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Helpppp....AVG not playing...

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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 25 Apr 2009 11:01

Ok I was on free AVG 7.5, which as we all know is out of date, and updates stopped on 16th April, so I downloaded Free AVG 8.5.

Now the first time I downloaded it, I couldn't get it to scan manually, got an error message. It also did the scheduled scan, well it told me scanning was complete, but on the main screen, it kept telling me that no scan had been done to date,, yet I had all the tracking cookies in my virus vault.

Anyway, I uninstalled it, re-loaded it, and started again. Now I can't get it to turn on. I click -turn on- in the security section, get the usual 'do you trust this program' message click yes, then the 'windows wants' message, which I click yes....and nothing. It's still off.

I have turned windows defender off to see if that is the problem, but no, it makes no difference...

Clearly a case of conflict perhaps, or do I need to uninstall again?

Anyone?

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 25 Apr 2009 11:04

sorry hun cant help with that one ......

hammer could be good

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 25 Apr 2009 11:07

Dunno about a hammer, but have you ever seen a flying laptop? lol

Forgot to say, if there are any buffs out there, I'm on Vista Home, service pack 1 (which may have something to do with it, I remember having trouble with AVG on XP after downloading SP2)

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 25 Apr 2009 11:09

I,m on vista...and u r right it does have trouble with some things ..........

Flying f*** but not a flying laptop!!

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy Report 25 Apr 2009 11:17

I'm on Vista and AVG 8.5 - no probs here tho xxx

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 25 Apr 2009 11:25

The annoying thing is, I've downloaded it to my OH's PC and it was fine, no problems at all.

Ok his video card has just conked out this week, so he's moaning that he doesn't have his PC now...put him on the old XP low memory one, so he's moaning about the slowness, but hey, I can't do everything LOL

Grrrrrr.

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 25 Apr 2009 11:43

I didnt know you could drive them pet...

Stevie

Stevie Report 25 Apr 2009 12:16

Hi Teresa, probably a stupid question. Did you uninstalled the AVG7.5 before trying to start up the AVG8.5?

Steve.

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 25 Apr 2009 12:32

Stevie, I didn't uninstall before, but the installation of 8.5 did it for me.

It has definitely gone, it was gone when I uninstalled 8.5 the first time.

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 25 Apr 2009 13:38

AVG is running a scan right now, but it doesn't show on the status, and still shows as 'off' in the security window.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 25 Apr 2009 18:40

I am still on AVG 8 because when I tried to update it to 8.5 it said it had done so then hadn't if you see what I mean!

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Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 25 Apr 2009 18:47

I've always used AVG.... but I updated to 8.5 and ever since then when it is running a scan, which takes about 3 hours (:
the computer is so slow I lose the will to live.

Stevie gave me some very good tips and I have done everything he suggested but it hasn't helped at all.

Jean.

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 25 Apr 2009 18:50

Jean that happens to me too. I set mine to scan at midday, but it was still running at 1.30 and it was soooo slow.

I'm not happy...especially as when I log on, it tells me it's not switched on...so that means it doesn't do the start-up scan.

I'm beginning to think its a scam to make us take the paid version. All I want is for something to detect and destroy viruses, trojans and worms, that's all.