to (try to) upgrade ?
Also, since the program spent a long time downloading that impossible upgrade, and then failed to instal (without even pooping up an explanation or reporting cause in to the log)- I also suspect it might have left useless downloaded files somewhere, if so what is (are) the names of (maybe partial) downloads and where should I look for them in order to remove ? Problem is, I have a dozen partitions on 4 different hard drives here, it is not easy for me to locate unknown junk that I don’t have a clue where it might reside and how named !
Thank you anyway. I’ve loved Avast since I first installed, it’s a pity we may have to part.
Your avast 4 will work but you wont get any update’s so it’s pretty much useless as you wont be covered for any new viruses.
Once you delet avast though add remove program’s and then run the uninstall tool you wont have any leftover’s but since the new avast didn’t install you should only have some bits in temp folder’s, dont know if ccleaner will run on 98se but that would generally clean up the left overs.
why you dont upgrade your pc to atleast windows xp? is your pc does not meet minimum system requirement or any other reason?
Do you know even Microsoft of support of Windows Xp SP2…Microsoft now give suppot Win XP SP3 & Windows 7…try to upgrade atleast Windows Xp if possible…
Right on the spot doesn’t. And even if it did I \\ oh well evaluation of Microsoft’s products and policies is surely off topic.
LOL thanks but no, thanks - see above. In addition everything I need or care about is working great on this old system, why should it suddenly stop working - except of course when some AV vendor cease to provide definitions, but that is not the OS fault !
Edit : bugging you again, I didn’t seem to get a reply to : how do I suppress the phony upgrade reminder ? Pop-up can’t be closed, not even Alt-F4 will, only way so far has been to click so it opens the browser to Avast download page. Again, how annoying and (sorry) unprofessional !
It sure isn’t. Still, keep in mind that w98 is way outdated and not supported by MS anymore. Means that there are no security updates of any kind and many holes in its security…
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Plus there are next to no new programs that will run on your system, not even av’s so you will eventually become stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Dont know if the update msg can be turned off, someone else maybe able to answer that.
Okay W98 & avast! 4.8 doomsayers.;D Now it’s my turn.
Hi User98.
The prompt to upgrade (av4.8_1.jpg) to version 5 is just plain inappropriate if you’re running an old OS. But don’t be too hard on avast! When the time eventually comes for 4.8 updates to cease, they will have held out longer than any other as far as support for legacy Windows goes.
But that time has not yet come!
I have avast! 4.8 on Win95 and I’m re-registered until December 2011.
From “About avast!” click on “License Key” > “Program Registration” (av4.8_3.jpg), should open your browser at this page.
I think that maybe a glitch in the registration process, you might be registered for another year but your not going to get any update’s for 4.8 from very soon in the new year.
It’s not a glitch. Updates will stop when avast! stops producing them. When that day comes, avast! 4.8 will continue to function but its effectiveness of course will steadily diminish and each user will have to make their own OS choices. Up until then avast! 4.8 remains no more or less effective on Win9X machines than it was in January.
PS. The glitch is that users are “splashed” with an incompatible upgrade.
Well that day is coming very soon, couple of month’s maybe?.
Not soon enough though in my eye’s, the quicker avast stop’s supporting the old version the quicker that we get better protection in the new
I’m very annoyed, can someone please help here ?
