AVG Free 8.5 download; help please.

[Redroger]

Nanny Jan, Why not go for Broadband?

[celia]

I use Eusing Free Registry Cleaner,its brilliant,sorry i am taking this topic off topic

Celia

[Old-Hippy]

Nanny Jan,

Started the "manager", got to 60% (after a pause and resume) and then the computer just shut down..........

I'm wondering if the switching off is a problem with the power saving feature (of windows) rather than a download issue.

It's a long time since I've played with windows - the following is from memory and may not be exactly correct... I'm sure a windows user will correct me.

To temporarily turn of power saving:

Start - Settings - Control Panel - Power Options (or Saving?)

Make a note of the current settings - change the following to 'Never'. Obviously if this is how they are set at the moment then this is probably not the cause.

Turn off hard disks
System standby
System hibernate

OK to save the settings.

Then try the download again. If it makes no difference and you did change any settings don't forget to put them back as they were.

Regards, Paul.
 

[Lydart]

I have an idea that Nanny Jan lives in a no broadband area   


Where I live near Monmouth, some people have managed to get it (I did !) but others just a few doors away in the village can't .... BT say its because they need to rewire the area ... in about ten years time !        It all depends which side of the village people live ...

... and I'm also told (and have no reason to suspect its not the case) that the further you are from the BT exchange, the less likely you are to get it.


Going back to AVG ... I had it working for a couple of years; then suddenly got a message to say it had expired, and to do a free download ... which is only for 14 days.   I did ... and sure enough, after 14 days, I was told to do it again ... (or pay !)

... so is there a free one somewhere that doesn't need down-loading so frequently ?

[nanny jan]

Hi all,

Broadband is planned for August/September.......fingers crossed!    Had a chat with no.3 son who works with computers.......off for another attempt!  Son also said that I probably don't need AVG...... 


Nanny Jan

[Necromancer]

http://www.avg.com/product-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

[Redroger]

Did I say I switched my netbook to Avast, very satisfactory so far, and of course free.

[nanny jan]

I'm going greyer by the minute.......


Re-started the manager download, kept working on the computer (checking emails etc.) and in the middle on posting on reply on Rootschat.....computer shut down again.  

Off to sulk in a corner...........or have yet another reviving cuppa!


Nanny Jan

[Redroger]

Well beyond me, one for the Techies! But if No.3 son works with computers why not ask him for help?I ask mine (only one) he doesn't work with them, but he's of the age that was brought up with them unlike me.