I usually just read the boards rather than post, because you all are so tech savvy and helpful and I don't have anything to contribute that would help anyone
But I wanted to jump into this thread because I finally updgraded from 4.8 to 5 and I'm
very happy with it! Figured there might be some people like me who aren't all that knowledgeable about computers and were nervous about taking the plunge and moving on to version 5. I used to always read the threads about how long 4.8 will be supported, because I was clinging to it and was just very nervous about updating. I couldn't be more pleased with the new product. And it was so easy to do! Just download, install and let Avast handle everything. No uninstalling of 4.8 was needed, 5 took care of it.
As I said, just wanted to maybe reassure other people like me who might check out the forum and feel a little less nervous knowing an inexperienced 4.8-clinger like me made out just fine, both on a Windows 7 computer that had 4.8 installed, and an old XP computer which had just had Norton (ugh) UNinstalled. LOVE Avast 5! Thanks so much for this wonderful product.