I just tried to create my rescue disks on AVG 6.0 free edition and it
won't work.
I started out with a case of brand new disks and formatted them. Then
I tried to create the rescue disks and it created the first one which
is the bootable one but it ran out of disk space so it said to insert
another disk and click continue. So I did that and it said the rescue
disk could not be created. The only thing on it was something called
Test.txt (i think). But there was nothing in it and was 0kb.

I can't figure out what's wrong. Does anyone know?

Yes I do.

The new *.AVI file that contains the virus definitions is too large to fit
on a floppy. I tried using Win98's DriveSpace utility to compress the floppy
but even that failed. No solutions to hand yet.

A kinda workaround is this:
1) Create the rescue disk on a directory on your Hard Disk. (C:\AVG Rescue
or whatever)
2) Burn a CD with the contents of that directory, or use a Zip drive if you
got one. (Best to us an RW if can manage it. (I don't even have a burner.))
3) Hope that Grisoft will release either a fix for v6.? of their software or
failing that a free v7.

Hope this helps clear up the mistery.

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just tried to create my rescue disks on AVG 6.0 free edition and it
> won't work.
> I started out with a case of brand new disks and formatted them. Then
> I tried to create the rescue disks and it created the first one which
> is the bootable one but it ran out of disk space so it said to insert
> another disk and click continue. So I did that and it said the rescue
> disk could not be created. The only thing on it was something called
> Test.txt (i think). But there was nothing in it and was 0kb.
>
> I can't figure out what's wrong. Does anyone know?


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"Eric Bertrand" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:GT80b.74$f7.52523@localhost...
> Yes I do.
>
> The new *.AVI file that contains the virus definitions is too large
to fit
> on a floppy. I tried using Win98's DriveSpace utility to compress
the floppy
> but even that failed. No solutions to hand yet.
>
> A kinda workaround is this:
> 1) Create the rescue disk on a directory on your Hard Disk. (C:\AVG
Rescue
> or whatever)
> 2) Burn a CD with the contents of that directory, or use a Zip drive
if you
> got one. (Best to us an RW if can manage it. (I don't even have a
burner.))
> 3) Hope that Grisoft will release either a fix for v6.? of their
software or
> failing that a free v7.
>
> Hope this helps clear up the mistery.
>
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I just tried to create my rescue disks on AVG 6.0 free edition and
it
> > won't work.
> > I started out with a case of brand new disks and formatted them.
Then
> > I tried to create the rescue disks and it created the first one
which
> > is the bootable one but it ran out of disk space so it said to
insert
> > another disk and click continue. So I did that and it said the
rescue
> > disk could not be created. The only thing on it was something
called
> > Test.txt (i think). But there was nothing in it and was 0kb.
> >
> > I can't figure out what's wrong. Does anyone know?
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/03
>
>

"Robert Green" <bob.green @filerecovery.biz> wrote in message
news:bhrir9$1cpvl$(E-Mail Removed)...

Had a misfire on that last post ;-).

> "Eric Bertrand" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:GT80b.74$f7.52523@localhost...
> > Yes I do.
> >
> > The new *.AVI file that contains the virus definitions is too
large
> to fit
> > on a floppy. I tried using Win98's DriveSpace utility to compress
> the floppy
> > but even that failed. No solutions to hand yet.
> >
> > A kinda workaround is this:
> > 1) Create the rescue disk on a directory on your Hard Disk.
(C:\AVG
> Rescue
> > or whatever)
> > 2) Burn a CD with the contents of that directory, or use a Zip
drive
> if you
> > got one. (Best to us an RW if can manage it. (I don't even have a
> burner.))
> > 3) Hope that Grisoft will release either a fix for v6.? of their
> software or
> > failing that a free v7.

At the site in my sig you can download a self-extracting 1.7 MB blank
floppy image. That should work
for the time being.

--
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Data Recovery Services
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"Robert Green" <bob.green @filerecovery.biz> wrote in message
news:bhrj2p$2gs79$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> At the site in my sig you can download a self-extracting 1.7 MB blank
> floppy image. That should work
> for the time being.

Downloaded it but not sure how to use it correctly. It seems to asking me
for a diskette,
formats it. and then what? If I use this formatted diskette I get the same
result as before.

