Avast 4.8 free ver VS AVG 8.0

Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:
> Patty wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:27:02 -0500, Tommy McClure wrote:
>>
>>> I had Avast running a full scan last night. Good news, it is
>>> finding things that AVG missed. Bad news : it froze up, and I had
>>> to do a warm reboot. Seems like the vastness is the problem. AVG 8
>>> may also be infected. Or maybe I just need a new pc with 40gb ram
>>> and 2000gb hd and 5 ghz quad core processor.
>
> Do you mean a 2TB HD?
>
> Anyhow, I suspect that AVG isn't happy with with the quad core CPU,
> and/or Vista isn't doing as good a job as it should apportioning
> threads to those four processors. AFAIK, current software** is not
> written to
> take advantage of four cores, and Vista's threading technology is
> essentially the same as WinNT/2K/XP - not really built for multi-core
> CPUs.
>
> ** Data crunching and simulation software written for and used by
> physicists and such excepted.
>
>> I use Avast on an older pc running WinXP, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, and AMD
>> AthlonXP 2500+ processor. I have no problems running it.
>>
>> Patty
>
> A nice plain vanilla machine, well suited for current software.

Sorry, WK, I was being facitious. I just need a newer machine if I want to
run AVG 8 free. I like your information though. I have been on this machine
for several years and it was 3 yrs old when I got it. Money solves most
problems hate to say.


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tommy




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tommy

Tommy McClure wrote:
[...]
> Sorry, WK, I was being facitious. I just need a newer machine if I want to
> run AVG 8 free. I like your information though. I have been on this machine
> for several years and it was 3 yrs old when I got it. Money solves most
> problems hate to say.
>
>
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> tommy

I reread your earlier post, and realised I had read fast and carelessly.
Um, er, ah, harrumph, musta been drinkin' somethin'...

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wolf k.