AVG Free Antivirus 8.0 Upgrade - Video Tip

How do you run AVG 8 free in safe mode? i have clicked the button bottom left but nothing happens.

Hi Rick,
I hope you can help me. I had AVG 7.5 with zero issues whatsoever. I was notified I had to upgrade to AVG 8.0 and I did. It doesn't give me the option to set the updates to update everyday. It also keeps showing the anti virus and anti spam is not updated. I keep trying to update it and it will not update. I have uninstalled it and cleared my cache and did a clean up on the computer and then re-installed. It is still doing the same thing. I have try this twice and no help. Please help me figure this out. I'm really aggrevated with AVG right now. I wish they wouldn't of upgraded it. :(

Hmm seems I'm not the only one missing a .bin file. This just happened 16AUG08 17:03 MDT have not checked my backup yet.

The last time the automatic update function of AVG8 ran, it failed to complete, with the error: "A .bin file is missing". Any idea how to fix this? I am running Windows XP Pro SP3.

I re-installed AVG, and even tried a repair installation. Neither fixed the problem. Unfortunately, something erased all restore points prior to today, so I can't try a system restore.

Have XP w/ sp3, and have been upgraded to AVG 8.0 for as long as it has been available. Nightly auto updates were working for about 3 or 4 weeks then I begain to notice the Tray Icon was still open (second one) and when I clicked on it- Objects scanned: 1,566,613;
Total threats = 0
Elaps time - Now over 22 hours
Currently scanning file system
Current Object, C:\winter08/snowbunny4.jpg

Have had and still do Zonealarm 7.0.483.000
Like the others, the free version is not high on the grissoft list for assistance. Can not close out AVG scan so the next one will come in without a reboot- or a Control Alt Del. dissabeling move. Gotta be a better answer,
BillS

Just upgraded the AVG version from .7 to 8. Everything works fine, except that, if I can connect to the Internet, Windows Mail can connect to the server.

i just installed windows pro xp and updated to SP2. Not everytime i install ANY antivirus software it restarts the pc. when i goto safemode and uninstall it boots perfect! any clue on what might be happening?

Rick,

I just installed AVG8 on my 2nd pc even though I have Norton Anivirus-but now I can't get my norton to work. I like the avg to scan individual programs quicker than Norton, but like Norton to scan weekly because I feel it is more advanced. Does AVG have s.thing to do with my Norton not working or can they "co-exist"?

I'm glad I found you... lots of good info here!

I have a very slow dial up connection (in a rural area), so I had a friend download AVG Free 8.0 #138 for me. I transferred it to my computer and it started installing ok.

First problem was that it didn't like my old version of Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.0, and it told me to download a new version. I installed that, and it still gave me the same message, so I skipped over it the second time.

MAIN PROBLEM: It says my Windows operating system doesn't support all of its functions, so it cannot continue.

I have Windows XP Pro, I think with SP2 installed (I know it was downloaded). I can't find where to see the actual running version of XP. This computer (laptop) was my late husband's, and I am not familiar with its history.

I checked to make sure the network connections were disabled, since AVG says it doesn't work on networks (I don't have a network). That didn't help.

Can you help me? I'm online with no virus protection at this time, so I'm a little nervous about it.

Thanks,
P.G.

I have Vista.
I've had AVG free since I got this laptop last year, and have tried downloading AVG free 8.0 numerous times and I continue to encounter various issues each time.

Most recently, it's been telling me that the AVG downloader has stopped working, followed by another telling me that AVG itself is no longer working. I contributed that to the fact that 7.5 was probably no longer available, so, foolishly, I uninstalled the program, thinking I could just replace it with 8.0.

Now I can get up to that part where I save the file, but it saves it as two seperate files, one called, "avg_free_stf_en_8_138a1332" with a little icon of what appears to be just a generic Vista window, and the other called, "avg_free_stf_en_8_138a1332.exe.part" with an icon of a blank page with the top right corner folded down.

Clicking the first one brings up a message reading, "C:\Users\Jordyn\Desktop\avg_free_stf_en_8_138a1332.exe is not a valid Win32 application."
Clicking the second one bring up a window saying it can't open the file because it doesn't know what program to use to open it.

Am I receiving these messages because I uninstalled 7.5? If so, how do I solve this problem, seeing as there doesn't seem to be any way to get 7.5 back?

Any help would be much appreciated.

I'm just downloaded the new avg free 8.0 yesterday and installed it. it seems to run smoothly until i do the whole computer scan. It kept on shutting down my computer when it's scanning my computer half way. I tried it for 5 times but it's still happening. I've checked the additional scan settings and i did not choose to turn off my computer after finish scanning. My laptop just kept on shutting itself down before finishing the scan. Can you please tell me what is the problem? thank you very much...

I'm happy with my system - ZoneAlarm, AVG, AdAware to scan periodically, NoScript for stopping nasties on the net, and Spybot Search and Destroy for antispyware. Now, Spybot has a great feature called TeaTimer which monitors ANY changes that are initiated any programs for the Registry. When it detects such a change it asks whetjer you want the change to be made or not. This is a BRILLIANT feature. Besides its use for stopping malware it also stops "friendly" programs from messing with your system - eg it stops my OE from putting the messenger stuff in. So, Rick, can I get AVG 8 with ONLY the AV or do I get forced to abandon Spybot. If I have to abandon Spybot then I'll abandon AVG. If I do, I guess you're recommending Avast?

Thanks

After upgrading from the Free AVG 7.5 to the free 8.0 my XP computer won't start. It gets as far as the two-toned blue screen that says "Windows is Starting..." and my icons appear and the mouse cursor moves around. I went into Safe Mode and went back to a 7.5 day... worked fine. Updated to 8 and had the same problem. Then I went to Safe Mode and uninstalled AVG 8 Free and my computer works fine! But I don't have any virus protection! What's up wit dat?

Every time AVG updates, it says to restart the computer. I do so and log back on and it updates and says to restart again. I have restarted my computer like 5 times and it keeps saying restart. I have the version: 8.0.134

Using XP Home with SP2, AVG 7.5 worked wonderfully. Upgraded to 8.0 and it kept finding "warnings" which turned out to be the blocked applications from SpywareBlaster. After ignoring the "warnings" I noticed my computer getting increasingly slower. Last night after an AVG update, I scanned, then noticed that it had moved my Windows/Sys32/config file and several others to the virus vault. It then said that a reboot was needed to finish the process, and did I want to reboot now? I clicked "no" but shortly after, shut down my PC. When I tried to start up this morning, all my config files were gone, Windows wouldn't/couldn't start, I was unable to even repair from the CD. Had to do a complete reformat! Spent all day re-downloading updates & programs (NOT AVG!) Needless to say, I am not at all happy with AVG!!! Users beware! I know of several folks who are now having the increasing slow-down that I experienced before the config files were deleted.