When I press Enter it opens the web page about the paid version, I close that with alt f4, then press Enter again and it's in the Control Centre. A bit irritating but not too bad - we're getting this for free after all. Catherine On 4/30/08, Dave Taylor <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, seems to on XP, and alt F4 closes the window, not the control centre > itself. In fact it always asks you if you really want to close it if you > close whe actual program. > > Cheers > Dave > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:20 AM > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: avg notification > > Just a warning though to be careful not to actually close the AVG Control > Centre so it isn't running at all. > > It may also depend on whether you use Vista or XP how the notification > message lets you opt out. I've tried just escaping on Vista, and it doesn't > get rid. > > Jackie > > Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx > Skype Name: Cairnsplace > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:05 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: avg notification > > > > Well, I got that notification today and just pressed escape and got dumped > > in control centre, which I then closed. > > > > Cheers > > Dave > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:05 AM > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: avg notification > > > > Hi Tony and John > > > > It came up yesterday after the post about this AVG notification. When it > > told me to enter twice to close the message, I did, and it took me to a > > web > > page about 8.0 which costs something like 50 odd dollars, so I can confirm > > it isn't free. Then rather than alt F4, I went to the menu to exit this > > page as an alt F4 doesn't seem to shut this one down. Then it brought me > > back to the same notification message about entering twice to close the > > message, so I did this. It then dumped me in the AVG Control Centre, > > which > > I closed in the normal way. > > > > I think this is some sort of aggravating advert for 8.0 Internet Security. > > I don't know how you get rid of it altogether as I couldn't find a single > > link to dispose of it permanently. > > > > If I crack it, I'll post. > > > > Jackie > > > > Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx > > Skype Name: Cairnsplace > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "TONY CRETNEY" <rac@xxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:18 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: avg notification > > > > > >>I keep getting this web page up as well and would be interested if anyone > >>could tell me a way of getting rid of it every time AVG does its scan. > >> Tony > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "john snowling" <johnsnowling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: "Access" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:15 AM > >> Subject: [access-uk] avg notification > >> > >> > >>> hi all. > >>> > >>> i keep on getting a notification from AVG which says press enter twice > >>> to > >>> close this message then the web page about AVG 8 comes up. > >>> > >>> is there anyway of stopping this notification from coming up? > >>> > >>> Thannks > >>> > >>> From John Snowling. > >>> > >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>> Checked by AVG. > >>> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1402 - Release Date: > >>> 28/04/2008 > >>> 13:29 > >>> > >>> > >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> ** and in the Subject line type > >>> ** unsubscribe > >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > >>> ** immediately-following link:- > >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > >>> ** or send a message, to > >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG. > >>> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1400 - Release Date: > >>> 27/04/2008 09:39 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> ** and in the Subject line type > >> ** unsubscribe > >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > >> ** immediately-following link:- > >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > >> ** or send a message, to > >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > >> > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1404 - Release Date: > > 29/04/2008 > > 18:27 > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1404 - Release Date: 29/04/2008 > 18:27 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq