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Title: avast registration
Post by: anju on December 28, 2010, 08:22:46 AM
am using avast version 5.0.677. it says that curent registration will expire on 4/1/2011
what does it mean?? and what should i do to extend the registration?????????
Title: Re: avast registration
Post by: yongsua on December 28, 2010, 08:27:01 AM
I think you probably can re-register it after the expiry date.
Title: Re: avast registration
Post by: CharleyO on December 28, 2010, 10:04:30 AM
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Welcome to the forums, anju   :)

A few weeks before the 4/1/2011 date, avast will start reminding you that you need to re-register avast for another year of use. With avast 5, you can do it through the GUI.
It will still be free to use but it needs to be re-registered after every year of use.


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Title: Re: avast registration
Post by: SpeedyPC on December 28, 2010, 10:11:49 AM
If you're using the Avast free version here a direct link to keep and you can re-registered again for another whole year http://www.avast.com/registration-free-antivirus.php (http://www.avast.com/registration-free-antivirus.php)
Title: Re: avast registration
Post by: DavidR on December 28, 2010, 03:23:22 PM
am using avast version 5.0.677. it says that curent registration will expire on 4/1/2011
what does it mean?? and what should i do to extend the registration?????????

It rather depends on a) what version of avast you are using, free/pro/ais and b) the date format used on your system, the info below assumes that you are using avast free.

System date format:
If it is mm/dd/yyyy then you have plenty of time and can follow CharleyO's suggestion.

If it is dd/mm/yyyy then you are inside the 14 days and should be able to re-register, through the avastUI, Maintenance, Registration section; or off-line registration method as SpeedyPC mentions.
Title: Re: avast registration
Post by: CharleyO on December 29, 2010, 07:34:52 AM
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You are right as it could be dd/mm/yyyy when I took it to be mm/dd/yyyy.

Thanks, David.   :)


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Title: Re: avast registration
Post by: DavidR on December 29, 2010, 03:35:17 PM
You're welcome, date formats are always an issue, when we don't know what format is used.