[sup2a]

i recently got a new.....old....kinda... computer, its not connected to the net and never will be, but i still want to have at least one program to protect, and Avast has been great to me and also has the ability to scan selected folders and removable media (which is where most of the multimedia is coming from right now) and i was wondering... how would i get updates? do i HAVE to be connected to the net for any reason besides updates?

[xgerryx]

Pop into a friends place or an Internet cafe and download the latest definitions from Avasts site and take them home on a usb stick or cd.

[sup2a]

i have a comp with tha net, i was just wondering where i would find these

[xgerryx]

A quick google search for "avast updates" finds this:
http://www.avast.com/eng/updates.html

[sup2a]

cheers m8, is there anything else that it needs the net for? besides registration

[DoubleHelix]

That depends on what you're going to use the computer for. Most applications have updates that will have to be downloaded on another computer and transferred to the one without a connection. What about Windows updates?

[sup2a]

yea...ive been a little worried about that... but ive had a few computer not on the net and they never had regular updates and they seemed fine (i have SP2 at least). this computer is mainly going to be used for gaming with a few important files and a bit of multimedia

[xgerryx]

You could download SP3 and that would bring you reasonably up to date.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en