avast! Home 4.7.844 update ???

[strangequark]

yesterday I downloaded and installed the latest Avast Home Edition 4.7.844 and I just noticed that when I checked the version number and it's still saying 4.7.827

[Lisandro]

Even after booting and restarting?
If you repair your installation through Control Panel, will the problem remain?

[strangequark]

yep, still says 8.7.827 after reboot and repair, this is happening on 3 different computers I have here

[strangequark]

found out what the problem was, I downloaded 4.7.844 from BetaNews and their link was obviously still pointing to the previous version. Should have just gone staight to Avast site like I normally do, oh well another day another lesson.

[Lisandro]

Oh well another day another lesson.

Living and learning 

[arunjeevi]

Just go to Program Settings, Update(Basic) set both to automatic updates :p u may never have to worry about the update again.. hehe

[Rick F]

Just go to Program Settings, Update(Basic) set both to automatic updates :p u may never have to worry about the update again.. hehe

Well that works for the data base update (VPS), but I don't care to have avast automatically update the program.  I prefer to have it tell me there's an update available. I could be in the middle of something important and not able to reboot right after the new program install.  For this reason, I have mine set for 'ask when program updates are available'. This way when there's a program update, I get the 'green pop-up' telling me so - and if I'm not busy, I'll click on it to go ahead and update.  Otherwise, I'll get the newer program later.

Just my $.02 worth 

[Negeltu]

Hmmm.. I have auto update on for the program, but avast has never forced a restart.  I just choose restart later.

[Lisandro]

I have mine set for 'ask when program updates are available'.

The program updates are released but to avoid excessive load on the servers the auto update check happens randomically every 7 days and it's not checking every time you connect to the Internet as with the iAVS checks. Every avast installation has a unique, randomly generated GUID ("general unique identifier") associated with it (it is generated during installation). This ID is random, but fixed.

Just my $.02 worth 

Just my $.02 worth