avg anti-virus

[Guest Allison]

i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every time

i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have an

anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't work

out how to turn it on.

[Guest f/fgeorge]

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:25:01 -0800, Allison

<Allison@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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>i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every time

>i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have an

>anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't work

>out how to turn it on.</span>

 

AVG is designed to check periodically for updates and scan your

computer. Consider leaving your pc on 24/7 and it will do all this in

the background. As for Windows Defender uninstall it and go to the MS

site and re-download and re-install it. Yours is probably just out of

date.

[Guest Robinb]

you cannot uninstall Windows Defender in Vista- only in XP

As for it being turned off- if you are running Windows Onecare which has an

antivirus program built in and a piece of it is also WD, it will turn off

the WD that came installed with Vista

If not- go into Tools/options- scroll all the way down and look to see if

there is a check in "Use Windows Defender for all users"

If there is no check there put it in

make sure you click Save when done

robin

"f/fgeorge" <ffgeorge@yourplace.com> wrote in message

news:1ot8q3dctv95v4aqqkocdbj235h3udjur9@4ax.com...<span style="color:blue">

> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:25:01 -0800, Allison

> <Allison@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>>i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every

>>time

>>i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have

>>an

>>anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't work

>>out how to turn it on.</span>

>

> AVG is designed to check periodically for updates and scan your

> computer. Consider leaving your pc on 24/7 and it will do all this in

> the background. As for Windows Defender uninstall it and go to the MS

> site and re-download and re-install it. Yours is probably just out of

> date. </span>

[Guest cma]

Allison,

 

I too am having the same problem. I am running the AVG Antivirus (FREE

TRIAL) but it isn't scanning for the virus' it says it will!!!!!

 

Have you found a solution to your question yet?

 

3-19-08<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>></span></span></span>

 

"Allison" wrote:

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> i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every time

> i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have an

> anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't work

> out how to turn it on.</span>

[Guest f/fgeorge]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:10:01 -0700, cma

<cma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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>Allison,

>

>I too am having the same problem. I am running the AVG Antivirus (FREE

>TRIAL) but it isn't scanning for the virus' it says it will!!!!!

>

>Have you found a solution to your question yet?

>

>3-19-08<span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>></span></span></span>

Did you check the set up for the scan? By default it scans in the

middle of the night, if your pc is off then and you do not have the

check next time the pc is started, then you will not get a scan done.

I have it on over 20 pc's and have adjusted the scan time on all of

them to reflect what works for me.

<span style="color:blue">

>

>"Allison" wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every time

>> i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have an

>> anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't work

>> out how to turn it on.</span></span>

[Guest Robinb]

if you are running Microsoft One Care it has its own antivirus program built

into it

If this is so you need to uninstall avg. You cannot run two at the same

time they will cause a conflict

 

Also Windows defender is turned off when running One Care because One Care

has a portion of WD built into it

 

robin

"f/fgeorge" <ffgeorge@yourplace.com> wrote in message

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> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:10:01 -0700, cma

> <cma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>>Allison,

>>

>>I too am having the same problem. I am running the AVG Antivirus (FREE

>>TRIAL) but it isn't scanning for the virus' it says it will!!!!!

>>

>>Have you found a solution to your question yet?

>>

>>3-19-08<span style="color:darkred">

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>></span></span>

> Did you check the set up for the scan? By default it scans in the

> middle of the night, if your pc is off then and you do not have the

> check next time the pc is started, then you will not get a scan done.

> I have it on over 20 pc's and have adjusted the scan time on all of

> them to reflect what works for me.

><span style="color:green">

>>

>>"Allison" wrote:

>><span style="color:darkred">

>>> i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every

>>> time

>>> i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have

>>> an

>>> anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't

>>> work

>>> out how to turn it on.</span></span>

> </span>

[Guest kkkenny]

"Allison" wrote:

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> i have avg free antivirus on my computer and it updates and checks every time

> i turn my computer on but windows security centre is saying i don't have an

> anti virus . also is says windows defender is turned off but i can't work

> out how to turn it on.</span>