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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 62,385 Send Message	AnninGlos	Report	3 Jul 2008 20:24
	yes, mine has just updated and the exclamation mark has disappeared. ann Glos
	Researching: Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	3 Jul 2008 18:57
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	Just updated ok. I haven't touched any settings so it does look like it was a glitch with their website.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:55
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Thanks Reg, Its working fine now hope everyone else has got their updates going now too. Betty
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:48
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Hello Reg, Yes thank you I have got my AVG working again, Keith has helped a lot. When you say go to tools- advanced settings and make sure box for link scanner is checked. I take it you mean to cick on Tools on AVG why would link scanner help? Betty
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:32
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Hi Keith, Its wont do automatic updates just does them at a specific time. Betty
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:25
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Good, it will have updated automatically on starting again.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:19
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Hi Keith, Not sure if its sorted yet but the icon at the bottom of computer is back to normal colour yellow,blue,green and red. It says there are no new updates too. so not sure if all updates have downloaded or not but its back on anyway. Betty
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:15
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Betty is yours sorted out now?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:13
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Hi Roxanne, Glad you managed the download, just remember to do the updates!! Betty
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 6,321 Send Message	Roxanne	Report	3 Jul 2008 16:07
	Mine is fine now, I had the old 7.5 free version but have now gone on to the site and downloaded the free 8 it is working fine,now. it did take a while to upload.
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 62,385 Send Message	AnninGlos	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:38
	Now have the red exclamation mark and a box that says 'update result missing. Nit surprising when the update failed is it?? think I will ignore it and assume it is them. ann Glos
	Researching: Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:29
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Maz, the paid version has more bells and whistles to it, but as just an anti virus, the free version is good enough.
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 62,385 Send Message	AnninGlos	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:25
	Just had two goes at downloading the large update. The second time it got nearly all the way through then the connection failed again.
	Researching: Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:25
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Thanks Keith, Will try shutting down and log on again, to see if that makes any differnce. Betty
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:25
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	I agree with Carol, it can leave some bits behind and it better to manually uninstall first.
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 2,533 Send Message	Devon Dweller	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:24
	Carol It automatically uninstalls the old version when you download the new one
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:23
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Have just shutdown and restarted, avg update started and downloaded after a short delay, so all well again now. Have you tried re-starting Betty?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:22
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Ooops Keith, Sorry to hear that thought yours was ok when you said it was dowloading update, yes mine has black square with red exclamation mark too!! Betty
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 400 Send Message	Carol	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:20
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 400 Send Message	Before you install the new FREE version 8 you have to uninstall the old version 7.5. Carol www.genealogyprinters.com
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	3 Jul 2008 15:16
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Have just updated and now it is not working, says some of the components are not working, to update, click on update and will not download anything! so seems like I am the same as you. Now have black square with red exclamation mark.

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