AVG 8.00 Free -"General Error" problem

[Lionel Ritchie]

Anybody else using AVG 8.00 Free having this problem and can you recommend a fix?

Nature of problem: Update manager won't/can't install Updates. It tries but then a message that just reads "General Error" comes up. From research I've found that systems running Vista (I am not) get a message saying "General Error -Not enough Memory"

My machine is running Win2K and the message just reads "General Error"

[John83]

"General error" is shorthand for "programmer should be shot".

If you've a firewall, turn it off for a minute and try to update AVG. (Don't forget to turn it back on.

Failing that, reinstall the programme.

[dahamsta]

Replace it with Avast (http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html), set it to update automatically and turn the sounds off. Job done.

[pete]

I got similar problem recently where could not connect for updates. When I retried it worked.

[sligoman]

I got similar problem recently where could not connect for updates. When I retried it worked.Same as that, sometimes it updated, sometimes it didn't. Usually on the 2nd attempt it did though.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Uninstalled it, downloaded it again and re-installed. seems to be working fine again now. thanks for the help and suggestions.

[pete]

Same as that, sometimes it updated, sometimes it didn't. Usually on the 2nd attempt it did though.

I think its the auto update that fails. Manual seems to work. I would guess there is way of changing the update server but I am too lazy...