AVG Free With Vista... Not So Nice

**Doctor Feelgood**

Anyone using Grisoft AVG Free with Vista? I have been, but just uninstalled it. Whenever it wanted to pop up a confirmation that an update was received or that a scan was complete, Vista's User Control, or whatever that annoying double/triple confirmation crap is called would tangle it up resulting in an error message and a white screen.

I know it is Vista's fault, but I am trying other things now.

I got 1 year of 3-license McAfee Security Center free for having a Scott Trade account, and so far so good on that.

Charlie · Posted: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:44:16 Post Subject:

I've used AVG Free with Vista Business since April with no problems; turn off the UAC (User Account Control) by doing this:

Start/Settings/Control Panel/User Accounts/Turn User Account Control On or Off.

I run the Administrative account itself and not an account with Admin rights.

And here's how to access the true Admin account under Vista; read it carefully as it has a 'gotcha' in it:

LINK

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:08:48 Post Subject:

Maybe try Avast?

Charlie · Posted: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:32:04 Post Subject:

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:25:19 Post Subject:

The timing of e-mails is sometimes funny

Just got this e-mail today: Windows Vista UAC an oil slick for energy firm

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:31:13 Post Subject:

Yeah - I was waiting to better understand UAC more before turning it off completely... But OMFG is it annoying.

You wanna run a simple benchmark? Or empty the recycle bin? Tell the computer over and over again like it was stupid...

Charlie · Posted: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:02:52 Post Subject:

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I agree it is a PITA, but for the average home user it is better than letting something get installed without their knowledge. At least hopefully the UAC will stop some users from doing something stupid... at least that's my hope LOL

More than likely though, they'll just click through the warnings and not pay attention to them!!!!

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:23:16 Post Subject:

Yeah - they'll just learn to click things real quick without looking... Like me! Laughing

zmister · Rated PG Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 14

i have used ubuntu for a littlke while now i have had no problems with avg free with it