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  1. Windows 10 Please help. I made a few boo boo's & I can't figure out how to clean them up.

    TWIMC, So I recently bought a Lenovo Ideapad running Windows 10. I installed AVG Internet Security w/ no issues. Then I tried to install AVG VPN and it kept taking forever as it was setting up, and I kept closing the setup and trying again. Finally, I just downloaded Protns VPN which was very...
  2. How do I get my Hyper-V set up back?

    How do I get my Hyper-V set up back? I set up a couple of vitrual machines using Hyper-V. There seemed to be some memory and resource issues. So I closed down the virtual machines and Hyper-V and then I ran malwarebytes, ccleaner, and avg to clean up my system. I uninstalled a few programs...
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    Windows XP WinXP in VBox internet for google but nothing else?

    Hi, I have finally got around to trying to use the software I Wanted to use in winxp however as the software has a virus in it I wanted to install a virus checker first, however despite the vbox giving it internet access, I can only seem to access google.com which does work because I can put a...
  4. Windows 7 error installing avg antivirus

    I'm trying to install AVG antivirus 2015 but I keep getting 2 error, this one: (Description: General error (0x0643) Error code: 0xC0070643). and the other one is sent as an attachment. Thank you very much, any help would be appreciated frantheman7
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    Windows 10 Uninstall Avast Free Antivirus .

    Afternoon all , I was wondering if anyone knows how to Uninstall Avast Free Antivirus . I installed it by mistake last night that and another program something with byte in its name . The program I installed was Daemon tools free , I have a large Disk image video file . And I thought Daemon...
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    Windows 10 Windows10 update after version 1511

    Have Windows10 digital version as free upgrade from W8. Present version is 10586 (1511). Tried to update to 1709 Fall creator's update. Another message said: you need version 16299 (1609?) first. This failed several times. Errors I got are 0x80070652 or 0x80070057. Followed various repair...
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    Windows 10 System is booting from wrong primary drive.

    I'm new to the forum and am not an IT guru.... just a senior that needs to have a working PC for my consulting work and hobbies. I built this PC back in 2014 with quality components that hopefully would last for many years. It has an SSD drive for windows 10 Home OS and program files along with...
  8. any comodo(av) gurus here?

    to all comodo(av) gurus … [i am needing advice] for matters of discussion … pls understand i am using the "free" version. also, am using windows default firewall. have used avg (and, recently, avast) … dislike them because of nagware and other reasons. • avg...
  9. An update from the Avast Threat Labs on WannaCry

    Jakub Kroustek from the Avast Threat Labs has written a nicely detailed blog on the aftermath of WannaCry -- what some are calling the worst ransomware outbreak in history. We're proud to have kept over 250,000 Link Removed users protected during the outbreak; our threat labs also urge user...
  10. Windows 10 avg vs. yahoo-attachments …

    geez … this is not a tutorial … the following is a tip. yes, it may be an illustrated tip … but, this is only a tip. i could find no child-board for "tips" … if there is one, pls move appropriately. environment: win-10 avg antivirus-free-edition (16.121.7859)...
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    Windows 10 AVG boot stuck

    I have a Lenovo laptop. Yesterday when I shut it down, it said "download updates and shut down" which I did. When I went to restart the machine the next day, I got: PHASE 0 STARTING WATCHDOG INITIALIZATION... ...LOADING CNFIG...(ROOTS,KRNL,SETUP) ...PREINITIALIZATION EVENTS CREATING WATCHDOG...
  12. Windows 7 Fixing Wireless Connectivity Issues on Windows Vista After Update Interruptions

    My other half turned off computer while it was downloading 10 updates, long story short, black screen. Live microsoft helped me get it up and running again, downloads all eventuall successfully installed, little did I know, the wireless connection to the net was knocked out. This laptop...
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    Windows XP HTTPS Problem

    Hello An elderly friend whose computer I generally look after, has a problem when accessing some websites and is very worried about it. She has Windows XP Pro installed - SP3 and fully patched (she cannot afford to upgrade) and when trying to access some websites, which display the 'HTTPS'...
  14. Avast buys AVG

    Avast Security have added AVG to it's portfolio paying $1.3 Billion for the privilege. Whether this means one product will be phased out is still unclear: Reference
  15. Windows 7 Certain programs won't connect to the internet

    Hello all, I am currently having an issue where several programs won’t connect to the internet while others will and I can’t seem to track down the problem. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 6.1.7601. I have ensured that proxy servers are disabled, my firewall has been configured to...
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    Windows 10 Xvid File Saved As Disk Image File

    Hi there just looked in "my documents" and seen that I have a XVID file appear as a DISK IMAGE FILE Type of file. Believe it a virus... Any ideas as to how I can get rid of as AVG not deleting. Thanks
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    Windows 7 AVG Web TuneUp Won't Uninstall or Install

    Recently I installed and AVG Web TuneUp. Then when I tried to uninstall it, the uninstaller ran, but the program did not uninstall, so I deleted all the registry entries having to do with Web TuneUp. Even when I did this, though, AVG Zen said that the program was disabled but not uninstalled. So...
  18. Avast and Chrome

    Question. When Avast Free is installed Chrome takes a second to open but the homepage takes 6-7 seconds to open. IE, Firefox and Opera all open in a second and the homepage pops up a second later. When Bitdefender Free, or AVG Free was installed I never had this problem. Any ideas ?
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    Windows 10 Error code 0x0070652 Trying to update AVG

    Since Sunday I have been trying to update AVG but when I do, it tells me its failed to update as there is another installation in progress. I have restarted several times but still get the same issue. I have tried ctrl, alt and delete but can't see any thing that looks abnormal either. If I...
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    Windows 10 IE11 "This page cant be displayed"

    Started a couple of months ago. Random sites but some more than others. If/when I get this error I can open another instance of IE11, go to the exact same URL and it works. AMDA8 3850, 8Gb. Was on Windows 7 Home Pro (64bit) SP1, just upgraded to Windows 10 Home (free) thinking that might fix...