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Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

Original Message

Name: KevinS.
Date: November 2, 2007 at 19:16:49 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates
OS: Windows XP and Vista
CPU/Ram: N/A
Model/Manufacturer: N/A

Comment:

AVG is no longer automaticly updating on either of our 2 XP computers, or my Vista laptop. AVG is version 7.5.503 I am now having to click "check for updates"
What is causing this to happen?

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Response Number 1

Name: Derek
Date: November 2, 2007 at 20:15:46 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

Reply: (edit)

Just to confirm that it must be your machines because my AVG was still updating automatically on XP yesterday, when it got in my hair right in the middle of a "registry juggle". I went back to manual for good - always hated outside interference LOL.
Check that your settings haven't changed in the AVG Control Centre (right click tray icon).
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Response Number 2

Name: KevinS.
Date: November 2, 2007 at 20:56:33 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

Reply: (edit)

They are set to automaticly check for updates.

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Response Number 3

Name: Derek
Date: November 3, 2007 at 16:44:57 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

Reply: (edit)

A few questions:
Are they all running the free version?
Are you certain none of them are on the 30 day trial version (ie installed about a month ago)?
Did they all stop working on or about the same day?
Watch this forum too, because stacks of folk use AVG (particularly the free version). If there is some common problem there are sure to be others reporting the same symptoms. AVG also have their own forum.
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Response Number 4

Name: KevinS.
Date: November 3, 2007 at 17:24:33 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

Reply: (edit)

They are all the free version. They all stopped automaticly updating in the same week.

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Response Number 5

Name: Derek
Date: November 3, 2007 at 18:55:46 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

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Seems like there are no general complaints coming up anywhere so the only thing I can think of is some blocking issue, such as a firewall.
If you are using Zone Alarm then see this:
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/r...
Otherwise I would raise a post on the AVG forum here:
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/
I'm off now, I've supposed to have retired from this place LOL.
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Response Number 6

Name: Cobra_R
Date: November 4, 2007 at 01:56:40 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

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Just uninstall it and reinstall it.

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Response Number 7

Name: Derek
Date: November 4, 2007 at 18:48:38 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

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Yeah Cobra, that was my first thought too. Just seems odd that all three stopped at the same time so it made me think there might be something in common.
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Response Number 8

Name: KevinS.
Date: November 5, 2007 at 15:10:10 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

Reply: (edit)

my dad told me his updated automaticly yesterday, so I will see if it works on the other machines now.
Thanks.

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Response Number 9

Name: KevinS.
Date: November 8, 2007 at 12:21:49 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

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They seem to be working fine now. Thanks for the help.

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Response Number 10

Name: Derek
Date: November 8, 2007 at 16:22:56 Pacific
Subject: AVG Automatic Updates

Reply: (edit)

OK, thx for popping back to let us know.
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