Comments on: AVG Antivirus Free 9 Released – How To Upgrade (Updated)

By: sabrina

sabrina — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:24:14 +0000

i already have AVG 9 and i installed it a couple of months ago and now i keep getting a pop-up saying my anti-virus software is out of date. What do i need to upgrade to if i already have AVG 9?

Thanks

By: denden

denden — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:17:30 +0000

AVG version 8 try reinstalling version 8 then uninstall it. AVG 9 Free causes all sorts of problems it alters the core, stealths some files and folders and interferes with the smooth running of your computer Windows after a while.

Solution: Forget the free version and try another antivirus program even if you have to pay for it. After all you get nothing for free these day’s.

Same with Spybot. Before installing it go into your redgedit from the run prompt. At the find option in redgedit mode type in the search word PORN and see if you come up with anything.

Then after installing and running redgedit type in the same search word PORN surprise surprise now you will find it and plenty of other crap.

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:01:07 +0000

Many thanks for this helpful explanation.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:35:46 +0000

Thank you for this step by step – I was going to walk a non-techie family member through it all over the phone and wanted to make sure I was going to do it right. This hit the spot and then some!

By: adam

adam — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:35:02 +0000

The last two responses have been about problems upgrading to version 9 of AVG. Here’s a very important tool that I’ve learned about, which should help you if you are “stuck” between versions.

You may need the AVG Remover. This is an official tool from AVG which is supposed to remove all traces of AVG from your system.

You can download the tool here: http://www.avg.com/us-en/download-tools

Note that there are 32 bit and 64 bit versions, you’ll need the appropriate one for your operating system.

How to use this tool:
1. Read all documentation that comes with it, and follow recommended use practices from AVG.
2. Try to remove AVG manually, though the Control Panel.
3. If removing doesn’t work, then download and run the AVG Remover from the link above.
4. You are now free to download and install AVG 9. Alternatively, we’re having fantastic experiences with Microsoft Security Essentials – http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials. We highly recommend you check it out – we may be advising it as our recommended solution soon.

By: Florina

Florina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:34:55 +0000

I tried to install AVG 9 without uninstalling AVG 8.5. It ended in an error and shut down my computer. When I turned it on again, AVG 9 wasn’t installed and AVG 8.5 was gone, too. I tried twice but with no success. What can I do? I have Windows XP as my OS.

By: Lois Cunniff

Lois Cunniff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:22:22 +0000

Thanks for this information. Unfortunately, I installed AVG Free 9 over the previous version and now have no idea whether I have destroyed my protection or not. I do know that my computer is running very very slowly since doing this.

I have also read horror stories about trying to uninstall AVG on other technical sites.

What do you recommend?

Thanks,
Lois