tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post5665411410677809076..comments2024-03-11T02:35:50.848-05:00Comments on grand stream dreams: More Perspectives and Tips on AVG Free version 8Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-14328624357022506962008-06-24T06:34:00.000-05:002008-06-24T06:34:00.000-05:00Latest news on SP1 for AVG Free - could be a few w...Latest news on SP1 for AVG Free - could be a few weeks before release! <BR/><BR/>I suspect a few problems have been found during the paid for release - now bumped to 8.0.131 after only three days. <BR/><BR/>Quote below from http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?14,133954<BR/>New AVG Free 8.0 (SP1)<BR/>Posted by: michaelhd - AVG Team<BR/>Date: June 24, 2008 07:18AM<BR/><BR/>AVG Free SP1 is due for release in the next few weeks (mid july or earlier). <BR/>It will be a standard update to existing AVG Free 8.0 installation - no need to install new build.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-52892817972918878812008-06-22T19:27:00.000-05:002008-06-22T19:27:00.000-05:00Still waiting for the free version - we are curren...Still waiting for the free version - we are currently at 8.0.100 will change to 8.0.130 when released.<BR/><BR/>Check this location for the Free version: http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe#tba2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-23922417702842761922008-06-19T12:31:00.000-05:002008-06-19T12:31:00.000-05:00@ DougCuk - Thanks for this awesome tip. Can't wa...@ DougCuk - Thanks for this awesome tip. Can't wait to see if this SP1 fixes some of the headaches. the change list looks promising. Hope the final list when published contains even more.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate you sharing the news and the link!<BR/><BR/>-CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-66361412566434735122008-06-19T11:21:00.000-05:002008-06-19T11:21:00.000-05:00It appears the SP1 update has just reached the pai...It appears the SP1 update has just reached the paid for AVG product and should filter through to the update servers and the free product very soon. Version number on the paid for product is Build 8_125a_xxxx <BR/><BR/>From the Wilders Security Forum:<BR/>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=212672<BR/><BR/>Many fixes including the ActiveX compatibility issue with Spybot S&D and SpywareBlasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-90444237482553048582008-06-06T17:22:00.000-05:002008-06-06T17:22:00.000-05:00This just came in from another reader:"A member of...This just came in from another reader:<BR/><BR/>"A member of the AVG Development Team - posting under the name Vinzenz.Ewido - and several of the Beta testers - have posted info on the Wilders Security Forum regarding the next major update to the AVG 8.0 program. Link to thread - http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=209276<BR/><BR/>Internally the AVG Team are calling this next major AVG 8 update “SP1″ (aka v8.0 build 111) - this update is supposed to resolve a large number of the current problems - including some Firefox v3 compatibility issues. However as of today this is still only available to Beta testers.<BR/><BR/>With any luck this update - when released - may at last allow AVG 8 installation to be as trouble free as v7.5 has been."Ron Schenonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001395753071916092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13777170.post-38537268882561920212008-06-04T14:16:00.000-05:002008-06-04T14:16:00.000-05:00Hello Claus,I received this comment from one of my...Hello Claus,<BR/>I received this comment from one of my readers and I thought I would share it with you:<BR/><BR/>"I had hoped that once we were past the May 31st deadline things would become clearer, and we could coast along to the “real” deadline of December 31st.<BR/><BR/>But as of today we now have a new “official” deadline - of June 25th 2008 - displayed as of today by the installed v7.5 Free program.<BR/>http://www.stargaterebellion.net/images/AVG_June25th.JPG - Link to new June 25th Popup - received on a system running XP Pro.<BR/><BR/>To confuse matters further I received the following email response from AVG Customer Service a few days ago:<BR/><BR/>“The AVG FREE Edition 7.5 will discontinue as of May 31st 2008 however the AVG 7.5 Paid Editions will continue until December. This is not a marketing ploy.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>Jason Robins<BR/>Customer Service<BR/>AVG Technologies”<BR/><BR/>I think AVG are having a serious communication problem - and in the process are damaging their reputation as a leading security company."<BR/><BR/>http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2008/05/24/avg-75-free-edition-expires-on-12-31-08-really/<BR/><BR/>Regards, Ron SchenoneRon Schenonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001395753071916092noreply@blogger.com