Robbie Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I don't see that feature at all in AVG 8. In fact it's worse than it was in 7.5. Now you pick an hour can't pick the minute. Than it randomly picks a time between the hour you picked and and two hours from it. So some where in the two hour time frame it sets a time . You cannot pick that time it's picked for you. Also it changes that time every day on you. Check when the next scheduled update is for. Not on the schedule but on the update module main screen. It will tell you when the next scheduled update will happen. Once that up date happens it changes the time for the next update. It will not be the same time the next day. It changes every day. Very very stupid move. At least in 7.5 what ever time was randomly selected for you stayed the same every day.I just double checked and you're right - the feature isn't there at all. When I first downloaded AVG 8.0 I thought it was giving me a chance to pick the time for it to update - I've just realised that it was just to set the "from" time for the update and AVG then sets the "to" time 2 hours in advance and that is the update "window". So that's one less thing I like about this then! On AVG 7.5 I used to keep tweaking the update manager (by turning off then on automatic updates) until I got the "random" time of 9.00am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Yeah we know that. I posted that last week. It will be mistake if they follow through with that IMO.that date is much later than the one I saw elsewhere and then posted here - it was May 31, now it is (according to the above post) December 31. At least that's 7 months away, not 3 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Anyone here good enough at Photoshop skills to create an hysterical mock-up of HijackThis all pimped out like the bloatware that's so prevalent today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted May 8, 2008 Moderators Share Posted May 8, 2008 Anyone here good enough at Photoshop skills to create an hysterical mock-up of HijackThis all pimped out like the bloatware that's so prevalent today? Only if it has a few toolbars included with it though, can't forget those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 that date is much later than the one I saw elsewhere and then posted here - it was May 31, now it is (according to the above post) December 31. At least that's 7 months away, not 3 weeks! Yes I misread Augeas's post and thought it said May 31 which is the date I had posted a few days ago when I received a pop up saying that. Dec 31, 2008 is the new date which is good news. Should give them plenty of time to "fix" AVG 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
res45 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Well I want say I'm in love with the new AVG 8, but I been able to tweak out a few of the things I didn't like so far so good on that,none of the update have reverted it back. As for the update time on program & virus database I set them intentionally to run while I'm on the PC the first week I used it. My info pop up boxes have been right on the money all week long,and the scheduled scan time has also started right on time each day also. I just checked prior to this post and all my set times for updates and scan are still as I set them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Well I want say I'm in love with the new AVG 8, but I been able to tweak out a few of the things I didn't like so far so good on that,none of the update have reverted it back. As for the update time on program & virus database I set them intentionally to run while I'm on the PC the first week I used it. My info pop up boxes have been right on the money all week long,and the scheduled scan time has also started right on time each day also. I just checked prior to this post and all my set times for updates and scan are still as I set them. The automatic updates are done silently in the background so you shouldn't be seeing any pop up windows about them. They only appear on the manual updates. As for your updates times staying the same thats a first. They change every day to a random time that is in the two hour time slot. This has been discussed at the AVG forum and that is how it is designed to work in the free version. Let's say is say your next scheduled update is today at 2:05. After that update takes place you will not see the next scheduled update set for tomorrow at the same time. it will be a different time between 2:00 and 4:00 tomorrow and randomly selected. There is no longer a set time for you. Look under the history menu item and select "event history". It will list the times that updates started and finished. I seriously doubt you will have two the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmrs Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Having just read through this thread and found a mountain of negative remarks, I just need to add another view to the debate. After being contacted by AVG and invited to use version 8.0, I eventually installed it. Sure, it seeemed a bit strange at first, after being used to 7.5, but all I can say to the many sceptics is, just give yourself time and AVG a break. IMHO it is great. It updates at the appointed time, scans on schedule and has been very thorough in its' findings. It has my vote anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Having just read through this thread and found a mountain of negative remarks, I just need to add another view to the debate. After being contacted by AVG and invited to use version 8.0, I eventually installed it. Sure, it seeemed a bit strange at first, after being used to 7.5, but all I can say to the many sceptics is, just give yourself time and AVG a break. IMHO it is great. It updates at the appointed time, scans on schedule and has been very thorough in its' findings. It has my vote anyway. It does that using 35x the ram it used to. It went from less than 2 MB to 60-70 on the machine I have it installed on. I stayed with 7.5 on my other machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigathus Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Anyone considering AVG "FREE" 8.0 should be aware that you will have no "email" protection after 30 day's unless you purchase the product! http://bangsonpc.blogspot.com/ thanks Hotdoge3 for the original link in your post http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds http://www.piriform.com/docs http://www.postimage.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Anyone considering AVG "FREE" 8.0 should be aware that you will have no "email" protection after 30 day's unless you purchase the product! http://bangsonpc.blogspot.com/ thanks Hotdoge3 for the original link in your post avast! Home has email protection: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Anyone considering AVG "FREE" 8.0 should be aware that you will have no "email" protection after 30 day's unless you purchase the product! http://bangsonpc.blogspot.com/ thanks Hotdoge3 for the original link in your post Absolutely false. Every feature that is available in the free version of AVG 8 on install is fully functional for the life of the program including the e mail scanner. There is not trial time limit. http://free.grisoft.com/ww.news.ndi-93837 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigathus Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Absolutely false. Every feature that is available in the free version of AVG 8 on install is fully functional for the life of the program including the e mail scanner. There is not trial time limit. http://free.grisoft.com/ww.news.ndi-93837 Sorry , I stand corrected. Or did "Grisoft" just do another back flip? Remember the deadline for AVG 7.5 Updates was supposed to be May 31, and now it's December 31. I hope every feature that is available in "AVG 8.0 free" stays fully functional for the life of the program for the sake of everyone that decides to install it. http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds http://www.piriform.com/docs http://www.postimage.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Sorry , I stand corrected.Or did "Grisoft" just do another back flip? Remember the deadline for AVG 7.5 Updates was supposed to be May 31, and now it's December 31. I hope every feature that is available in "AVG 8.0 free" stays fully functional for the life of the program for the sake of everyone that decides to install it. I hope they redo the whole thing. It's a resource hog as it is and I don't like it as much as 7.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiangyanjia Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks for all helps. i just looking for one good ati-spy software for my PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted May 30, 2008 Moderators Share Posted May 30, 2008 i just looking for one good ati-spy software for my PC Look at this list here by rridgely for good freebies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Look at this list here by rridgely for good freebies. Its missing hpHosts and a HOSTS file manager like HostsMan: http://forum.hosts-file.net/viewtopic.php?...13f98dd0098334f http://www.abelhadigital.com "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks for all helps. i just looking for one good ati-spy software for my PC Hello jiangyanjia, The old saying "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is still true. Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software! Download the latest SpywareBlaster version and you'll be secured by the most powerful anti-spyware protection solution anywhere! It is not a program that uses up your CPU.It is a program that loads data to help prevent spyware from ever getting to your PC. It prevents you from getting to dangerous websites and blocks adware "cookies" from your PC. http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html This and other spyware programs are on rridgely list. AVG 7.5 is still available from here. http://filehippo.com/download_avg_antivirus/4029/ AVG Free Edition 7.5.524 Many users love this product.I do. This is the simplest way to have passive spyware protection and active anti-virus protection.Use both programs. Good luck, davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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