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Avast Free Antivirus 5.0.377

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aaroncaz
aaroncaz Posts: 5,242 Forumite
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I received info abt this from CNET, I currently use Avast 4.8 home edition. Should I download the newer version? Or stay as I am, if I did install would I need to unistall the 4.8??

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  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    aaroncaz wrote: »
    I received info abt this from CNET, I currently use Avast 4.8 home edition. Should I download the newer version? Or stay as I am, if I did install would I need to unistall the 4.8??
    AFAIK, no need to uninstall; new version over-writes the previous ;). I know that version 5 has been in beta for a while; if it's out of beta then no reason not to install; colleagues of mine have been using the beta without any problems whatsoever.

    HTH.
  • aaroncaz
    aaroncaz Posts: 5,242 Forumite
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    busenbust wrote: »
    AFAIK, no need to uninstall; new version over-writes the previous ;). I know that version 5 has been in beta for a while; if it's out of beta then no reason not to install; colleagues of mine have been using the beta without any problems whatsoever.

    HTH.

    It doesn't say anything abt beta, just that it was released on the 19th jan. Thanks.
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    aaroncaz wrote: »
    It doesn't say anything abt beta, just that it was released on the 19th jan. Thanks.
    In which case I'd go for it;); I must admit I am still using version 4.8:o I might just wait till Avast begins to nag me - probably tomorrow Lol .:cool:
  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    I've read on other forums about some folk having probs. It seems it's a beta. I'm going to wait a few weeks first.
  • notbritishgas
    notbritishgas Posts: 2,314 Forumite
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    Laz123 wrote: »
    I've read on other forums about some folk having probs. It seems it's a beta. I'm going to wait a few weeks first.
    No it is not a beta, it is the finished article!!
    However you are correct in saying some people have had problems after installing, but then others have reported the install went OK.
    A problem seems to arise if your computer has Cyberlink DVD installed on it.
  • sellingmysoul666
    sellingmysoul666 Posts: 990 Forumite
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    i have a new netbook without cyberlink on so i think i will install tomorrow
    wish me luck
    "what lies behind us & what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    I've just downloaded it and installed over the old version without doing any uninstall. It went on just fine and has picked up the old registration. It required a reboot as you'd probably expect with Windows.

    This is on a Lenovo S12 netbook running XP SP3
  • notbritishgas
    notbritishgas Posts: 2,314 Forumite
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    I waited a while but have now downloaded version 5 over the existing version 4.8. No problems at the moment (windows XP).
    I think they sorted the Cyberlink DVD problem pretty quickly.
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