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769638 2009-04-30 03:21:00 Hi Everyone

I have been endeavouring to help several friends (on dial up) with the new version of AVG Free - two have gone fine, but the third desktop PC wont uninstall.... I have tried reinstalling the old version and choosing Repair - doesn't work, tried uninstalling through Add/Remove Programmes - still no success.

Any clues on what I can do to get around this please? The old version expires today I understand.

TIA

Bryden
Bryden (4161)
769639 2009-04-30 03:33:00 Grab the AVG remover from here (www.avg.com).

And I sincerely hope you aren't reinstalling AVG?

For a free AV, use Avast Home. For a paid one use NOD32. NOD32 is excellent.

AVG used to be good, but it changed...
wratterus (105)
769640 2009-04-30 03:33:00 get revo uninstaller or windows cleanup utility GameJunkie (72)
769641 2009-04-30 03:35:00 Use the AVG remover from Wrat's link or try Revo.

If all else fails delete the AVG folder in Program files and run CCleaner

Blam
Blam (54)
769642 2009-04-30 05:40:00 Thanks for your help - have d/l the remover - will go over and try it now....

I have just installed the new AVG - are you saying they are less than helpful now?

TIA

Bryden
Bryden (4161)
769643 2009-04-30 05:56:00 Yeah, AVG has gone a long way downhill, their new software is heavy and buggy, and does't do a very good job of preventng and removing viruses compared to other software that's out there.

You'll thank yourself if you switched to Avast. :)
wratterus (105)
769644 2009-04-30 07:24:00 I agree with wrat, ever since AVG8 came out they've been going down...

Lots of update problems and detection rates aren't very good currently:(

Blam
Blam (54)
769645 2009-04-30 11:08:00 Just switched my sister to Avast yesterday. She installed AVG 8.5 over 8 and it came up with a licence violation error! We soon fixed that!! (The uninstall worked!). linw (53)
769646 2009-05-01 09:47:00 I had problems with AVG after no problems for years. And it wouldn't uninstall itself. I ended up using revo uninstaller.
Am now a happy Avira user.
Grimy (3041)
769647 2009-05-01 17:54:00 I love AVG, used it for years, put it on everyone's comp, after being a student bought the official version, no probs, then today, a friend said, AVG is 'mucking up' his comp...please no, we like AVG... toonttm (14853)
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