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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: radicalb21 on April 18, 2004, 09:51:27 PM

Title: AVAST Question??
Post by: radicalb21 on April 18, 2004, 09:51:27 PM

I have both a desktop computer and laptop computer system and was wondering which system I should put my copy of AVAST PRO 4.1 on?

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: MikeBCda on April 19, 2004, 12:18:08 AM

Any reason you can't do both?  While I'm on the Home version, if I understand correctly your license for Pro can be used on whatever home computers you've got.

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: Steele on April 19, 2004, 12:58:57 AM

Probably on the PC you use most?

Or on the PC that is the most powerful?

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: Lisandro on April 19, 2004, 05:07:10 AM

Quote from: MikeBCda on April 19, 2004, 12:18:08 AM

Any reason you can't do both?  While I'm on the Home version, if I understand correctly your license for Pro can be used on whatever home computers you've got.

I'm not sure but I thought the Pro license is limited to one computer only... Can anybody confirm if I'm wrong?
If we can, I'll put the Pro version in my laptop too  ;D
Generally, I think it will be better to protect your most 'important' computer (files, configurations, etc.). It's up to you. The Pro version will give you more protection on web contents (Script Blocking)  8)

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: radicalb21 on April 19, 2004, 05:27:37 AM

Hey Technical,
     I thought the same thing as you that the license is for one computer. I'll wait to hear from some one at avast or another forum member that knows the answer. Thanks for the help in advance.

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: MikeBCda on April 19, 2004, 06:18:53 AM

Quote from: Technical on April 19, 2004, 05:07:10 AM

I'm not sure but I thought the Pro license is limited to one computer only... Can anybody confirm if I'm wrong?
If we can, I'll put the Pro version in my laptop too  ;D

I had to do some hunting on the site, but the closest answer I could find is in the price list, here (http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1298.html).  So it looks like it depends how many machines you bought the license for -- there's a sliding scale of pricing depending on quantity.  Cheapest (total, that is, not per machine) is for one computer, and I imagine that's what the majority of home users got.

So I stand -- er, sit -- corrected.

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: Vlk on April 19, 2004, 07:32:50 AM

Yeah, sure, just like with virtually any other commercial software, avast! Pro is licensed per computer..

To answer your original question, Radicalb21, it very much depends on how you use these machines. I'd install on the machine I use most of the time - in my case the notebook...

Vlk

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: radicalb21 on April 19, 2004, 08:40:40 AM

Thanks VLK.

Title: Re:AVAST Question??
Post by: Lisandro on April 20, 2004, 03:57:24 AM

Quote from: Vlk on April 19, 2004, 07:32:50 AM

Yeah, sure, just like with virtually any other commercial software, avast! Pro is licensed per computer..

To answer your original question, Radicalb21, it very much depends on how you use these machines. I'd install on the machine I use most of the time - in my case the notebook...

Vlk

I suppose you can detect the 'second' installation at the update proccess, otherwise, you know  ;D
I have already offered some 'thinking' about activation but you do not want  :P