I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice from this
group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in the notification
area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new version. The
e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still greyed out. But now
when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears, fully colored, and there is
a balloon which says "AVG E-mail scanner AutoPOP3 Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you see
that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security center
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice from
this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in the
notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new version.
The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still greyed out. But
now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears, fully colored, and
there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail scanner AutoPOP3 Downloading
Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say reinstall
it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe program? Would I have
to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure it's not necessary to mention
that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you see
that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security center
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice from
this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in the
notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new version.
The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still greyed out.
But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears, fully colored,
and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail scanner AutoPOP3
Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

Yes. Remove it from Add/Remove Programs. Reboot and download & install it
again. When you see the option, choose Custom Mode and when you get to it,
uncheck E-mail Scanning.

FWIW, when you download any program like this, save it to a folder and run
it from there. That way you can reinstall it from the folder and not have to
go back to the Website all the time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say
reinstall it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe program?
Would I have to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure it's not
necessary to mention that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you
see that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security
center causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice from
this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in the
notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new version.
The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still greyed out.
But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears, fully colored,
and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail scanner AutoPOP3
Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

Bruce,

Successfully completed, as instructed. Thanks much!!

Marty

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yes. Remove it from Add/Remove Programs. Reboot and download & install it
again. When you see the option, choose Custom Mode and when you get to it,
uncheck E-mail Scanning.

FWIW, when you download any program like this, save it to a folder and run
it from there. That way you can reinstall it from the folder and not have
to go back to the Website all the time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say
reinstall it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe program?
Would I have to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure it's not
necessary to mention that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you
see that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security
center causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice from
this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in the
notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new version.
The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still greyed out.
But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears, fully colored,
and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail scanner AutoPOP3
Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Successfully completed, as instructed. Thanks much!!

Marty

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yes. Remove it from Add/Remove Programs. Reboot and download & install it
again. When you see the option, choose Custom Mode and when you get to
it, uncheck E-mail Scanning.

FWIW, when you download any program like this, save it to a folder and
run it from there. That way you can reinstall it from the folder and not
have to go back to the Website all the time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say
reinstall it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe program?
Would I have to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure it's not
necessary to mention that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you
see that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security
center causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice from
this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in the
notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new
version. The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still
greyed out. But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears,
fully colored, and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail scanner
AutoPOP3 Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

Bruce,

Today when I booted up there was the first (I think) automatic update of 7.5
since I downloaded it. Now the icon is in full color, whereas it had been
greyed out.

On the AVG control center window it says at the top that I am fully
protected. All the listed features have the check mark encased in green,
whereas before, the e-mail was in red and I was getting warnings that items
highlighted in red were something or other (I forgot the wording). Despite
the check mark in green, the status of the e-mail scanner says it's not
installed. And I'm not getting ballons when I download mail.

The bottom line is that there seems to be mixed signals here and I'm not
sure which ones supersede the others.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Successfully completed, as instructed. Thanks much!!

Marty

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yes. Remove it from Add/Remove Programs. Reboot and download & install
it again. When you see the option, choose Custom Mode and when you get
to it, uncheck E-mail Scanning.

FWIW, when you download any program like this, save it to a folder and
run it from there. That way you can reinstall it from the folder and not
have to go back to the Website all the time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say
reinstall it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe program?
Would I have to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure it's not
necessary to mention that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you
see that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security
center causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice
from this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in
the notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new
version. The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still
greyed out. But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears,
fully colored, and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail scanner
AutoPOP3 Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

Mine are all green, but it says E-mail scanning not installed. If everything
is otherwise OK, just chalk it up to AVG's attempt to be confusing like OE.
g
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Today when I booted up there was the first (I think) automatic update of
7.5 since I downloaded it. Now the icon is in full color, whereas it had
been greyed out.

On the AVG control center window it says at the top that I am fully
protected. All the listed features have the check mark encased in green,
whereas before, the e-mail was in red and I was getting warnings that
items highlighted in red were something or other (I forgot the wording).
Despite the check mark in green, the status of the e-mail scanner says
it's not installed. And I'm not getting ballons when I download mail.

