Vista - Two anti-virus even though one has been uninstalled

I uninstalled AVG Free and installed Zone Suite 7.1

However, Security Centre is still reporting that AVG Free is still installed!

So according to Security Centre I have two (2) anti-virus installed when AVG
Free has been successfully uninstalled.

This cannot be secure if Security Centre thinks an anti-virus program is
still installed when it has been uninstalled...

SO MUCH FOR VISTA SECURITY

You could try this:

Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
command:

winmgmt /verifyrepository

If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent", run this command:

winmgmt /salvagerepository

The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands to
the services causing it to fail ( saying "A stop control has been sent to a
service that other running services are dependent on"). It might take a
couple minutes for the services to shut down. Run the last command again.
You actually may have to run it 3 times before it finally runs and completes
on its own.

"going ape" <going ape@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA6967DD-0F6C-476F-B4A4-1C1A4B0F0CAA@microsoft.com...
>
> I uninstalled AVG Free and installed Zone Suite 7.1
>
> However, Security Centre is still reporting that AVG Free is still
> installed!
>
> So according to Security Centre I have two (2) anti-virus installed when
> AVG
> Free has been successfully uninstalled.
>
> This cannot be secure if Security Centre thinks an anti-virus program is
> still installed when it has been uninstalled...
>
> SO MUCH FOR VISTA SECURITY
>
>

Hi,

It's not problem of Vista only AVG which probably was uninstalled
incorrectly. Check Run -> services.msc if there are an AVG services. If yes
run cmd in elevated mode and use sc delete command.

Marcin Domaslawski


"going ape" <going ape@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA6967DD-0F6C-476F-B4A4-1C1A4B0F0CAA@microsoft.com...
>
> I uninstalled AVG Free and installed Zone Suite 7.1
>
> However, Security Centre is still reporting that AVG Free is still
> installed!
>
> So according to Security Centre I have two (2) anti-virus installed when
> AVG
> Free has been successfully uninstalled.
>
> This cannot be secure if Security Centre thinks an anti-virus program is
> still installed when it has been uninstalled...
>
> SO MUCH FOR VISTA SECURITY
>
>

I've had the same problem. Like M. Domaslawski wrote, AVG 7.5 did indeed
leave behind two entries in services.msc, however they could not be deleted,
not in any mode. What I did was reinstalling AVG, then shut down the two
services, and once again unistalled AVG. That did the job.

On a slightly different subject:

Is it possible to permanently remove entries in
HKLM`Software`Microsoft\Security Center\Monitoring, even though remains from
uninstalled software still lurks around?

Charlie42


"Marcin Domaslawski" <mila025@wp.pl> skrev i melding
news:385E1008-74ED-4DC2-924C-D1EBB5579230@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> It's not problem of Vista only AVG which probably was uninstalled
> incorrectly. Check Run -> services.msc if there are an AVG services. If
> yes run cmd in elevated mode and use sc delete command.
>
> Marcin Domaslawski
>
>
> "going ape" <going ape@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AA6967DD-0F6C-476F-B4A4-1C1A4B0F0CAA@microsoft.com...
>>
>> I uninstalled AVG Free and installed Zone Suite 7.1
>>
>> However, Security Centre is still reporting that AVG Free is still
>> installed!
>>
>> So according to Security Centre I have two (2) anti-virus installed when
>> AVG
>> Free has been successfully uninstalled.
>>
>> This cannot be secure if Security Centre thinks an anti-virus program is
>> still installed when it has been uninstalled...
>>
>> SO MUCH FOR VISTA SECURITY
>>
>>
>

Seems this is a fault with vista its down to microsoft to wright it as i also
have the same problem i did a system restore back to when i first installed
vista hey it worked then the updates instaled hey presto i get that anoying
icon back telling me my computer is unprotected..ive tried three antiviruses
that have cost me dearly
i give up..windows defender and avg pro even maccafee have failed i have
paid for these programs and none of them are recognised by the security
suit..seems even the advisors on here dont know a solution exept set windows
defender to automatic...ARE you not reading this problem does this not spell
it out to you in plain english...AFTER VISTA UPDATES HAVE INSTALLED THE VISTA
SECURITY SENTRE IS NOT RECOGNISED!!!! ITS A FAULT WITH MICROSOFT OBVOUSLY SO
START TELLING THESE PEOPLE AND DONT BE TELLING THEM TO SET THERE SETTINGS TO
AUTOMATIC...sorry for shouting but thats my blast for this month...

"going ape" wrote: