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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #30 on: February 27, 2020, 09:30:54 PM »
Hey, I'm having the same problem. Any fixes yet?
What same problem? Are you also on 56K dial up?

No, I can't activate the damn thing after an update I just did. Avast makes me choose which protection I want to use, I select Free, close that window with some special software and nothing is reactivated. There is some key on avast website, but that doesn't work either.
What operating system? What version of Avast?

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #31 on: February 27, 2020, 09:33:09 PM »
Hey, I'm having the same problem. Any fixes yet?
What same problem? Are you also on 56K dial up?

No, I can't activate the damn thing after an update I just did. Avast makes me choose which protection I want to use, I select Free, close that window with some special software and nothing is reactivated. There is some key on avast website, but that doesn't work either.
What operating system? What version of Avast?
Windows 10. Latest version. Would be stupid if it would update itself to any other.

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #32 on: February 27, 2020, 09:39:39 PM »
Hey, I'm having the same problem. Any fixes yet?
What same problem? Are you also on 56K dial up?

No, I can't activate the damn thing after an update I just did. Avast makes me choose which protection I want to use, I select Free, close that window with some special software and nothing is reactivated. There is some key on avast website, but that doesn't work either.
What operating system? What version of Avast?
Windows 10. Latest version. Would be stupid if it would update itself to any other.
Have you looked under Menu> My Subscriptions? What does it say?
Free Security Seminar: https://bit.ly/bobg2023  -  Important: http://www.organdonor.gov/ -- My Web Site: http://bob3160.strikingly.com/ - Win 11 Pro v22H2 64bit, 16 Gig Ram, 1TB SSD, Avast Free 23.5.6066, How to Successfully Install Avast http://goo.gl/VLXdeRepair & Clean Install https://goo.gl/t7aJGq -- My Online Activity https://bit.ly/BobGInternet

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #33 on: February 27, 2020, 09:42:26 PM »
Hey, I'm having the same problem. Any fixes yet?
What same problem? Are you also on 56K dial up?

No, I can't activate the damn thing after an update I just did. Avast makes me choose which protection I want to use, I select Free, close that window with some special software and nothing is reactivated. There is some key on avast website, but that doesn't work either.
What operating system? What version of Avast?
Windows 10. Latest version. Would be stupid if it would update itself to any other.
Have you looked under Menu> My Subscriptions? What does it say?
"Add new subscriptions..." "Login or enter activation code" and "Buy now" below.

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #34 on: February 27, 2020, 09:45:41 PM »
Hey, I'm having the same problem. Any fixes yet?
What same problem? Are you also on 56K dial up?
No, I can't activate the damn thing after an update I just did. Avast makes me choose which protection I want to use, I select Free, close that window with some special software and nothing is reactivated. There is some key on avast website, but that doesn't work either.
What operating system? What version of Avast?
Windows 10. Latest version. Would be stupid if it would update itself to any other.
Have you looked under Menu> My Subscriptions? What does it say?
"Add new subscriptions..." "Login or enter activation code" and "Buy now" below.
See if this helps you, https://youtu.be/Gdf-U45nrQc
Free Security Seminar: https://bit.ly/bobg2023  -  Important: http://www.organdonor.gov/ -- My Web Site: http://bob3160.strikingly.com/ - Win 11 Pro v22H2 64bit, 16 Gig Ram, 1TB SSD, Avast Free 23.5.6066, How to Successfully Install Avast http://goo.gl/VLXdeRepair & Clean Install https://goo.gl/t7aJGq -- My Online Activity https://bit.ly/BobGInternet

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #35 on: February 27, 2020, 09:48:05 PM »
Hey, I'm having the same problem. Any fixes yet?
What same problem? Are you also on 56K dial up?
No, I can't activate the damn thing after an update I just did. Avast makes me choose which protection I want to use, I select Free, close that window with some special software and nothing is reactivated. There is some key on avast website, but that doesn't work either.
What operating system? What version of Avast?
Windows 10. Latest version. Would be stupid if it would update itself to any other.
Have you looked under Menu> My Subscriptions? What does it say?
"Add new subscriptions..." "Login or enter activation code" and "Buy now" below.
See if this helps you, https://youtu.be/Gdf-U45nrQc
It doesn't.

