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Icetech

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Cant install avast since the 1st..
« on: January 04, 2005, 03:22:33 PM »
Hi, i work at a local computer store and have been installing avast free edition for customers, telling them they need to register or purchase it if they like it... which they all have:)

 Anyway.. for the last few days when i install avast on a fresh format or a system that never had it before, after the reboot the resident avast doesn't start.. when you click the avast icon it comes up with a thank you for trying avast, please enter code.. and wont run...

 I have no problem with people registering except its like 30 machines a day.. and i dont have access to all their emails:) did switching to 2005 break something?

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Re:Cant install avast since the 1st..
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2005, 03:28:11 PM »
Strange. No problems at all here in my store.

Did you change anything in the way you are installing Windows/applications?
Do you use the latest version of the Avast installer?
Did you changed to another motherboard brand/type (or other hardware)?
Do you see a error in Avast's log file? (if so which one)
Any error(s) related to Avast in the system or event log?
« Last Edit: January 04, 2005, 03:28:56 PM by Eddy »

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Re:Cant install avast since the 1st..
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2005, 03:45:41 PM »
Actually, yes, the year 2005 seems to have caused some troubles  :-[
An updated version of the installer has been relesed, the files are just being uploaded to our servers.

Sorry for the troubles.
 

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Re:Cant install avast since the 1st..
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2005, 03:47:37 PM »
Just out of curiousity. Can you tell a bit more about what caused the problem?

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Re:Cant install avast since the 1st..
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2005, 03:51:59 PM »
Just out of curiousity. Can you tell a bit more about what caused the problem?

Let me guess...
The Registration Key Generator...  :)
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Re:Cant install avast since the 1st..
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2005, 04:16:36 PM »
Thanks igor! BTW... love the product... by far the best AV out there.....

 And tech, this is happening to me on all machines... all different brands... i always DL it from avast.com so i dont have to sit through updates after installing a old version:)