AVG 2011 Update Causes Widespread Problems For 64-Bit Windows

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Posted by timothy on Thursday December 02, 2010 @05:00PM from the now-that's-a-bricking dept.

phx_zs writes "Last night's mandatory update of AVG 2011 Free edition has caused most 64-bit Windows 7 PCs to fail while loading Windows. On their website they have an FAQ with instructions on how to repair the problem using a boot CD or USB device."

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Not suprising... (Score:5, Funny)

by Cyno01 ( 573917 ) writes: <Cyno01@hotmail.com> on Thursday December 02, 2010 @05:12PM (#34422982) Homepage

Of course something like this would happen with a free program, you get what you pay for. Nothing like this would ever happen with one of the quality anti virus programs, like McAfee...

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Re:WTF? (Score:5, Funny)

by olddoc ( 152678 ) writes: on Thursday December 02, 2010 @05:29PM (#34423240)

Sure they are tested. The problem ONLY occurs on rebooting. Who ever has to reboot a Windows computer?

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