Re: AVG Ani-Virus Free Edition
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:41:39 -0800, lb <ldbrw@my-Dejanews.com> wrote:
>I agree, reinstall it. You may find that this will fix the issue.
>There is nothing wrong with AVG anti virus. I usually just manually
>check for updates as they have them almost everyday and I do not like
>having things running on timers in the background. If you are still
>unhappy, you shoulkd now be able to uninstall the AVG as the uninstall
>string should have been repaired by the reinstall.
>
>Mart NoSpam wrote:
>> Or, if necessary, re-install again first and then uninstall - usually clears
>> most (if not, all) of the (previous) registry entries too.
>>
>> Mart
I never let any program intimidate me. There is always a way to
remove them.
I use AVG, it works fine for me. I DO NOT have it installed to load
on startup though. I dont need or want a virus checker running all
the time, which sucks up memory and slows down the computer. I do
manual checks weekly or more often if I suspect something.
However, if you really want to remove it, you must first open AVG and
change the settings to NOT begin at bootup. (You can not remove a
running program from 98 or any other ver of windows). Once it's
unloaded, reboot, then use the uninstaller. It should be removed.
The other option is to just boot to Dos mode. Go to the program's
directory and either delete all the files, or just rename all .EXE
files to .E## or any other name. I prefer the rename method since I
can go back in case there is a big problem. If it loaded at srtartup,
expect error messages upon booting. Thats why it's better to disable
all startup issues first.
All programs can be removed, and thats why I prefer Win98 over XP. XP
will crash or go bonkers on you if you "force" removal of something
from Dos mode, or whatever. Win98 was the last ver of Windows where
the user still had control of things, and is why I will never upgrade.
Once my computer starts controlling me, it goes out the door....