I started running the Avast update and it’s been running about 19 hours and only 5% done.
Dell Dimension 4100, 800MZ, 384MB ram.
Windows 98SE.
US Robotics modem 56K (usually runs at 16-24K speed)
AOL dial up service and Email.
Other programs: Adaware, Spybot S&D, Norton Systemworks, Spywareblaster, CCleaner.
I currently have Avast Home version 4.7.892 with vpu definitions 0702-1 from 1-11-07.
My Avast updates usually take 30 seconds to 3 minutes. I right click the blue A at the bottom right and click Updating, Program Update. Around 1-12-07 or 1-13-07 I tried updating and it ran for about 20-30 minutes and appeared to lock up and stop at only 3% done so I quit. I made numerous other tries on other days with the same results.
On 1-21-07 around 8am EST U.S. I began another update try and right now it is still running (about 19 hours) and only 5% done (81,031 out of 1,529,362 bytes complete). I do see now that it is not locked up, but creeping along very slowly.
One of the files that is downloading now is setup_av_pro-3ae-3aa.vpu
At this rate it would take about 10 days to complete.
I don’t even know what version is being downloaded.
I went to the Avast home page and downloaded a new copy of Avast. It did not say what version it was other than 4.7 (12.7MB). It only took about an hour to download.
I checked the file properties and it said it was file version 1,1,0,0
According to the Revisions page there are versions available such as:
9-25-06 4.7.892
1-12-07 4.7.936
1-14-07 4.7.938
1-15-07 4.7.942
My question is would I be better off quitting my update that is currently downloading and just download the Avast uninstaller, uninstall the old Avast and install the new one that I just got? I don’t know what version the new one is because it is not marked. If it is 4.7.942 would it have all of the updates that I am currently trying to download or would I still have to update it and risk that it would take a long time?
If you recommend that I continue downloading the update that is now in progress, is there any way to speed it up? I don’t understand how it used to be a 1-minute update and now it is 10 days.