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viv wrote: > I use AVG on my windows partition. I checked this out and although you > can still get AVGFree as a new version 8.0, many people are having all > sorts of problems with it. AVGFree has always been trouble free for me > so I am assuming this is a tactic by AVG to force users of the free > version to pay. > > Therefore, I have tried out Avast and have installed it. It is not quite > as user friendly but, has better functionality than AVG. I have also > replaced the AVG anti spyware program with Spybot. > > Viv > > Hi Viv, My main issue with AVG 8 is that it requires SP2, which on my system breaks too many things. *After* a full system backup I may try SP3 to see if that's any better. For now I've done the same as you and installed Avast. One question, I thought Avast had a free version, at least it says so on their website, but having installed it, it seems to be only a demo, have I missed something? I also use Spybot, but I used AVGAS on the basis that no one program finds everything. Kind regards, Julian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html