Installing Grisoft AVG, asks to install .NET SDK

"Joseph Morlan" wrote in message

> On Tue, 11 May 2004 20:58:42 -0700, "Jan Il" wrote:
>
> >"Kevin" wrote in message
> >
> >> I'm trying to install the free version of Grisoft's AVG, but when I
> >> run the setup program (avg6665fu_free.exe), it asks me if I want to
> >> install the Microsoft .NET SDK. If I say "no" setup exits. If I say
> >> "yes", it installs the SDK and then exits.
> >>
> >> I never get to the point of entering a serial number. I installed the
> >> SDK 3 times, rebooting in between. No luck.
> >
> >I have had AVG6 fro 2 years, and I have uninstalled it and downloaded and
> >done a new install, and I did not get the request to install the
Microsoft
> >.NET SDK. I entered the serial number obtained on the web and it all
> >installed without incident.
> >
> >I have not heard of this happening before. What OS do you have?
>
> It's trying to install a different program. Chances are you have a
> leftover setup.exe or maybe install.exe from another program sitting in
> your download directory. AVG is notorious getting mixed up with such
> things.
>
> Try moving it to a clean temporary directory and installing it from there.
>

Ahmm........I'm not the OP, but, perhaps they will read your suggestion here
anyway.

Jan
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Joseph Morlan wrote in message ...
> On Tue, 11 May 2004 20:58:42 -0700, "Jan Il" wrote:
>
> >"Kevin" wrote in message
> >
> >> I'm trying to install the free version of Grisoft's AVG, but when I
> >> run the setup program (avg6665fu_free.exe), it asks me if I want to
> >> install the Microsoft .NET SDK. If I say "no" setup exits. If I say
> >> "yes", it installs the SDK and then exits.
> >>
> >> I never get to the point of entering a serial number. I installed the
> >> SDK 3 times, rebooting in between. No luck.
....
> It's trying to install a different program. Chances are you have a
> leftover setup.exe or maybe install.exe from another program sitting in
> your download directory. AVG is notorious getting mixed up with such
> things.
>
> Try moving it to a clean temporary directory and installing it from there.

I probably had 200 installation programs of one type or another in
that directory. Moving the AVG installer to another directory allowed
it to install normally.

I'm looking forward to see how this program works out. Maintaining
paid antivirus subscriptions for an old, infrequently-used machine is
a problem.

Thanks for the assist,

Kevin
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"Kevin" wrote in message

> Joseph Morlan wrote in message
...
> > On Tue, 11 May 2004 20:58:42 -0700, "Jan Il"
wrote:
> >
> > >"Kevin" wrote in message
> > >
> > >> I'm trying to install the free version of Grisoft's AVG, but when I
> > >> run the setup program (avg6665fu_free.exe), it asks me if I want to
> > >> install the Microsoft .NET SDK. If I say "no" setup exits. If I say
> > >> "yes", it installs the SDK and then exits.
> > >>
> > >> I never get to the point of entering a serial number. I installed the
> > >> SDK 3 times, rebooting in between. No luck.
> ...
> > It's trying to install a different program. Chances are you have a
> > leftover setup.exe or maybe install.exe from another program sitting in
> > your download directory. AVG is notorious getting mixed up with such
> > things.
> >
> > Try moving it to a clean temporary directory and installing it from
there.
>
> I probably had 200 installation programs of one type or another in
> that directory. Moving the AVG installer to another directory allowed
> it to install normally.
>
> I'm looking forward to see how this program works out. Maintaining
> paid antivirus subscriptions for an old, infrequently-used machine is
> a problem.

Thank you for letting us know the solution to the problem.

Jan
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Hello Kevin,

I think you should check out http://www.opswat.com/ there are 2 or 3 products that may be a match, I think that OESIS Framework at http://www.opswat.com/products/oesis-framework provide a single interface to many antivirus packages, another option is I think Metascan at http://www.opswat.com/products/metascan which is more for ISV, I also found that many antivirus engines certified by OPSWAT at http://www.opswat.com/certified

I hope this helps.
Regards,

David
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