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AVG users bad update

ravencajun Zone 8b TX

15 years ago

This happened a few days ago. Some may be seeing the result and not know why it is happening to them,it leaves machines in a continuous reboot loop..

Horror AVG update

advisory by AVG

systems to go into an infinite crash loop.

at first they thought it only affected windows 7 64bit now it seems any 64bit. However in some of the replies on their forums some people with xp also claim issues, also some with vista 32bit sp2 claim it happened to them.

complaints on the AVG forum site

AVG Update

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grandms
15 years ago
Seems this has happened more than once with AVG in the past year. This is bound to cost them subscribers.
shboom
15 years ago
No problems noted here with my 32bit system. Running Vista Home Premium SP2.
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DA_Mccoy
15 years ago
Running same O/S as Bob and no problems here either.

DA
dee_can1
15 years ago
Windows Vista 64-bit here, and no problems.

I do keep getting a notice to update to AVG Canada 2011, however, but I haven't done it. It doesn't seem to be a usual update.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
Original Author
15 years ago
I just googled AVG Canada 2011 and got this page on the AVG info site
AVG 2011

are you using the free AVG or the full AVG suite?
dee_can1
15 years ago
Raven, I'm using the free AVG 9. I figured the 2011 must be a paid-version only; but they say they also have a free version. Not being sure what to do, I did nothing.
breenthumb
15 years ago
I got AVG Free Edition 2011 earlier this week and its working fine on XP SP3.
dee_can1
15 years ago
Thanks for that info breenthumb.
breenthumb
15 years ago
You're welcome. Hard to tell sometimes what's real.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
Original Author
15 years ago
just saw another article on it with a lot of user comments from those affected.

AVG Bug kills 64 bit computers

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