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reply to Dagda1175

Re: AVG 8 EXTREMELY slow?

reply to Dagda1175
AVG 8 is not using any more memory then the previous version and scan time might be a few minutes longer on my machine.

I use ZAP also and AVG 8 is getting along fine with it.
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reply to Dagda1175
Installed the full free AVG 8 and did notice the avgsrx.exe run at about 41,000 but when unchecking linkscanner under components tab it dropped to around 21,800---have not noticed any slow downs on a fresh install of xpp sp3---have not done a full scan yet. How long b4 7.5 goes away---will stay with it on the other boxen for a while......

reply to falcon04
Thanks, that is exactualy the way I did install, from the rename shortcut, and it worked. I must the linkscanner was really slowing down my system. Granted it is 8 years old but hey I have never had to fix one single piece of hardware todate.

reply to alt2541
I had a pop-up that indicated 7.5 wouldn't be supported after the end of this month. Who knows, that may change.

reply to alt2541

reply to Dagda1175
I have now installed the AVG 8 as suggested in Falcon04's post. (see below)
To be sure that AVG 8 was not slowing me down, I installed it on my old laptop, IBM T23, 1.1 processor, 512 ram and a slowpoke 4,200 rpm hard drive.
I have tested an retested, and I cannot feel any slowdown whatsoever, comparing it to the 7.5, nor to Avira.
It may take a bit more ram than the previous, but that's the only difference that I see. (Once warmed up and calmed down, 55 megs of ram with XP)
I have noticed that it takes a fair bit less ram on my Vista puter, maybe 35 megs of ram total.

Considering that this version does more and handles spyware too, I have to give it a thumbs up.
PS: Full scans take no longer than with the 7.5, maybe even less time.

"Download the AVG 8.0 Free Edition installation package from our website.

save the AVG Free installation file directly to disk C:\

open menu Start -> Run

type ( copy and paste is easier )

c:\avg_free_stf_en_8_100a1295.exe /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSurf /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSearch"

reply to ks_av8r
I just got the popup that says 7.5 won't be supported after the end of this month today.

I wonder if this is a mistake, and they mean december, not may.

When AVG 8 reached beta, I looked at the list of known issues/bugs, and soon after that, it released as final. I knew it wasn't a good sign. If 7.5 isn't supported after this month, after a week or so, I'll either upgrade AVG to 8.0.latest build, or ditch it for Avast or Avira.

reply to Dagda1175
My scanning isn't any slower, but I immediately realized that it was slowing my browsing to a painful crawl.

All I had to do was open the AVG user interface, open the "Link scanner" section and disable it. That completely took care of the problem.

reply to Dagda1175
I installed it last week and scanning isn't much faster/slower, but the start-up time of Windows almost doubled!!

Setup:
AMD Athlon X2 6400+
3x 1GB Kingston HyperX 800mhz 4-4-4-12 2T

Windows Vista Business x86 SP1

I guess i will be buying NOD32 soon...

reply to LadyL
I am not sure what OS you have but Windows xp alone has far more than 70,000+ "object"' because that is what the program is scanning. Typically most people have more like 300,000+ objects. The P.C. I am on now has been scanning for 3.5 hours and probably has another 2 to go. I am letting the program run to the end to see exactly how long it takes. It is configured to run the fasteset speed it can. The P.C. is not very good, and I wouldn't mind more time just not like this. I am deciding whether to deploy the new AVG 8 for my business and so far a resounding NO is the answer. We have been very happy with AVG 7.5 for years. I put the new AVG in the classes with Norton and all the other far too agreesive dogs with nothing more than a name. Just like Vista a shiny dog that cannot walk without assistance! A person or user should be able to still use the P.C. during a scan. Maybe the performance is slower but again SOFTWARE is supposed to work with us for productivity. We are not supposed to alter our work for it. A big loss for AVG!

It looks nice but.....
Total Object Scanned: 527,702
Time Needed: 3 hour(s) 42 min(s)

AVG 7.5 took 1 hour
I realize AVG 8 scans for spyware as well (hence the longer scan time).Should be an option for scanning for viruses and another option just for spyware.

I've liked AVG for a long time,it was always lightweight,easy on resources,fast,and did what it was supposed to do.I'll now be looking elsewhere for an antivirus solution.

So long AVG

reply to Dagda1175
there was is a download from ms to do with avg.
when i tried to install avg it gave the update.
kb929547 said to get that first.

reply to Dagda1175
Disabled linkscanner thru firefox addons.

Scan settings set to default. About 150,000 items in 27 minutes.

No slowdown. No problems other than the add banner at bottom of control center window to buy AVG 8.0. Maybe it will go away eventually. But, not a big deal. Updates are faster.

8.0 uninstalled 7.5 during the install process. No problems

Ken

reply to Dagda1175
Yes, I have used AVG for years and now this version * with all the other junk in it has turned it into a dog. Especially with scanning time. I went from 2.5 hours to 4.5 hours scanning on the exact same P.C. This program has turned into McAfee/Norton a resource hog and dog. I use both paid networked version at work and the free versions for home. I am the IT guy at work and our license is coming up for renewal on May 20th and if this doesn't change I am going to another vendor. I am very upset. All the networked P.C.'s are still on 7.5.

reply to reef69
Yes, I agree. There should be a spyware option. I use spybot and that is good enough for me. AVG gives many false positives on the spyware check. Newbies think this is good because it "finds" something. What a laugh. I am made because I liked the OLD Avg.

reply to Dagda1175
I just had some popup ads (heh ) on both my computers saying that updates to 7.5 will end at the end of the month and I need to have 8.0. Bummer.

Is there any way to install 8.0 without having the browser integration?

reply to Dagda1175
AVG 8 is crashing my Firefox 2.0.0.14 !