It appears the default WinXP installation folder for the Avast! v5.0 (Free) update installer will be C:\Program Files\Alwil Software[b]Avast5[/b], whereas my Avast! v4.8 is installed in C:\Program Files\Alwil Software[b]Avast4[/b].
My understanding is that the v5.0 installer will detect and uninstall v4.8 before it installs v5.0, but I imagine that means my v4.8 logs, chest, moved, etc. would be deleted, or at least no longer accessible from within the Avast! GUI. I would like to keep these for historical reference purposes, and of course can (& will) simply back them up… …But if possible I would like to access them from within the Avast! GUI, and even have them continue as a cumulative record within v5.0.
Does anyone know for sure how the v5.0 installer treats v4.8 logs, chest, moved, etc.? Would they be preserved and used by v5.0 if I change the default v5.0 installation folder from C:\Program Files\Alwil Software[b]Avast5[/b] to [b]Avast4[/b]? (I’d prefer not to do that because of the potential confusion that might arise from v5.0 being installed in a folder labeled Avast4, but it would be an acceptable solution if there is no other.)
Thanks! 