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #36 on: February 27, 2020, 09:52:21 PM »
It doesn't doesn't give me any clue. You seem to forget we ren't sitting in front of your computer.
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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #37 on: February 27, 2020, 09:54:49 PM »
It doesn't doesn't give me any clue. You seem to forget we ren't sitting in front of your computer.
Well, I see those messages from the video, but closing them, doing exactly like in that video dozen of times and in other ways doesn't do anything, I still have that Subscription expired message. Even tried to reboot. Twice!

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #38 on: February 27, 2020, 10:00:11 PM »
It doesn't doesn't give me any clue. You seem to forget we ren't sitting in front of your computer.
Well, I see those messages from the video, but closing them, doing exactly like in that video dozen of times and in other ways doesn't do anything, I still have that Subscription expired message. Even tried to reboot. Twice!
What's "and in different ways" It's either done as shown in the video or it isn't. I don't know what you mean by in different ways.
You can also simply wait and eventually it auto-renews or, you can do a clean install.

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #39 on: February 27, 2020, 10:05:11 PM »
It doesn't doesn't give me any clue. You seem to forget we ren't sitting in front of your computer.
Well, I see those messages from the video, but closing them, doing exactly like in that video dozen of times and in other ways doesn't do anything, I still have that Subscription expired message. Even tried to reboot. Twice!
What's "and in different ways" It's either done as shown in the video or it isn't. I don't know what you mean by in different ways.
You can also simply wait and eventually it auto-renews or, you can do a clean install.

Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A
Other ways: From try - RMB -> Registration info (or whatever its called in english); Clicking "Choose your protection" (or whatever its called in english); doing the same from notifications; checking my subscriptions; entering the free key posted on avast site. I think thats pretty much it.

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #40 on: February 27, 2020, 10:17:25 PM »
The key posted has nothing to do with this version of Avast or Windows 10.

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #41 on: February 27, 2020, 10:19:28 PM »
The key posted has nothing to do with this version of Avast or Windows 10.
Well, it was worth a try.

Yeah, I am doing clean install each time Avast releases new version, because they always manage to screw something up and every time I ask for a solution here, every time I get a final answer "Do a clean install" because there is no one on this forum that knows any solution to the problem, so the only answer always must be "Do a clean install". I don't even know why I even bother asking...

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #42 on: February 28, 2020, 10:03:23 AM »
Martin00,

I feel your pain…

As you might know from earlier posts, the only thing that got me a new license on Avast Free was to run the activation from a different ISP. There seems to be an undefined issue between my default method of accessing the internet and the Avast servers responsible for issuing this type of licensing.

I have a Win8.1 desktop using only my home connection which cannot get a license, but I also have a Win8.1 notebook which did manage to get a license through a different network – the free wifi at the local library. If it’s practical for you to hook your computer up to a different network, try running the activation sequence from that network.

In my case, I also got the last program update at the library. Does that matter? Who knows? This is all voodoo as far as I’m concerned.

Grant

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #43 on: February 28, 2020, 11:44:39 AM »
I remembered that in the old versions (or using "old settings" of version 19.8), there was the possibility to choose its connection with a telephone modem.
I don't know if the fact that you re-installed avast cleanly didn't disable this possibility?

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Re: Avast! Free AV Will Not Activate
« Reply #44 on: February 28, 2020, 12:57:13 PM »
I remembered that in the old versions (or using "old settings" of version 19.8), there was the possibility to choose its connection with a telephone modem.
I don't know if the fact that you re-installed avast cleanly didn't disable this possibility?
Chris is correct, At the moment "Old Settings" are back available in V20 via UI Troubleshooting menu. The Dial-Up Modem tick-box is still there. EN screenshot attached.