I just installed AVG 8 on my Vista Premium. I wonder if someone could tell me if the following settings are correct? I am new to computers and find it very confusing.
Scan Settings:
First 6 are all CHECKED
Scan for rootkits GRAYED OUT
Scan infectable files only is UNCHECKED

"Set additional scan reports..."
When I click on the above, it show 5 categories and ALL 5 are UNCHECKED.
(I looked at the AVG manual online, but it is very confusing to me!)

Would anyone be able to tell me if these settings are correct?

Thank you
Alice

I'll probably have my AVG back up and running tomorrow and then I'll have a look at what the settings are and post back. If no one can help you any sooner:)

Thank you. I notice that AVG 8 has many more 'settings' than AVG 7.5 had. Therefore, I am trying to 'fine tune' AVG 8 so that it will work best for me. I prefer to do all my own updating (I don't like to have automatic updates done). Therefore, I have not checked the "Enable this task" in the Scheduled settings.

Perhaps you can help with the following two questions; if not, maybe you would suggest I post as new thread.

#1- I notice when I went to the Vista Security Center (malware section) it shows "AVG Anti-Virus Fee as STATUS = ON. However, it shows AVG Anti-Spyware as STATUS = OUT OF DATE. I have just downloaded latest updates (DB 270.6.4./1617). Does your's show the same?
#2- In Advanced Settings, when I click on Update it shows:
"When to update files" (What files are they talking about?)
Update Immediately is CHECKED.
Under that - "REQUIRE CONFIRMATION FROM THE USER" is CHECKED.
For the category at bottom = "ADDITIOANL UPDATE OPTIONS" =
All three ARE CHECKED.

Is that what you have?
As I said, I don't know what this "When to update Files" is referring to (or what files they are referring to) and if it is an AUTOMATIC procedure. Would you know? Also, as I said, I don't like things to be automatic (I prefer to do my own downloads, etc.)and I think this "When to update Files" is an automatic procedure, and/but I don't see any way to change it.

By the way, I am not receiving any email notices that answers have been posted to this thread. Is there some place I have to check in order to be notified when answers are posted to this thread? Thank you for you kind help.
Alice

Thanks.
Re: #1-
When you say your's said "OK," did you:
go to the Vista Security Center (in Control Panel) and go down to the Malware Protection area, and then click on "Show me the anti-spyware programs on this computer?"
Mine shows:
AVG Anti-Spyware = out of date
AVF-Anti-Virus Free = ON
Spybot = Snoozed
Windows Defender = ON

P.S.How can I get e-mail notifications that someone has replied to my thread(s)?

Thanks.

I don't know why my Vista Security Center is showing the Anti-Spam as "out of date," when all updates have been made. Maybe because I have automatic updates turned off. Probably something that I will never know the answer to for now anyway.

You say your Vista is Dutch version, whereas mine was acquired here in USA.
I just wondered if maybe, someone who had USA version of Vista would show something similar (or different) in the Windows Security Center/Malware Prection/ after clicking the 'down' arrow (next to the green ON) on right side and seeing "Spyware and other malware protection" and then clicking on the third line which reads "Show me the antispyware programs on this computer," and seeing the list showing AVG AV and AVG AS status.