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Title: Another AVG Question
Post by: chorleydave on August 20, 2007, 13:11

Does anybody know if there is a registry "hack" which can be used to alter how often AVG Free Edition demands to be updated?

I spend a lot less time on the computer than I used to, especially during "summer" when I am often out hiking or camping.  As a result, the computer can sometimes go days at a time without being switched on.  AVG Free demands a update every five days and there is no way within the program to change this, so (at the moment) every other time I switch the thing on I get AVG demanding an update.  For example, I have switched on today, got the pesky "Definitions are out of date" bubble, updated the definitions, then had to update the program as the update manager was indicating that a program update was ready, updated that and then immediately after restart another update was waiting.  By the time I had done all of this and then allowed the changed program in my firewall, seven minutes had gone by and I had only put the PC on to check for an email I am expecting from a campsite owner!  This is unacceptable.

There must be something in the registry that can be altered to force AVG to look for updates at a more reasonable interval, like every fourteen days.  If anybody can tell me where it is I'll put you on my Christmas card list!

Thanks.

Title: Re: Another AVG Question
Post by: sam on August 20, 2007, 14:01

is that problem with the bubble more related to windows detecting that it is out of date than avg?

Title: Re: Another AVG Question
Post by: Tony on August 20, 2007, 16:26

Dave, have you tried unticking both boxes in the >Test Centre > Scheduler >  Edit Schedule tab. And just doing it  manually by hand when the fancy takes you ;D

Title: Re: Another AVG Question
Post by: chorleydave on August 21, 2007, 09:11

Thanks, Tony, I'll try that.   :)

The bubble seems to be built in to AVG, Sam, but I have found a way to turn the alerts off.

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Another AVG Question
Post by: Reno on August 22, 2007, 08:53

Disable it in startup and setup the windows scheduling agent to execute it once a month or whenever you there. That would be a little more automated. The lazzzzy way. It takes too much effort to press that update button.  ;)