Re: AVG update crashes system?

Well you can't even get on their website now so I hope they fix this real
soon because they have had a ton of updates this week for all kinds of
viruses and I took my system back to Monday so. At least it is not my
system anyhow. I was worried about that, but I don't like to be on the 'net
without protection


"VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Pu6dnYWfkMHVJ8reRVn-rg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> This is a PRIORITY update and you have to watch it closely or it will just
> update it. I am back to Monday now and I have not let it update but I am
> close to removing it from my system and I cannot even get Technical
> Support to turn on on the Grisoft site.
>
> If I get a virus in the meantime.....
>
> After saying all those good things about AVG...
>
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:CMO5f.6553$%43.6184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Well, maybe others are having the same problems as you because here's
>> what happened when mine tried to update.
>>
>> It goes to connect and then tells me that the requested file cannot be
>> found on the server and to contact AVG. So I wonder if they've had a ton
>> of complaints and they have removed it to fix it. Let's hope, because the
>> last thing I need is to have to work on a computer this weekend.
>>
>> Dani
>>
>> "DJGordon" <danigordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:AtO5f.6552$%43.6273@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> My laptop is doing the update right now....keeping my fingers crossed
>>> since I started it before I saw this post.
>>>
>>> Dani
>>>
>>> "VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>> message news:GdadneXgBoXtNsreRVn-jw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> OK guys. Did anyone else have this happen? I took care of it by
>>>> system restore and what it actually was trying to do was install 7.1
>>>> and when I finally did get it to do it, it gave me a message that said
>>>> **a terrible error occurred** (no kidding....it crashed my system is
>>>> the error). Anyway, I stopped the automatic update (which I have it set
>>>> to do when I boot up).
>>>>
>>>> I guess the real test is to see if this boots now.
>>>>
>>>> If this happened to anyone else or no one has gotten this update yet
>>>> and it does this, go to safe mode, system restore and take it back to
>>>> Monday. I guess it is now working.
>>>>
>>>> Whew!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>>> message news:XsednerXiYEJP8reRVn-sQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> OK. I had to get in here in safe mode because an AVG mandatory update
>>>>> crashed my system. I had to system restore in safe mode. Anyone know
>>>>> what to do to get through this and did this happen to anyone else.
>>>>>
>>>>> Vickie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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