Tip #4833 - AVG 8
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AVG
8
When it comes
to free antivirus software that is also powerful, there's really only
one option. It's called AVG Free Edition and it works great for basic
antivirus protection on a home PC. I know there are several of you
out there who use AVG, so I decided to give you a heads up on some
big changes you should be aware of. For quite some time now, the newest
version of AVG has been version 7.5. I know I have used it on my home
PC for almost a year now and it has worked out great. Well, just the
other day, I received a notice that said I need to upgrade to version
8. At first, I thought they were just trying to sell me the pay version,
but that wasn't so!
It seems AVG has
completely revamped their free and pay versions of the software. AVG
8 is now available, so if you're still using v7.5, you should upgrade
immediately. After doing some further research, I found out that AVG
7.5 will no longer be supported after the end of this month. So, if
you don't upgrade to version 8 soon, you will no longer be protected
from viruses or any other bugs that may be lurking around.
Now, I know upgrading
software can be a hassle, so I went and upgraded my AVG 7.5 to AVG
8.0 just so I could tell you all about it! It turned out to be a pretty
painless and simple process. Here's how you do it:
First, go to AVG's
Web site and download the newest version of AVG Free Edition. Here's
the link to their Web site: http://free.grisoft.com.
Make sure you
choose the Free Edition (if that's the one you currently use) and
then just follow the steps to download it to your computer. In the
final step, you will be asked if you want to save or run the file.
Choose Save and just put it on your desktop so that
you can easily find it later.
After the file
finishes downloading, find your current AVG icon in your system tray
down by your clock (it looks like a square with four different colors
on it). Right click on that icon and choose "Quit AVG
free control center.” That will prompt a warning, asking
if you're sure. Choose Yes. After you do that, shut
down any other programs running on your system.
Third, find the
AVG installation file you downloaded earlier and double click on it.
That will start the AVG free installation. The nice thing about this
installation is it will remove the old version automatically. Just
go through the steps by clicking on the Next button.
After the installation is complete, it will tell you it wants to check
for updates, but the update check will fail. Don't worry, we will
get to that on the next step. After clicking Next through
all of the screens, you will be asked to restart your computer. Click
Yes to do that.
The final step
is doing the update that failed earlier. After your computer restarts,
your AVG icon will have a red X on it. Double click on the icon and
choose the option to update the software. The update will complete
and the red X will disappear.
You're done! You
now have the newest version of AVG. Until next week, stay safe out
there, my friends!
~ Gary
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