Program update 7.0.1426

[guru4711]

WinXP SP3 hangs after typing UserPW after automatic upgrade to AV_free 7.0.1426.
Same after aswclear.exe in protected mode & fresh install.
Only power cycle helps.
Had to go back to 6.0.1367.0 .
System has all required patches from MS and Adobe (find output from msinfo32.exe as att.).

1) Why does 7.0.1426 not work anymore?

2) AfIk avast does not keep previous program versions. Obviously they should!

[Persian_boy]

WinXP SP3 hangs after typing UserPW after automatic upgrade to AV_free 7.0.1426.
Same after aswclear.exe in protected mode & fresh install.
Only power cycle helps.
Had to go back to 6.0.1367.0 .
System has all required patches from MS and Adobe (find output from msinfo32.exe as att.).

1) Why does 7.0.1426 not work anymore?

2) AfIk avast does not keep previous program versions. Obviously they should!

Same experience here
Fresh install Windows XP pro + SP3
Free Avast installed version 7.0.1407 then updated to  7.0.1426
When windows try to boot it freeze and nothing worked. Already uninstalled by Avast uninstall software from safe mode and reinstall Avast but when it updated to new version 7.0.1426 windows freeze on boot...
At-last I had to remove Avast...!

Something wrong with Avast new update 7.0.1426
Hope you can solve these issues


Thanx for taking the time

[DavidR]

Do as has been suggested many times a clean install of avast 7.0.1426, using the avast! Uninstall Utility, aswClear.exe find it here.

[Persian_boy]

Do as has been suggested many times a clean install of avast 7.0.1426, using the avast! Uninstall Utility, aswClear.exe find it here.

As I already written above it done but no success (Safe mode and using Avast remove tool)

[Dulioo]

Hi Guys
Can some one help me pls ? i have avast v6 & if i wanted to upgrade it to 7 does it work with the same license ?
i'm a bit confused pls need your help.
Thanbks ,
Dulioo

[DJBone]

Hi Guys
Can some one help me pls ? i have avast v6 & if i wanted to upgrade it to 7 does it work with the same license ?
i'm a bit confused pls need your help.
Thanbks ,
Dulioo

Hello and welcome to the forum

Yes, it works with the same license!

DJBone

[avast@ advantage77.com]

Does anyone know if this version has the new version of the Outlook plugin that Lukas said was being redone?

J.R. Guthrie

[Qibbler]

Better late than never. Read this thread now and then and feared upgrading. Just did clean install. Should have had more faith    Breeze. 

[avast@ advantage77.com]

Dear Quibbler,

I have found that if an upgrade is done properly, avast! 7 is less problematic than avast! 6. In my opinion, proper means:

1)            Remove all avast!  versions as well as any other A/V programs from add/remove programs in control panel.
 
2)            Download the latest version of avast! Uninstall Utility (aswclear.exe) and save it on your desktop.
 
http://files.avast.com/files/eng/aswclear.exe
 
3)            Start Windows in Safe Mode (F8 key before Windows splash screen on a reboot)
 
4)            Open (execute) the uninstall utility aswclear.exe
 
5)            Choose which version of avast! to uninstall. This process will be repeated for each avast! version (4, 5, and 6)  So let’s assume we had all 3 versions of avast! installed at some point. So we choose version 4.8 and proceed.
 
6)            If you installed avast! in a different folder than the default, browse for it. (Note: Be careful! The content of any folder you choose will be deleted!)
 
7)            Click REMOVE
 
            Restart your computer
 
9)            Start Windows in Safe Mode again
 
10)          Open the avast! uninstall utility a second time
 
11)          Choose version 5 of avast!
 
12)          If you installed avast! in a different folder than the default, browse for it.
 
13)          Click REMOVE
 
14)          Restart your computer
 
15)          Start Windows in Safe Mode again
 
16)          Open the uninstall utility again
 
17)          Choose version 6 of avast!
 
18)          If you installed avast! in a different folder than the default, browse for it.
 
19)          Click REMOVE
 
20)          Restart your computer
 
21)          Now install avast! 7 (I personally prefer doing a custom installation)

[Doug Henry9]

Hi.

My avast doesn't seem to be updating anymore, ie, I'm on version 701 407 and last update was 6/03/12.....any idea how to fix this?

[DavidR]

Do a clean install of the latest version:
- Download the latest version of avast, 7.0.1426 http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/avast_free_antivirus_setup.exe and save it to your HDD, somewhere you can find it again (if you didn't save your last download). Use that when you reinstall.

- Download the avast! Uninstall Utility, aswClear.exe find it here and save it to your HDD (it has uninstall tools for 5.x, 6.0.x and 7.0.x).

• 1. Now uninstall avast! (using add remove programs, if you can't do that start from the next step), reboot.
• 2. run the avast! Uninstall Utility from safe mode, first for 6.x if previously installed and then for 7.0, once complete reboot into normal mode.
• 3. install the latest version, reboot.

This assumes you are using the avast free version.

[Doug Henry9]

Do a clean install of the latest version:
- Download the latest version of avast, 7.0.1426 http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/avast_free_antivirus_setup.exe and save it to your HDD, somewhere you can find it again (if you didn't save your last download). Use that when you reinstall.

- Download the avast! Uninstall Utility, aswClear.exe find it here and save it to your HDD (it has uninstall tools for 5.x, 6.0.x and 7.0.x).

• 1. Now uninstall avast! (using add remove programs, if you can't do that start from the next step), reboot.
• 2. run the avast! Uninstall Utility from safe mode, first for 6.x if previously installed and then for 7.0, once complete reboot into normal mode.
• 3. install the latest version, reboot.

This assumes you are using the avast free version.

Ok thanks David, I'll do that.
Thx.

[Doug Henry9]

Slight problem....I'm having trouble accessing safe mode[W7 64b}.....I was too late on the draw so tried to get in quicker but I just seem to get a primary boot drive prompt when pressing F8.

[Doug Henry9]

Ok, I had to use F5 to access my safemode option screen, then once in there press F8 to boot into safe mode.
I used the utility to remove old v7 and installed 426.

[DavidR]

I guess you are on a laptop or some proprietary system that used different function keys to interrupt the boot and select safe mode. So long as it is now working.