Can't Get Avast To Install On My Win 98 SE Computer, Pentium 3

[YoKenny]

I used Clamwin on my old Win98SE system

ClamWin is a Free Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista / XP / Me / 2000 / 98 and Windows Server 2008 and 2003.

Please note that ClamWin Free Antivirus does not include an on-access real-time scanner. You need to manually scan a file in order to detect a virus or spyware.

http://www.clamwin.com

[DavidR]

Just had the worst news possible...AVAST is discontinuing support for Win 98 and Win 98 SE at the end of 2009.  I'm dead in the water.    :'(

Sadly,
Lida

And where did you get this news, the only official notice was something on the web site some time ago that support would be at least to the end of this year (2009) ?

That hasn't been updated or a final date confirmed as far as I'm aware. One senior Alwil menber has posted his personal thoughts that support for avast 4.8 is likely to continue for 6-12 months after avast 5.0 is released (which can't be used by win9.x or winME). If that turns out to be true then that would by association mean support for win9.x would also continue as it currently is in 4.8.

So all is not lost, but it really is time to start looking to replace win9.x as there are fewer and fewer applications supporting it and more so security applications. Even MS the creator dropped it many years ago.

[Lidarose]

Thanks, Ardvark!  I will give it a look-see and research it on the net!
Appreciate your tip!!!

Lida   

[Chris Thomas]

I installed Avast 5 beta 3 on my old PC with Pentium 4, 128 MB Ram

I had no problem, except it became slow

So, I installed Comodo Internet Securities

Now its better

[ardvark]

Thanks, Ardvark!  I will give it a look-see and research it on the net!
Appreciate your tip!!!

Lida   

Hi Lida...

You're welcome, I hope it works out well.

God bless

[DavidR]

I installed Avast 5 beta 3 on my old PC with Pentium 4, 128 MB Ram

I had no problem, except it became slow

Did you not read the topic's title, Lidarose has win98 and as such can't install avast 5 as old OSes aren't supported. It isn't an issue about old systems, but one of Old OSes.

[Chris Thomas]

Win 98 is too old. I think its possible to install XP on your PC.

[DavidR]

We all know its old, but for some it isn't an option.

They didn't come to get advice on updating their OS, but to get help installing avast on win98.

[Chris Thomas]

Avast 4.8 will work well in Win 98

[ardvark]

Avast 4.8 will work well in Win 98

Hi Chris....

Yes, but she couldn't get AVG uninstalled to where that would be possible.

God bless

[aru]

I used Clamwin on my old Win98SE system

ClamWin is a Free Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista / XP / Me / 2000 / 98 and Windows Server 2008 and 2003.

Please note that ClamWin Free Antivirus does not include an on-access real-time scanner. You need to manually scan a file in order to detect a virus or spyware.

http://www.clamwin.com

There is an unofficial real-time scanner for ClamWin: ClamSentinel.

http://clamsentinel.sourceforge.net/

ClamSentinel is an Open Source project and works on Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7.

bye,
 aru