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LH
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Anyone noticing a problem with updates over the last week or so ?

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madmacs
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I only noticed problems with it at college on a Windows 7 setup, it would not update automatically and a manual update seemed to take ages before the server connected. Matt

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SarahJames
SarahJames
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yup, had to redo some updates because they wouldn't pick up the first time. Gave it a try manually because of this post: takes forever, like Matt says.

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LH
LH
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Thanks guy and gal, At least it's not just me :)
Been trying manually, but then again, internet is very slow here at the moment.

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SarahJames
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My post was 18 minutes ago - not the slightest bit of progress with updating :(
Canceled it by now.

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madmacs
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I guess Avira need to get get a bigger server farm, they must of become so popular that everything is maxed out!! Sometimes it does help to have a paid for anti-vir, lol. ;)

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LH
LH
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They had a similar problem before I recall. When they updated the software (last year ?).

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LH
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OK. Manually, it sat there for about 2 hours before it finished.
It autoupdated fine this morning.

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SarahJames
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is what I see and it still won't update manually. Just says scanning for updates and it's still saying that a couple of hours later:(

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LH
LH
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Let it run. It should get there in the end.

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SarahJames
SarahJames
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Took 4 hours - but yes, it updated ;)

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LH
LH
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They need to upgrade their server I think :) (But we can't complain, it is free afterall)

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SarahJames
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Maybe we could send orca over their way to kick them in the butt to do so?

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LH
LH
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Don't orca's just balance things on their noses when those things fall off high places ?

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SarahJames
SarahJames
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Nope, that's your dolphins from the other day ;)

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madmacs
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Have you two ever thought of changing to Microsoft Security Essentials? I installed it yesterday on my 7 machine, seems ok and it´s been getting pretty good press write-ups!!

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LH
LH
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May well give it a try Matt.
And Sarah I know. My orca wasn't going to eat him,...just do the nose balancing trick. And then flick him back up. A good samaritan,

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SarahJames
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Hungry samaritan more likely then ;)

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