Avg on vista

Error is this: :: Code :: cant start the resdident shield ie: avgrssvc. Without the necessary updates, AVG will not update properly. Make sure you run ALL available updates, not just the high-priority updates. Then re-install AVG. Have a look FAQ [ free. When you re-install AVG don't forget to follow this procedure Vista has a new security model that means even the admin users do not really run programs with full admin rights.

This means that during normal installs and uninstalls you need to take an additional step so the programs can install properly. The only difference is that when you run the install programs you right click on the program and select "Run as administrator" We know it sounds odd that you have to be a computer administrator and also select the additional option, but that is part of it now.

This worked, I updated the machine, which had a few updates waiting, but I don't think that was the actual solution, I think it was simply doing as above: Download AVG free version Right click on the installer file, select 'run as administrator' The install should now complete, but be warned, Vista runs like total molassis, incredibly slow, so it takes a while for all the parts to complete.

Proceed as normal to update definitions, and run the scan. And that's about it. The same goes for the free AVG rootkit checker , which is always worth checking out as well.

Back to top. So the question is, how to make avg start with admin rights. This question came up as well in the AVG forums , but sadly, no solution is ever given in these threads. This would in my opinion constitute a pretty serious issue for AVG, if normal users can't even get AVG installed on Vista, that's a pretty major issue, and it certainly was not effectively handled in the AVG user forums in my opinion, I can see that most users when faced with problems like this will just give up and move to some other AV program that does install without headaches.

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