I haven't yet looked for 8.0 but with the 7.x versions the "free" link was indeed hard to find.  7.x apparently is finished as of May 31.  

On scanning, you can always pop into the system tray and shut it off.  Of course, you wouldn't want to do that every day, but when you needed to get something done it would seem to be O.K.  

I have had a couple of certificate problems that stop AVG from running and had to go and remove it then download it again.  That could be my firewall causing the problem, I don't know...


posting from Emma's Family Farm
Windsor Maine;
Steve Hoad

> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 17:30:43 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] AVG installed
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> Well, you can configure the scan time. I had the same complaint until I
> changed it to scan in the middle of the night when I wasn't using the
> computer. I do wish the free version would let me change the scan
> frequency though. IMHO, daily scans are only good for making hard drive
> manufacturers happy. I probably would have upgraded to the pay version
> by now except for the questions about AVG 8.0 and it's accessibility.
> Like you, I'll probably hang on to 7.5 as long as I can before moving to
> 8.0. Once I've checked out 8.0, if I find it as accessible as 7.5 (or
> even close), then I'll decide if I want to pay for the full version or not.
>
> Jeff Kenyon wrote:
>> Well, I just started using AVG 7.5 a year ago at Lions World, and some
>> people had the message the trial version would run out, but I never did
>> and I worked with it until I downloaded 9.0. I guess one complaint I have
>> about it is that when it scans you never really can do much else on your
>> computer, and it will be real slugish, but that is just about the only
>> work r problem I have. I guess if I have mine run out in a month I'll
>> just set a side an hour and download and instal.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 25 May 2008, Lynn Evans wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Jeff if you indeed downloaded AVG 8.0 free then you are good to go.
>>>
>>> it would seem the only problem I had was finding the free link on the darn
>>> website.
>>>
>>> I haven't as yet read the help files that come with the program. But then I
>>> never do with any program unless I start having problems.
>>>
>>> There must be an automatic update for the data library somewhere. I remember
>>> in older versions the download for the library updates would pop up on my
>>> desktop wile I was in the middle of whatever. With this newer version it
>>> just gets updated mysteriously.
>>>
>>> I just notice the version and date being changed at the bottom of my
>>> emails.
>>>
>>> Pretty good for free I say.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" 
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 4:07 PM
>>> Subject: [VICUG-L] AVG installed
>>>
>>>
>>> : Hi everyone, I just spent about an hour instaling AVG 8 and I have
>>> : Internet Security, and when I had 7.5 it was the free version that updates
>>> : itself every day. Not surprisingly, they are wanting to get me to
>>> : purchase, but I am not going to as I just keep updating. This version I
>>> : guess expires in a month, and I guess I'll just download the other
>>> : version. Have there been any other problems or things to look out for
>>> : with regard to JAWS or anything else besides what has been talked about on
>>> : here?
>>> :
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>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>> Checked by AVG.
>>> Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1464 - Release Date: 5/24/2008
>>> 8:56 AM
>>>
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