Must be able to register WITHOUT create account

[MikeRepairs]

Why all the sudden I have to create an account to register? I thought this account feature is optional, so is it or not?
I am not going to register accounts with passwords for customers.
I do not have time in my day for discussions about "what password do you want for your AV sir?"
"Here is your AV password sir..."
I just need to be able to click register and put only name and email like before.

Avast Free version number 7.0.1426 Win 7 64bit

[AntiVirusASeT]

it is optional, u can get the license without creating a new Avast! acc.

this is the web method: http://www.avast.com/registration-free-antivirus.php

i forgot how to do it in the Avast! v7 gui. but i know it is possible (it was posted somewhere...) 

[Vladimyr]

Hi Mike
'Account' should be optional and up until reading your post I believed it was.
All avast! Free updates I have made were not clean installs. Does this make a difference?

BTW, I have interpreted the purpose of 'Account' in a fundamentally different way. Though it's optional, I have registered my customers using my own avast! 'Account' credentials. That way I can monitor their machines via my 'Account' page and my email address is right there in front of them in the avast! UI.

[MikeRepairs]

I install many Avast every day, Since 7 came out, I have had 2 that insist on create account only. Is this a random thing? or is this again added to 7.0.1426. I will find out in a few minutes because I have another clean install going on right now.

I would really like to be able to to register from the Avast GUI by click register and put only name and email like before.

[MikeRepairs]

Yes, 2 in a row.
Avast Free 7.0.1426 forces you to create an account to register!

Looks like this account feature is NOT optional. I do not like it

[MikeRepairs]

Wonder what happens when you have 600 Free Avast installs tied to 1 account and you get forced into going to paid version because it looks like you have a corporate environment. This could happen if you do this.

BTW, I have interpreted the purpose of 'Account' in a fundamentally different way. Though it's optional, I have registered my customers using my own avast! 'Account' credentials. That way I can monitor their machines via my 'Account' page and my email address is right there in front of them in the avast! UI.

[Vlk]

Wonder what happens when you have 600 Free Avast installs tied to 1 account and you get forced into going to paid version because it looks like you have a corporate environment. This could happen if you do this.

It's actually the contrary. We want people to have as many Free AV's in their account as possible.
This way, we can e.g. recognize the REAL recommenders and send them t-shirts.

I mean, no problem with associating multiple Free AV's with the same account at all.
Also worth noting is that while you need the account password to do the initial connection of avast with the account, the password is not stored on the computer and is not requested in the future - meaning that when you hand that computer out to someone, you don't have to worry that it will compromise your account password.

Thanks
Vlk

[Vladimyr]

Well, I have nowhere near 600 avast! users on my account but there is a mix of Free and IS.

Vlk The question remains... Is it a glitch or is it now necessary by design to associate with an avast! 'Account' in order to register a new install of avast! Free?

[Vlk]

Vlk The question remains... Is it a glitch or is it now necessary by design to associate with an avast! 'Account' in order to register a new install of avast! Free?

It's by design. You need an account (either existing or new one) to register avast 7 Free.

Thanks
Vlk

[jadinolf]

Wonder what happens when you have 600 Free Avast installs tied to 1 account and you get forced into going to paid version because it looks like you have a corporate environment. This could happen if you do this.

It's actually the contrary. We want people to have as many Free AV's in their account as possible.
This way, we can e.g. recognize the REAL recommenders and send them t-shirts.

I mean, no problem with associating multiple Free AV's with the same account at all.
Also worth noting is that while you need the account password to do the initial connection of avast with the account, the password is not stored on the computer and is not requested in the future - meaning that when you hand that computer out to someone, you don't have to worry that it will compromise your account password.

Thanks
Vlk

Funny, I never got my "T" shirts. XXLarge, please.

[Jack 1000]

Vlk The question remains... Is it a glitch or is it now necessary by design to associate with an avast! 'Account' in order to register a new install of avast! Free?

It's by design. You need an account (either existing or new one) to register avast 7 Free.

Thanks
Vlk

I am a bit confused.  I registered my Avast account by filling out the registration form for a license key. That's what I have been doing for years.  Is that creating an account?  If I install over the previous Avast 7, will I still need to create an account?  Or is this for clean installs only?   How is this different?  Screenshots to show what is new would help.  Thanks!

Jack

[DavidR]

No it isn't as the avast account (https://my.avast.com) has only recently been initiated and is independent of the registration. It is a portal where you can monitor/manage the different installations of avast that you might have. You can even do that if you aren't at your computer, by logging on to the account.

So the avast account thing may not have been up and running when you last registered.

EDIT typo in URL.

[Jack 1000]

No it isn't as the avast account (https://myavast.com) has only recently been initiated and is independent of the registration. It is a portal where you can monitor/manage the different installations of avast that you might have. You can even do that if you aren't at your computer, by logging on to the account.

So the avast account thing may not have been up and running when you last registered.

Thanks for the pics!  The page is down now for me.  But I don't have a My Avast Account.  So it sounds like this will be like a "My Avast Services"/Information" that you can see at one place by logging in.

Jack

[DavidR]

The page will not be down as such as first you have to have created an account, there should be a sign in or Create Account option from https link that I gave. Once you have an account, then you can link your avast installations to it.

Do you not see anything when using the link I gave ?

[skay_baltimore]

Vlk The question remains... Is it a glitch or is it now necessary by design to associate with an avast! 'Account' in order to register a new install of avast! Free?

It's by design. You need an account (either existing or new one) to register avast 7 Free.

Thanks
Vlk

Thank you for providing a simple, straight forward response. Could you please explain the purpose/function of this account?