The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

I know there's no such thing as a free lunch but, AVG is going to
drop their "freebie" anti-virus program and go to their new 8.0
version and it's going to cost about $50.00 a year. But there's light
at the end of the tunnel.

a two year plan will only be about $73.00

WHAT A SAVINGS!

I don't know if I'm greedy or jsut plain cheap, but i can't see paying
that much for an anti-virus download, when theres probably somebody
else out there as, if not more confidentt hat will ahve one that's
gratitus to the public.

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

I received an email the other day from AVG saying my version
(7.something) would soon not be supported and then it went on and on
about Version 8, how much it would cost, what a great deal it is, yada
yada yada, and I had no doubt that the free ride was over. But then I
happened to notice a tiny inconspicuous little button in the bottom
right of the page that said "Click here for the Free 8.0".
Voila! I'm good to go!
Did you get that email?

Rick

On Thu, 8 May 08, Tim wrote:
I know there's no such thing as a free lunch but, AVG is going to
drop their "freebie" anti-virus program and go to their new 8.0
version and it's going to cost about $50.00 a year. But there's light
at the end of the tunnel.

a two year plan will only be about $73.00

WHAT A SAVINGS!

I don't know if I'm greedy or jsut plain cheap, but i can't see paying
that much for an anti-virus download, when theres probably somebody
else out there as, if not more confidentt hat will ahve one that's
gratitus to the public.

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

On Fri, 09 May 2008 08:13:08 -0500, PhantMan wrote:

I received an email the other day from AVG saying my version
(7.something) would soon not be supported and then it went on and on
about Version 8, how much it would cost, what a great deal it is, yada
yada yada, and I had no doubt that the free ride was over. But then I
happened to notice a tiny inconspicuous little button in the bottom
right of the page that said "Click here for the Free 8.0". Voila! I'm
good to go!
Did you get that email?

Grisoft will make you work for the free edition. You'll have to wade
through all the badgering about their paid edition. Or, you might want
to consider switching. Antivir is a little slow, but has by far the best
detection rates of the free antivirus programs.

http://free-av.com/

Or, Clamwin, in combination with Winpooch, will provide quite adequate
protection.

http://www.clamwin.com/

http://winpooch.free.fr/page/home.php?lang=en&page=home

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

On May 9, 8:13*am, wrote:
I received an email the other day from AVG saying my version
(7.something) would soon not be supported and then it went on and on
about Version 8, how much it would cost, what a great deal it is, yada
yada yada, and I had no doubt that the free ride was over. But then I
happened to notice a tiny inconspicuous little button in the bottom
right of the page that said "Click here for the Free 8.0".
Voila! I'm good to go!
Did you get that email?

Rick



On Thu, 8 May 08, Tim wrote:
I know there's no such thing as a free lunch but, AVG is going to
drop their "freebie" anti-virus program and go to their new 8.0
version and it's going to cost about $50.00 a year. But there's light
at the end of the tunnel.

a two year plan will only be about $73.00

WHAT A SAVINGS!

I don't know if I'm greedy or jsut plain cheap, but i can't see paying
that much for an anti-virus download, when theres probably somebody
else out there as, if not more confidentt hat will ahve one that's
gratitus to the public.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, but I didn't see the button.

arrrrgh!

I'll have to back and look for it.

THANKS!

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

On May 9, 11:03*am, wrote:
On Fri, 09 May 2008 08:13:08 -0500, PhantMan wrote:
I received an email the other day from AVG saying my version
(7.something) would soon not be supported and then it went on and on
about Version 8, how much it would cost, what a great deal it is, yada
yada yada, and I had no doubt that the free ride was over. But then I
happened to notice a tiny inconspicuous little button in the bottom
right of the page that said "Click here for the Free 8.0". Voila! I'm
good to go!
Did you get that email?

Grisoft will make you work for the free edition. *You'll have to wade
through all the badgering about their paid edition. *Or, you might want
to consider switching. *Antivir is a little slow, but has by far the best
detection rates of the free antivirus programs.

http://free-av.com/

Or, Clamwin, in combination with Winpooch, will provide quite adequate
protection.

http://www.clamwin.com/

http://winpooch.free.fr/page/home.php?lang=en&page=home

Thanks for the heads up!

