Installing "Expired" AVG Anti-Virus Download

[jandal]

I use an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX Computer,  Windows 98SE, dial-up, with 64.0 MB RAM. I downloaded AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition and when I went to install it an "Expired Download" box appeared, advising me to download the latest version. I ignored this and installed my AVG download 7.5.503. All went fine. Then I noticed a red exclamation mark on the AVG screen and ran a "Check For Updates". As it reached 100% I thought I was nearly finished. But the "Time Left" line began counting upwards. Confused by this, I cancelled the process. Should I run another "Check For Updates" or simply uninstall and install a later AVG version? I need to keep AVG updated but wonder if the "Expired Download" means the program is not usable. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

jandal   

[Computer Hope Admin]

It's simply letting you know that your virus definitions are out-of-date. These are the files that contain information on how to detect viruses and are needed to be updated so new viruses can be found.

I'd suggest going through the process of checking for updates again and letting it complete. You should not need to reinstall the program.

[patio]

And the update may run for awhile depending on your connection...this is normal. as they update daily and some times more than once a day it has some catching up to do...
Grab a coffee and a crossword puzzle.
 

[jandal]

That "expired" download message continued to bother me. So I decided to err on the side of caution. I uninstalled it and downloaded and installed a "clean" version of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. I am so glad that I did because when I ran a Check For Updates it took less than ten minutes as opposed to more than one hour with the "expired" download. In the future whenever I am in doubt about any software program I will think twice before installing. Thanks to the Computer Hope Administrator and patio for your advice.

jandal 

[Computer Hope Admin]

You're welcome and thank you for the follow up on what you ended up doing.