AVG automatic updates under Win XP ???

Question

Using AVG 7 Free.   Have [tried to] set it to automatically update itself once daily, when it detects that I've connected to the internet.   This works just fine on a win ME system... but it seems that (on two separate) win XP systems, AVG is not even making the attempt to try to automatically update.   However, I can still explicitly click on 'Check for updates' to obtain them.   But I would like to 'fix' it to do so automatically.   I believe others (both here, as well as at the AVG forum) have posted a similar experience... sometimes attributing the problem to a conflict with AOL... others alleging it's a WinSock problem.   Any definitive help would be appreciated.   (I'm also posting this in the Virus/spyware forum.)

boppo · Answer

go into the xp firewall and add the avg there. avg has a faq on this on their web sie.

ky331 · Answer

i assume you're talking about adding it under the 'Exceptions' tab of the windows firewall.   If so, I already did that... as recommended by Grisoft, I added   avgw (main Windows program), avgcc (control center), avginet, & avgemc (e-mail client)...   and when this didn't work, I also added the other executable programs located in the AVG directory:     avgamsvr, avgupdln, avgupsvc, & setup   still not AUTOMATICALLY updating.

boppo · Answer

which is the latest version

shesagordie · Answer

ky331.   I'm using free edition AVG on several XP systems without any auto, update problems.  This is how I set it up,  Open 'Scheduler' > ' Name' > Update plan in Basic Mode > 'Test' > Update >  'Last Test'  7/1/05 1:02:00 >  'Next start' 7/2/05 between 12:00pm and 1:59pm [1:02] > 'Status' OK >  'Scheduled For' All users.   Bev.

boppo · Answer

now I had the same problem but it was a problem with their update site.

shesagordie · Answer

ky331.   Have you tried removing AVG and then reinstall it?  This probably does not help, but I'm using Version 7.0.323.   Bev.

ky331 · Answer

Bev,   I have all that (except for time variations in when I performed my last manual update, and the time of day I've chosen to schedule the next automatic update).

ky331 · Answer

I did not try an uninstall/reinstall.... but yes, i have the latest program version, 7.0.323.   again, i want to stress/clarify, I *CAN* right-click on the AVG icon in my system tray, select 'Check for Updates', and have this work correctly... in fact, I now have reference file 267.8.8/37... so the updater can run and access the AVG update server, at my explicit request, under XP with firewall.   it's just the automatic (once-a-day) feature that's not functioning. Message Edited by ky331 on 07-02-2005 09:26 AM

hsmom · Answer

I've got the paid version of AVG 7 and use Win XP. I don't know what the free version is like but I have gone into the AVG program and designated a time to check for updates as well as run the virus program.

Are you able to get into the program and work with the schedule of events?

shesagordie · Answer

ky33i.   The 267.8.8/73 file is the same as I have.  I've never changed any settings in the SP-2 firewall for AVG..  Guess the only thing left, is to try a uninstall/reinstall.   Bev.

shesagordie · Answer

hsmom.   The free version allows you to set the time to run both the updater and  A/V program.   Bev.

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