using AVG anti virus version 8.0.173 I get an error saying invalid
update control CTF file. I searched and found an article saying I
should delete the CTF file under AVG's settings folder. I searched my
entire hard drive and there are no CTF files anywhere.

Justin wrote on 20/11/2008 :
> using AVG anti virus version 8.0.173 I get an error saying invalid update
> control CTF file. I searched and found an article saying I should delete the
> CTF file under AVG's settings folder. I searched my entire hard drive and
> there are no CTF files anywhere.

Have you enabled viewing of hidden files.

Johnw wrote:
> Justin wrote on 20/11/2008 :
>> using AVG anti virus version 8.0.173 I get an error saying invalid
>> update control CTF file. I searched and found an article saying I
>> should delete the CTF file under AVG's settings folder. I searched my
>> entire hard drive and there are no CTF files anywhere.
>
> Have you enabled viewing of hidden files.
>
>

Yes.

Justin laid this down on his screen :
>> Have you enabled viewing of hidden files.
> Yes.

http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/ctf

If CTF files become corrupted, the corresponding AVG program may not be
updated; this problem can be fixed by running AVG's
"deleteupdatefiles.exe" utility or by manually removing the CTF files
and downloading the updates again; these files are typically named
"avginfoavi.ctf" and "avginfowin.ctf" and are saved in the
"\ProgramData\avg8\update\download" folder.

Johnw wrote:
> Justin laid this down on his screen :
>>> Have you enabled viewing of hidden files.
>> Yes.
>
> http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/ctf
>
> If CTF files become corrupted, the corresponding AVG program may not be
> updated; this problem can be fixed by running AVG's
> "deleteupdatefiles.exe" utility or by manually removing the CTF files
> and downloading the updates again; these files are typically named
> "avginfoavi.ctf" and "avginfowin.ctf" and are saved in the
> "\ProgramData\avg8\update\download" folder.
>
>


Ugh...
I can get to AVG's website but it tells me it can't connect to the
server. I can run it on my other machine.

It happens that Justin formulated :
> Ugh...
> I can get to AVG's website but it tells me it can't connect to the server. I
> can run it on my other machine.

Have you removed those 2 files? If you have, uninstall AVG & reinstall.

Justin submitted this idea :
> Ugh...
> I can get to AVG's website but it tells me it can't connect to the server. I
> can run it on my other machine.

Opp's.

Have you removed those 2 files? If you have, uninstall AVG & reinstall.

Should have been.

Have you removed those 2 files? If you hav'nt, uninstall AVG &
reinstall.

Johnw wrote:
> Justin submitted this idea :
>> Ugh...
>> I can get to AVG's website but it tells me it can't connect to the
>> server. I can run it on my other machine.
>
> Opp's.
>
> Have you removed those 2 files? If you have, uninstall AVG & reinstall.
>
> Should have been.
>
> Have you removed those 2 files? If you hav'nt, uninstall AVG & reinstall.
>
>


Yes, I did.
I updated just now, ever so slowly but it updated. I waited five
minutes and tried it again, this time the connection failed.

I don't understand, on my XP machine everything is fine.

Johnw wrote:
> Justin expressed precisely :
>> I don't understand, on my XP machine everything is fine.
>
> That being the case, I feel your AVG install is still corrupt, uninstall
> & start afresh.
>
>

third time, same deal.

Johnw wrote:
> Justin expressed precisely :
>> I don't understand, on my XP machine everything is fine.
>
> That being the case, I feel your AVG install is still corrupt, uninstall
> & start afresh.
>
>


OK, now I have stability issues and AVG just started a scan on its own.
I can't stop it.

Whats another decent free anti virus program that runs on Vista 64 bit?