You just purchased ESET for the first time, or you just bought a new computer and need to install ESET again. ESET can be downloaded and installed without the need for a physical disk just directly from their website at any time!
Follow these directions and you'll be protected in no time:
1. Open any web browser on your PC and navigate to www.eset.com
2. At the top of the screen, click/place your mouse on "Download" and then under the “Download for home ” category, click on I Already Purchased.
3. On the download page that opens, select the Download Now button for the version of ESET you purchased.
4. On the next page, click the button labeled Download Now or Download for Windows.
5. If you are prompted asking what to do with the file, select Save.
6. Run the ESET.exe file once it has finished downloading. You can easily get to your downloaded files by pressing CTRL + J on your keyboard.
7. If you get a User Account Control prompt, select Yes to allow the ESET application to make changes
8. Select Continue to start and click "I Accept" on the license terms window.
9. The next screen will pertain to a myESET.com account. There are three ways to proceed:
Option 1: If you don't have an account and you would like to make one, you can click on Create account. More information about making a myESET.com account can be found on ESET's website.
Option 2: Sign in to your existing myESET.com account by filling in your email address and password and then click Log in. NOTE: ESET does not automatically make you an account for any prior activations of ESET.
Option 3: Click on Skip Login to proceed without making a myESET.com account. NOTE: A myESET.com account is not needed to use ESET Security on your computer.
10. Once the software has been fully downloaded, you will be prompted to activate it. Select the option to Use a purchased License Key
11. Enter the License Key or Serial Number as it appears on the card (it should begin with USAX-). Be sure to include the dashes. Click Continue
If you are using a myESET.com account, you will be prompted to provide to Set a device name for this computer. Enter a device name and click on Continue.
12. Register your license with ESET. Company and Address 2 can be left blank, but all other fields are required. Then click Activate once the required fields are completed.
13. Select Continue on the next page to install the software.
14. Enable the options for ESET Live Grid and detection of Potentially Unwanted Programs then, Continue to the next page and select whether to participate in ESET’s Customer Experience Improvement Program. Click Install.
15. When the installation finishes, click Done to exit the installer.
16. You are now protected from threats by ESET and ready to use your computer and ESET!
