Don Varnau said:
Great. Thanks for the update.>
Don
Looks like there a lot more problems with AVG 8 free I and a lot of others
have printing problems, link problems and with the protected mode off you
cannot open another tab because of the popup that states something like
"pages in a different security zone must be opened in a new window"
When trying to print from IE7 the printer icon shows in the task bar but it
shows 0 documents pending and nothing prints. It appears the file is not
being spooled to the printer. I can print in all Office programs but not in
IE7. By turning off the Protected Mode in IE7 I am able to print but that is
not a suitable solution.
If you search the web for IE7 print problems you will find that there are
many and quite a few recently. The common thread I see is people questioning
the source of the problem and trying to determine the fault seem to point to
a similar set of circumstances. One of the requirements to install AVG 8
Free on a Vista system is first installing Microsoft’s KB929547 hotfix for
windows filtering platform. I have recently updated AVG 7.5 to 8.0 on 2
separate machines and experienced the same IE7 printing problem with both.
Two of my friends also did the same with the same results. I have 2 more
machines with similar requirements and I am going to test IE7 after the
KB929547 install and before installing AVG 8 to see if the printing problem
is caused by the MS KB929547 update or the AVG 8 Free install.
You will notice that AVG 8 has a Link Scanner and invades IE7 by scanning
all of your links in a Google search to determine if they are harmful. The
little wheel turns after each link and provides a green star with a checkmark
if the link is thought to be OK. How cute! Turning off the Link Scanner in
AVG did not solve the printing problem. I was a fan of AVG 7.5 because it was
straight forward and did not interfere with other processes as the big guys
do. So if you turn off the protected mode in IE7 so you can print and then
eliminate the irritating bonk that happens when you open each page will AVG
give you adequate protection?
By right clicking on your IE7 startup icon and selecting {Properties,
Shortcut} and then the advanced tab then check on the Run as Administrator
box you will be able to print from IE. If you are running as a user this box
will not allow you to check it. If that is the case use windows explorer to
go to c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe. Right click on the
iexplore file and select Send to desktop as shortcut. You will then be able
to check the box on this icon to allow you to run as administrator. You will
need to put your admin password in each time you open IE7 but at least you
can print until the guilty party comes up with a solution.
With Protected Mode On I cannot reply in this forum, so that's one more hook
on the AVG 8 decision. The big guys Norton, McFee also mess with your
computer. AVG slows down your web experience because of the damn Link
Scanner. I ran for 3 years without any Virus protection and never had a
problem. I suspect I may go back to no virus program unless Avg Gisoft
fixes it. I wonder if the paid version of AVG has the same problem with IE7
Also see Subject: Printing - Vista Business SP1 / IE7 5/9/2008 8:16 AM PST
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