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DEL.ICIO.USGrisoft’s free software isn’t going away
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When I returned from a visit with my mom, my work e-mail in-box was flooded with questions about Grisoft’s free anti-virus software. Many of you have been contacted by Grisoft saying that the version you are using will be discontinued. It’s a great product - one I use at home - and the e-mail caused a lot of concern. There were worries that an excellent - and free - product was going away.
Here’s the deal: Grisoft’s current version is not compatible with the soon-to-be-released Microsoft Vista. So the company is releasing a new version. It’s also free. An earlier poster noted all this but since there were some questions posted here, I am pasting in the official word from the Grisoft Web site:
GRISOFT is announcing a new version of the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. This new 7.5 version with improved performance and full compatibility with the latest Windows Vista version is available. Users that are using AVG Free 7.1 will be provided with a specific dialog, within the next few weeks, with the opportunity to choose the right option fulfilling their needs. AVG Free 7.1 version will be discontinued on 15th of Jan 2007.
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By Don Atwell
November 13, 2006 04:45 PM | Link to this
I do a weekly backup of various files to my 512KB PNY Attache flash drive. Last week in my hast to remove it from the USB port, I bent the male USB connecter on the flash drive. I have e-mailed PNY to no avail; do you know of any service that can reclaim data from a flash drive?
By PatrckB
November 16, 2006 01:48 PM | Link to this
The free product isn’t going away but they make it very hard to find the 7.5 free version. The 7.1 pop-up window has a link to their product page that lists their 7.5 for sale products with no mention of the 7.5 free product. I was able to find it by following the link to the “Other products” and searching from there. Click here to go directly to the 7.5 free page. Patrick