Hmm, this forum seems to loose posts! But anyway, for a Win98 PC w/ 320mb RAM, PII, 3,6 gb hdd free space:
OK, up and running with Avast. Pretty straight forward steps:
1. Download two files (to the desktop):
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/setupeng.exe and
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/vpsupd.exeThe first is the setup file for Avast and is updated through 4/19/09. The second is the accumulated updates from 4/19/09 to 5/08/09 (or today).
2. Run the setup file: (
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/setupeng.exe )
After setup is run successfully, Avast will try to update and likely fail. Then:
3. Run the accumulated updates: (
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/vpsupd.exe )
I think you probably will get a successful update notice.
Believe the problem some ran into was caused by using the Avast download manager ( avast_home_setup.exe ) but don't know why it didn't work for you.
I don't particularly like the interface for Avast. Scans are initiated manually; not sure when Avast updates, certainly on bootup. On bootup, it's a real hog for memory when it does its initial scan. Much preferred the control panel for AVG: seemed to have better user control options. Avast seems to need more memory than AVG did when it's resident and active.