[Avg free] update failed

Last update on October 19, 2009 11:08 AM by Jeff
Published by jak58

[Avg free] update failed






When you want to update your antivirus AVG Free, it displays the following message:

update failed, the connection with update server has failed

First Solution

  • Open AVG
  • Click on Tool>
  • Click on Advanced settings
  • Click on Update
  • Click on Dial-up.
  • Uncheck the box Dial-up




Second solution

  • Open the Control Panel,
  • Click on Administrative Tools
  • Click on services
  • Right click on AVG Free Watchdog,
  • Choose properties
  • Select the Connection tab,
  • Check "Allow service to interact with desktop".



If this still does not work:
Open C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data (visible after viewing hidden files)\AVG8\update\download
Delete the two *.ctf files
then restart the update!
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