Solved i need to uninstall avg 8.5

Xps86 July 8, 2013 at 15:16:40

AVG 8.5 is about 4 years old. I'm surprised you still have it installed rather than upgrading to AVG 9 > AVG 2011 > AVG 2012 > AVG 2013. It's so old that they don't even have the special removal tool on their utilities page anymore. I did find a thread on their forums from 2009 where a user requested removing AVG 8.5 and a staff member posted the direct link for it here: http://www.avg.com/filedir/util/sup... You said you tried to uninstall but the steps didn't work. You didn't tell us how you tried uninstalling it, which steps you already took, and which steps didn't work. I advise against installing a McAfee or Symantec (Norton) anti-malware program. You would be better off with Avast Free, Avira Free, or the latest version of AVG Free. Even Microsoft Security Essentials would be better. McAfee and Symantec have a long history of problems and overall inferiority in protecting against and removing malware threats. Once you've selected your real-time anti-malware protection, please install both Malwarebytes Free and SuperAntispyware Free, then fully update and perform at least Quick Scans in each weekly. Both of these are on-demand scanners, which means they only update and scan when you tell them to. Apologies if I don't respond to your reply immediately. I don't check this site daily, but you're welcome to PM me as a reminder.

Johnw July 8, 2013 at 16:03:26

If you are still having problems after using the link provided by Xps86, here is a guide. http://forums.avg.com/ww-en/avg-for... I also recommend not using McAfee or Norton. I use MSE on every comp I work on. Microsoft Security Essentials ( MSE ) http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivi... http://www.softpedia.com/progScreen... http://www.techsupportalert.com/bes... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/... System requirements http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/secu... Can Microsoft Security Essentials ( MSE ) protect me from online banking and shopping. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/... If you choose to use Security Essentials, please follow the steps in this thread first, especially the part about removing all existing realtime antimalware: http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?pag... 3. Remove ALL real-time anti-malware products that WERE EVER INSTALLED on your PC(Norton, McAfee, TM, AVG, avast, avira, MBAM (paid), etc). Uninstall your previous real-time antimalware. Then, use the removal/cleanup tools in this thread. Not only should you remove your current anti-malware product(s),you should also uninstall any free or trial anti-malware products that may have been installed on your PC when purchased, even if never activated. Some anti-malware products have their own firewall. Removing/uninstalling these products will (or should) enable the Windows Firewall. MSE will use the Windows Firewall by default. After removal and cleanup of all other anti-malware products,restart your PC andcheck that the Windows Firewall is ON. You can check the status of the Windows Firewall in the Security Center/Action Center of your PC, or via the Control Panel. Check list for installing Microsoft Security Essentials http://experts.windows.com/w/expert... No cost, no hassle security software for your PC.

XpUser4Real July 8, 2013 at 16:38:47

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Avast free is my choice, much better than MSE and I install that on the majority of repairs I do...agreed...pass on McAfee and Norton...who said free isn't good? http://www.filehippo.com/download_a... Use the free revo uninstaller if the AVG one doesn't work...revo will delete ALL the registry entries so the new AV will work properly: http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo... Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions 7 Golds

Thank you so much for the help. I really appreciate it. The steps I referred to are going to search, then the program, and selecting uninstall. I kept getting an error message.

XpUser4Real July 8, 2013 at 21:15:34

did you use revo uninstaller? Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions 7 Golds