Trying to uninstall AVG free 7.5 from a Win98SE box.
Uninstall fails with message that access to "backup" failed.
(Can't find any suggestions on the AVG forum)
I installed Avast free, and don't want two AV programs running.
Anyone had the same problem and solved it ?

On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:02:39 GMT, Sunny wrote:

> Trying to uninstall AVG free 7.5 from a Win98SE box.
> Uninstall fails with message that access to "backup" failed.
> (Can't find any suggestions on the AVG forum)
> I installed Avast free, and don't want two AV programs running.
> Anyone had the same problem and solved it ?

How to remove AVG Free Antivirus
http://askabouttech.com/how-to-remov...ree-antivirus/

Scroll down to: "If for some reason AVG uninstall failed using the normal
method..."

"Kayman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:02:39 GMT, Sunny wrote:
>
>> Trying to uninstall AVG free 7.5 from a Win98SE box.
>> Uninstall fails with message that access to "backup" failed.
>> (Can't find any suggestions on the AVG forum)
>> I installed Avast free, and don't want two AV programs running.
>> Anyone had the same problem and solved it ?
>
> How to remove AVG Free Antivirus
> http://askabouttech.com/how-to-remov...ree-antivirus/
>
> Scroll down to: "If for some reason AVG uninstall failed using the
> normal
> method..."

Thanks, though it directs me to < http://free.avg.com/download >
(to download the installer for AVG Ver 8.0.)
Will fire up the Win98 box and give it a go.

"Sunny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Kayman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:gele7j$obv$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > How to remove AVG Free Antivirus
> > http://askabouttech.com/how-to-remov...ree-antivirus/
> >
> > Scroll down to: "If for some reason AVG uninstall failed using the
> > normal
> > method..."
>
> Thanks, though it directs me to < http://free.avg.com/download >
> (to download the installer for AVG Ver 8.0.)
> Will fire up the Win98 box and give it a go.

Thanks again, (from the Win98 box).
I baulked at the Ver 8.0 installer, in case it auto removed 7.5 and buggered
up a ver 8.0 install.

I found that I had saved the original Ver 7.5 installer from 2006 and used
that.
Selecting "uninstall" worked OK. :-)