| Feb 10, 2007 @ 9:55 AM |
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DoorWatcher
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My computer runs an AVG scan every morning from 8 - 9:30 and updates itself. This morning just as the scan ended, I got a message screen that said:
Scan cannot run because the file already does not exist.
Already does not exist? How can it already not exist? 
No wonder I stay confused... 
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 10:44 AM |
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Laidback742
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I have AVG Professional ( or whatever its called ) and I've never seen it. Perhaps checking their website knowledge base would give you an answer.
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 11:36 AM |
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ThangelM8
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I run AVG Free version. A few months ago, it stopped downloading the updates, so I uninstalled and reinstalled the newest version. If all else fails, you can try that.
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 12:48 PM |
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DoorWatcher
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I have the free version also, and it had already run the scan and updated. Where in the world it came up with such computer-ese, I'll never know.
This isn't the only weirdo thing I've seen on this computer. I'll report them later. 
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 1:24 PM |
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uab_5
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Try Avast.
It's less error prone.
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 3:59 PM |
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DoorWatcher
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Avast kept wiping out all my new folders in my email. It took me a week to figure that out, hence my teachers folder lacks all the initial sign-in, job posting stuff.
And ---- if it ain't free, I don't have it.
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 4:22 PM |
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SunBabe
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Scan cannot run because the file already does not exist.
That's the message they reserve for English teachers!  
I've used AVG for years now, and love it -- absolutely NO problems (unlike McAfee and ~ugh~ Norton, a virus in itself) I did find that they were serious when they advised to update to the most recent version (got a few confusing messages/conflicts til I installed the newest version)
One thing that may have happened, Door, is that in the process of automaticlly running the scan, you may have inadvertantly tried to start another scan...I've done that before when I forgot it was on "auto-scan"...but your message still doesn't make any sense, lol.
PS Just thought of something -- run your Spyware (SpyBot, A-squared Free and Adaware, all three, for me)...just in CASE there's something accidently installed that kept your AVG running in a loop! One of those sneaky "background" programs.
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 9:22 PM |
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T_i_m
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DW,
See if you can run the AVG update manually. Then run the scan again. If you only very rarely get that error, I wouldn't think much of it. If it happens a lot, then you have something to look into.
AVG is produced in the Czech Republic, so, you might see the occasional odd message due to their translation to English.
Avast has far too many bells and whistles if you ask me.
Here's link to an excellent free-for-personal-use anti-virus program from a German company:
http://www.free-av.com/
I used it for about 3 years or so. I am now using NOD32, but it only has a free 30 day trial. After that you pay, unless you know how to refresh that 30 day trial period that is (I'm a bad boy. . . so very bad).
My Agnitum Outpost firewall gave me a "Some Error Occurred" message the other day. It's rare, so I don't give a flying fig about it.
Other obtuse errors I've encountered:
Something Error - There is something wrong with something.
Unexpected Error - Of all the errors expected, this isn't one of them.
General Failure - Your problem could be just about anything, generally speaking.
Some interesting computer terms and definitions:
Ink Jet - Device for dispensing the most expensive liquid substance ever created by mankind.
MIDI - Bigger than MINI, smaller than MAXI.
CDROM Drive - Data disk reader. Also doubles as a cup holder or headset rack.
Laser Printer - The poor man's Intaglio printing press.
Live long and prosper. . . and watch the re-mastered Star Trek now in syndication. Tonight's episode: The Doomsday Machine.
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| Feb 10, 2007 @ 9:45 PM |
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SunBabe
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unless you know how to refresh that 30 day trial period that is
...and I am KICKING myself for screwing up my "re-refreshed" MicroSoftWord. I think I lost it completely now 
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| Feb 11, 2007 @ 7:02 PM |
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T_i_m
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I have Word 97 and only needed my Windows 98 Product ID to install it. There was no time limitation. Is yours a newer version of Word?
The NOD thing is easy. They changed it on me slighly, but it's still easy. Of course, I won't ruin a good thing by revealing any secrets. I will say this: as far as I know, there are no cracks out there for NOD. So, youse are on your own.
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| Feb 14, 2007 @ 9:45 PM |
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sdawkminn
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That message sounds like it found something bad, probably some temporary internet file, made a note of it, continued scanning, then when it got around to deleting it, it already didn't exist, or in other words, was already deleted.
I use Norton myself. Actually, I use Symantec Antivirus. Same thing except this is the one corporations install on their thousands of computers. I used to work for Symantec answering the phone for tech support. I honestly don't see what's so bad about it. I've never had trouble with it. I got mine from bittorrent. 
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| Feb 14, 2007 @ 10:26 PM |
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uab_5
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I used to work for Symantec answering the phone for tech support. I honestly don't see what's so bad about it.
1. You have to pay for the software.
2. You have to give a credit card # for tech services.
Plus, if AVG or AVAST is willing to give a comparable product for free, why buy anything?
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| Feb 14, 2007 @ 10:55 PM |
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sdawkminn
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I guess you do have to pay for the software and pay for support. I never had to pay for support because I never had problems. Plus, everything the phone technician uses to solve your problem is in the knowledge base on their site anyway.
I didn't pay because I downloaded the corporate version and it doesn't need to be activated.
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| Feb 14, 2007 @ 11:18 PM |
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uab_5
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I do love Norton's Ghost. It's the best way I know to enlarge my HD w/o having to load one from scratch.
Or save data from a damaged HD that needs reloading.
NAV does beat the heck out of AOL's tie in McCaffee AV.
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| Feb 15, 2007 @ 12:09 AM |
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sdawkminn
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Heh. Well, I have the Symantec Antivirus and Firewall. I don't even notice they are running unless I go to some site and it pops up telling me it deleted a file that was downloaded. I have it run a scan every morning at 2. Then I have Ad-Aware run a scan at 3 and Spybot Search & Destroy run one at 4. They very rarely find anything.
Also, a really good program is Diskeeper. It runs in the background all the time and only takes up 8 MB of RAM. Several times a day it will defragment your hard drives on a very low CPU priority and it only takes about 5 or so minutes each time. The only time I notice it slowing anything down is when I'm playing a really resource-heavy 3D game. It also pauses whenever anything is being written to the drive and resumes as soon as it's done being written.
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| Feb 15, 2007 @ 2:04 PM |
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uab_5
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I've got Avast on both machines, Windows Defenger on my fathers, Ada-ware on mine, and haven't defragged either in months which I probably should do.
CCleaner is very good for dumping the little trash piles out that lie around the PC.
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