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kesher

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Install Uninstall
« on: May 31, 2008, 10:30:59 AM »
Do I need to uninstall the  4.7 version before I install the 4.8 version?

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ardvark

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Re: Install Uninstall
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2008, 10:39:53 AM »
Quote from: kesher on May 31, 2008, 10:30:59 AM
Do I need to uninstall the  4.7 version before I install the 4.8 version?

THANKS

That might be a good idea considering other posts I have read about upgrade problems. ;)

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Re: Install Uninstall
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2008, 03:09:11 PM »
That is the problem with support forums, you don't see anything about those who have had no problems at all updating to 4.8 ;D

If you have win9x or winME then perhaps it is a worthwhile option as they seemed to have the lions share of update issues otherwise I would just update.
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Re: Install Uninstall
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2008, 10:56:16 PM »
Quote from: kesher on May 31, 2008, 10:30:59 AM
Do I need to uninstall the  4.7 version before I install the 4.8 version?

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Shortly, you don't.
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ardvark

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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2008, 12:48:23 AM »
Quote from: DavidR on May 31, 2008, 03:09:11 PM
That is the problem with support forums, you don't see anything about those who have had no problems at all updating to 4.8 ;D

My suggestion was only meant as a precaution, there is no way of knowing who will have problems and who won't. I had problems when I upgraded from 4.6 to 4.7 and I wonder if I wouldn't have if I had uninstalled 4.6 and then installed 4.7 "cleanly," so to speak.

No disrespect was intended.  :)

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Re: Install Uninstall
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2008, 01:26:34 AM »
Quote from: ardvark on June 01, 2008, 12:48:23 AM
No disrespect was intended.  :)
Sure, we don't understand this way. Your help is welcome.
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Re: Install Uninstall
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2008, 01:53:02 AM »
Quote from: ardvark on June 01, 2008, 12:48:23 AM
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My suggestion was only meant as a precaution, there is no way of knowing who will have problems and who won't.
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No disrespect was intended.  :)

That is the problem if everyone errs on the side of, it might go wrong so I best uninstall/reinstall then we would never find if a) there were any problems (that can be fixed) and b) we would become like so many other applications that require a reinstall on program updates.

This is one of the things I like about avast, the incremental updates (VPS and Program) extremely important to us dial-up users.

No offence taken, you did notice the smiley ;D and I also qualified my comment relating to win9x and winME users.
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Re: Install Uninstall
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2008, 08:49:38 AM »
Quote from: Tech on June 01, 2008, 01:26:34 AM
Sure, we don't understand this way. Your help is welcome.

So is yours, tech. :)

You and DavidR (and many others) know quite a bit more than I do about Avast and antivirus program workings in general. It's pretty cool to see you guys at work. 8)

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