The bottom line is that there seems to be mixed signals here and I'm not
sure which ones supersede the others.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Successfully completed, as instructed. Thanks much!!

Marty

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yes. Remove it from Add/Remove Programs. Reboot and download & install
it again. When you see the option, choose Custom Mode and when you get
to it, uncheck E-mail Scanning.

FWIW, when you download any program like this, save it to a folder and
run it from there. That way you can reinstall it from the folder and
not have to go back to the Website all the time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say
reinstall it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe
program? Would I have to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure
it's not necessary to mention that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when
you see that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the
security center causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice
from this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in
the notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new
version. The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still
greyed out. But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears,
fully colored, and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail
scanner AutoPOP3 Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

OK, thanks, now I can be confused by both!!

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Mine are all green, but it says E-mail scanning not installed. If
everything is otherwise OK, just chalk it up to AVG's attempt to be
confusing like OE. g
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Today when I booted up there was the first (I think) automatic update of
7.5 since I downloaded it. Now the icon is in full color, whereas it had
been greyed out.

On the AVG control center window it says at the top that I am fully
protected. All the listed features have the check mark encased in green,
whereas before, the e-mail was in red and I was getting warnings that
items highlighted in red were something or other (I forgot the wording).
Despite the check mark in green, the status of the e-mail scanner says
it's not installed. And I'm not getting ballons when I download mail.

The bottom line is that there seems to be mixed signals here and I'm not
sure which ones supersede the others.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Successfully completed, as instructed. Thanks much!!

Marty

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yes. Remove it from Add/Remove Programs. Reboot and download & install
it again. When you see the option, choose Custom Mode and when you get
to it, uncheck E-mail Scanning.

FWIW, when you download any program like this, save it to a folder and
run it from there. That way you can reinstall it from the folder and
not have to go back to the Website all the time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say
reinstall it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe
program? Would I have to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure
it's not necessary to mention that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when
you see that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the
security center causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice
from this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in
the notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new
version. The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still
greyed out. But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears,
fully colored, and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail
scanner AutoPOP3 Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?

AVG Free AV Forum
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Marty wrote:
Bruce,

Today when I booted up there was the first (I think) automatic update of
7.5
since I downloaded it. Now the icon is in full color, whereas it had been
greyed out.

On the AVG control center window it says at the top that I am fully
protected. All the listed features have the check mark encased in green,
whereas before, the e-mail was in red and I was getting warnings that
items
highlighted in red were something or other (I forgot the wording). Despite
the check mark in green, the status of the e-mail scanner says it's not
installed. And I'm not getting ballons when I download mail.

The bottom line is that there seems to be mixed signals here and I'm not
sure which ones supersede the others.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Successfully completed, as instructed. Thanks much!!

Marty

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yes. Remove it from Add/Remove Programs. Reboot and download & install
it again. When you see the option, choose Custom Mode and when you get
to it, uncheck E-mail Scanning.

FWIW, when you download any program like this, save it to a folder and
run it from there. That way you can reinstall it from the folder and
not
have to go back to the Website all the time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thank you. Yes, this was 7.5 that I just downloaded. When you say
reinstall it, do you mean to download it again? Rerun the .exe
program?
Would I have to uninstall it or delete it first? I'm sure it's not
necessary to mention that I'm not very computer-savvy.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when
you
see that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security
center causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Make sure you reboot when you're done.

If you don't have V7.5 yet.

Update AVG 7.1 to 7.5:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/3/lng/us/tpl/v5
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marty" wrote in message
...
I've been using the free version for a few years. Based on advice
from this group, I disabled the e-mail scanner and the AVG icon in
the notification area is greyed out.

The AVG version expires in a few days and I downloaded the new
version. The e-mail scanner is still disabled and the icon is still
greyed out. But now when downloading e-mail, a second icon appears,
fully colored, and there is a balloon which says "AVG E-mail
scanner
AutoPOP3 Downloading Message #xx."

What changed? What does this mean? Should I be doing anything?