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    Kelly Herald
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    I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

    Kelly Herald Software Developer

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      I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

      Kelly Herald Software Developer

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      _Damian S_
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      Thanks for the heads up...

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      • K Kelly Herald

        I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

        Kelly Herald Software Developer

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        Xmen Real
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        No wonder, you're using free one. :-D I'm using AVG for 3 straight years and I never ever had any problem. ;)

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        • K Kelly Herald

          I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

          Kelly Herald Software Developer

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          leppie
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          Same thing happened about 6 months back on my GF's netbook. Installing Ubuntu side-by-side apparently fixed it :)

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          • K Kelly Herald

            I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

            Kelly Herald Software Developer

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            Sathesh Sakthivel
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            Thanks for the Info. I thought of going for the update but seeing this message i won't go for update now.

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            • K Kelly Herald

              I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

              Kelly Herald Software Developer

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              Tarun K S
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              Avira Antivirus is a better option if you want to remove AVG. Go for it! :-D

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              • K Kelly Herald

                I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

                Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                Hiren solanki
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                Use Microsoft security essentials instead, It's a good choice.

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                • K Kelly Herald

                  I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

                  Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                  peterchen
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                  Kelly Herald wrote:

                  So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!!

                  Accumulating the frequent comments about AVG here and there, that's like saying "if you are hammering a nail through your knee, make sure the nail is clean". There's Avira Antivir[^] (free for personal use), and Microsoft Securtiy Essentials[^] (ditto).

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                  • K Kelly Herald

                    I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

                    Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                    Nagy Vilmos
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                    I dumped AVG last week. I've switched over to MSE and #touch wood# it's working fine.


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                    • K Kelly Herald

                      I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

                      Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                      Good to know, thanks. Luckily I wasn't home last night, else...

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                      • K Kelly Herald

                        I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

                        Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                        Title should read "Why AVG Sucks Today". We have established standards here...

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                          Title should read "Why AVG Sucks Today". We have established standards here...

                          .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                          Kelly Herald
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                          I'm sorry. :sigh: I will take my punishment - of course I would think AVG crashing my system would be punishment enough. I was just so frustrated that I couldn't remember the correct format ("Why [xxxx] Sucks Today") and I didn't want to lose the mood.

                          Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                            I have been using AVG Free and about a month ago upgraded to 2011. Well, tonight they pushed an update that crashed my system. :mad::mad: Safe-mode didn't even work. I had to use another system to burn a copy of my Win7 x64 MSDN DVD so that I could boot to it so that I could run a System Restore. That was the only thing that worked. After I got my system going again I went out to there support forum and it has quite a few posts with people experiencing the very same thing with XP, Vista and 7 both 32bit and 64bit. So, if anybody is using AVG 2011 -- DON'T LET IT UPDATE THE PROGRAM!!!!! You have been warned.

                            Kelly Herald Software Developer

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                            Steve Mayfield
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                            apparently it only affects 64 bit vesions of windows and the update have been pulled - more info here[^]

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