Roman

"r_mervart" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:tps0b.15182$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Robert Green" <bob.green @filerecovery.biz> wrote in message
> news:bhrj2p$2gs79$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >
> > At the site in my sig you can download a self-extracting 1.7 MB
blank
> > floppy image. That should work
> > for the time being.

> Downloaded it but not sure how to use it correctly. It seems to
asking me
> for a diskette,
> formats it. and then what? If I use this formatted diskette I get
the same
> result as before.

Its just a blank 1.7M floppy. I didn't test it (don't have AVG and the
free download is not available), but several people have said the
problem was just that the DATs got too big for a 1.4 floppy. Maybe
there is more to it than that. Anyway, I have no clue what to suggest
at this point.

--
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FileRecovery.Biz
Data Recovery Services
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:00:06 -0400, "Robert Green" <bob.green
@filerecovery.biz> wrote:

>> Downloaded it but not sure how to use it correctly. It seems to
>asking me
>> for a diskette,
>> formats it. and then what? If I use this formatted diskette I get
>the same
>> result as before.
>
>Its just a blank 1.7M floppy. I didn't test it (don't have AVG and the
>free download is not available), but several people have said the
>problem was just that the DATs got too big for a 1.4 floppy. Maybe
>there is more to it than that. Anyway, I have no clue what to suggest
>at this point.

I do. F-Prot


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:00:06 -0400, "Robert Green" <bob.green
> @filerecovery.biz> wrote:
>
> >> Downloaded it but not sure how to use it correctly. It seems to
> >asking me
> >> for a diskette,
> >> formats it. and then what? If I use this formatted diskette I get
> >the same
> >> result as before.
> >
> >Its just a blank 1.7M floppy. I didn't test it (don't have AVG and
the
> >free download is not available), but several people have said the
> >problem was just that the DATs got too big for a 1.4 floppy. Maybe
> >there is more to it than that. Anyway, I have no clue what to
suggest
> >at this point.
>
> I do. F-Prot

Would be OK for 9X/ME. For a DOS scanner on 2000/XP I'd want something
else and I wouldn't bother putting it on diskettes anyway. KAVDOS run
per Zvi's method would be OK.

Bob
FileRecovery.Biz
Data Recovery Services
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:41:12 -0400, "Robert Green" <bob.green
@filerecovery.biz> wrote:

>> >Its just a blank 1.7M floppy. I didn't test it (don't have AVG and
>the
>> >free download is not available), but several people have said the
>> >problem was just that the DATs got too big for a 1.4 floppy. Maybe
>> >there is more to it than that. Anyway, I have no clue what to
>suggest
>> >at this point.
>>
>> I do. F-Prot
>
>Would be OK for 9X/ME. For a DOS scanner on 2000/XP I'd want something
>else and I wouldn't bother putting it on diskettes anyway. KAVDOS run
>per Zvi's method would be OK.

Well, I prefer KAVDOS in any event. Is there a problem running F-Prot
in Safe mode on NTFS (2K/XP) that KAVDOS doesn't have?


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:41:12 -0400, "Robert Green" <bob.green
> @filerecovery.biz> wrote:
>
> >> >Its just a blank 1.7M floppy. I didn't test it (don't have AVG
and
> >the
> >> >free download is not available), but several people have said
the
> >> >problem was just that the DATs got too big for a 1.4 floppy.
Maybe
> >> >there is more to it than that. Anyway, I have no clue what to
> >suggest
> >> >at this point.
> >>
> >> I do. F-Prot
> >
> >Would be OK for 9X/ME. For a DOS scanner on 2000/XP I'd want
something
> >else and I wouldn't bother putting it on diskettes anyway. KAVDOS
run
> >per Zvi's method would be OK.
>
> Well, I prefer KAVDOS in any event. Is there a problem running
F-Prot
> in Safe mode on NTFS (2K/XP) that KAVDOS doesn't have?

Yep. It has that problem of premature termination, sometimes after
just scanning a handful of files. Apparently this doesn't always
happen, but depends of some details of the system being scanned. I
never did follow it up, but I know that KAVDOS scanned NTFS volumes
here that F-PROT wouldn't.

Bob
FileRecovery.Biz
Data Recovery Services
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