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

"Tim" wrote in message
...
On May 9, 11:03 am, wrote:
On Fri, 09 May 2008 08:13:08 -0500, PhantMan wrote:
I received an email the other day from AVG saying my version
(7.something) would soon not be supported and then it went on and on
about Version 8, how much it would cost, what a great deal it is,
yada
yada yada, and I had no doubt that the free ride was over. But then
I
happened to notice a tiny inconspicuous little button in the bottom
right of the page that said "Click here for the Free 8.0". Voila!
I'm
good to go!
Did you get that email?

Grisoft will make you work for the free edition. You'll have to wade
through all the badgering about their paid edition. Or, you might want
to consider switching. Antivir is a little slow, but has by far the
best
detection rates of the free antivirus programs.

http://free-av.com/

Or, Clamwin, in combination with Winpooch, will provide quite adequate
protection.

http://www.clamwin.com/

http://winpooch.free.fr/page/home.php?lang=en&page=home

Thanks for the heads up!


If you go to www.free.grisoft.com, you can download it after four mouse
clicks, declining the offers to upgrade......

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

On May 9, 8:13*am, wrote:
I received an email the other day from AVG saying my version
(7.something) would soon not be supported and then it went on and on
about Version 8, how much it would cost, what a great deal it is, yada
yada yada, and I had no doubt that the free ride was over. But then I
happened to notice a tiny inconspicuous little button in the bottom
right of the page that said "Click here for the Free 8.0".
Voila! I'm good to go!
Did you get that email?

I got the email from AVG, and I went back and looked and sure 'nuf.
There was the freebie for 8.0

Yeah, you have to click around bit to get there but it's set up.

I really wonder how good AVG's freebie is?

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

On May 12, 8:31*am, Tim wrote:
On May 9, 8:13*am, wrote:

I received an email the other day from AVG saying my version
(7.something) would soon not be supported and then it went on and on
about Version 8, how much it would cost, what a great deal it is, yada
yada yada, and I had no doubt that the free ride was over. But then I
happened to notice a tiny inconspicuous little button in the bottom
right of the page that said "Click here for the Free 8.0".
Voila! I'm good to go!
Did you get that email?

I got the email from AVG, and I went back and looked and sure 'nuf.
There was the freebie for 8.0

Yeah, you have to click around *bit to get there but it's set up.

I really wonder how good AVG's freebie is?

It's pretty darned good!
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=151895

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

The e-mail scanner self-destructs after 30 days if you don't pay.

Ron M.

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

On May 13, 9:46*pm, wrote:
The e-mail scanner self-destructs after 30 days if you don't pay.

Ron M.

No it doesn't.

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

I downloaded the new install.


Then tried to install but the instal process barfed
as i am stiill running WinXpPro_ Sp1.

The messages was i had be running with "Sp4" installed.


Ian C


On Tue, 13 May 2008 18:46:56 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

The e-mail scanner self-destructs after 30 days if you don't pay.

Ron M.

The free version of AVG isn't going to be free anymore...
 

[background]
A local bloke who worked for a reseller
built the current pc for me.
Gave me a full version of XP - i thought.


Later on i allowed windows updates, etc
downloaded SP2.
But then M$ detected i didn't have a genuine
version [wgatray.exe ? from memory] - nag screens,etc
Slowed word & excel to an nth of normal speed.

A real pain.

Evenually I reformatted hard disk, reinstalled Pro_sp1
[... end background ]

Is there any way of installing sp2 without finishing up with
the WGA nag?

Ta for the heads up

Ian C


On Sat, 31 May 2008 15:09:01 -0400, WaIIy wrote:

On Sat, 31 May 2008 23:46:54 +1000, Ian Cowan
wrote:

I downloaded the new install.


Then tried to install but the instal process barfed
as i am stiill running WinXpPro_ Sp1.

The messages was i had be running with "Sp4" installed.

Impossible, since there is no SP4. It will surely install on SP2 and
3, but not WinXP SP1.


Prolly you're correct.
i didn't note the exact message but maybe it was a list of operating
systems & version numbers.

It wouldn't be a bad idea for you to at least install WinXP SP2 anyway.

Windows 2000 needs SP4, not Windows XP.


Ian C


On Tue, 13 May 2008 18:46:56 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

The e-mail scanner self-destructs after 30 days if you don't pay.

Not true.

Ron M.