avg won't update

[brett74]

Hi I have a compaq presario with a amd processor with windows xp home with sp3. I've heard about the problems with sp3 and avg and I did reinstall it a few weeks back and everything was fine until a few days ago and now it's saying invalid update control ctf file would anyone have a recommendation on another anti virus that I can use

[kpac]

Is it AVG you reinstalled, or Windows?

You could try another free anti-virus: Avira etc.

[Broni]

If this is AVG 8.0, get rid of it.

[brett74]

Okay thanks and I will try another cause all it's doing to me is causing frustration.Kpac I reinstalled avg. and I will Broni thanks

[Broni]

- Avira free antivirus: http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html
or
- Avast! free antivirus: http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/

[Google]

- Avira free antivirus: http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html
or
- Avast! free antivirus: http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/

Do no use AVG!! Use avira or avast!

[brett74]

hey guys I just install avira anti virus  and to tell you the truth I think my computer is faster now that I installed it granted I had it off for awhile cause I had to organize my computer shelf but still it seems alot faster now thanks for the suggestions

[Broni]

You're welcome

[delta dart]

I have AVG and also had problems with downloading updates on Fri. & Sat.
29 & 30 Aug. I think the web site might have been having problems.
On Sunday Aug 31 everything was fine. I have been using AVG for 2 years and it has performed great. As far as other Anti Virus programs being smaller and faster I can not comment as I have never used anything else.

Russ

[kpac]

I have AVG and also had problems with downloading updates on Fri. & Sat.
29 & 30 Aug. I think the web site might have been having problems.
On Sunday Aug 31 everything was fine. I have been using AVG for 2 years and it has performed great. As far as other Anti Virus programs being smaller and faster I can not comment as I have never used anything else.

Russ

Are you asking a question? Start a new topic....

[Bob D]

Just download the updates from the AVG site to a folder where you can find them and open the AVG interface and press Tools and Update from directory then point to the correct folder and AVG will do the rest.

[kpac]

Just download the updates from the AVG site to a folder where you can find them and open the AVG interface and press Tools and Update from directory then point to the correct folder and AVG will do the rest.

It wasn't updating that was the problem....
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,65115.msg418213.html#msg418213

[soybean]

I have AVG and also had problems with downloading updates on Fri. & Sat.
29 & 30 Aug. I think the web site might have been having problems.
On Sunday Aug 31 everything was fine. I have been using AVG for 2 years and it has performed great. As far as other Anti Virus programs being smaller and faster I can not comment as I have never used anything else.

Russ

Are you asking a question? Start a new topic....

I don't see a question here. He's just commenting on his experience with AVG, as it relates to OP's problem.  I'm using AVG 8 with Win XP SP3 and observed similar behavior to delta dart's experience, in the same time frame.