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Why does my program list show both free versions 6 & 8?
« on: October 01, 2014, 01:10:46 AM »
My list of installed programs shows Avast (free version) twice:

* Avast 6

* Avast 8

Do I need to keep them both?
Can I uninstall 6 without losing my logs, updates, quarantines etc and still have Avast work?


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Re: Why does my program list show both free versions 6 & 8?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2014, 01:21:37 AM »
There really should only be one avast installation.

I don't know how you have two reported versions - exactly what is reporting both versions (programs and features, add remove programs, etc.) ?

When installing avast 8, did you chose a different hard disk location, not the default location - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast ?
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Re: Why does my program list show both free versions 6 & 8?
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2014, 02:33:20 PM »
You have two registered records in of both old and new avast!. I would suggest not to uninstall avast! 6 because it would also corrupt new installation. I recommend to leave it behind, we can gracefully address this issue in next releases.