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AVG 2011 Home Security products

Installing AVG 2011 Home Security products

  • To install AVG 2011 for the first time, please follow these steps:
  1. Download the latest AVG 2011 installation file from our website (once there, click the "Download" button and save the file to the Desktop):
    AVG Anti-Virus 2011
    AVG Internet Security 2011
  2. Double-click the downloaded AVG installation file on the Desktop.
  3. Follow the installation wizard.
  4. When prompted, use the copy&paste method to enter your AVG License Number.
  5. If you are prompted to restart the computer, please do so.

AVG 2011 should now be successfully installed and protecting your computer.
You can find more detailed installation instructions (including screenshots) in the AVG Installation Guide.
If the installation was not successful, refer to FAQ 3262 for help with common issues.

  • If AVG 9.0 is currently installed, follow the steps above. AVG will be updated automatically to the newest version. Your settings will be preserved.
  • To install and activate AVG PC Tuneup, please follow the steps described in FAQ 3809.

Upgrading license if AVG 2011 is already installed

If you have AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011, Trial version of AVG 2011 or you have purchased an upgrade, renewal or an increase for your AVG product, please proceed as follows:

  1. Open the AVG Program.
  2. Double-click the License component.
  3. Click Activate.
  4. Use the copy&paste method to enter your new license number into the appropriate field, and then confirm.
  5. In case of upgrading from lower AVG edition, a window informing that your new AVG software license gives you access to additional features appears. Click Yes to add these features to your installation.
  6. In AVG Software Installer, choose components to be installed.
  7. Finish the installation of AVG.

In case of any troubles

 

Installation of AVG PC Tuneup

In order to install AVG PC Tuneup please proceed as follows:

1. Please download the latest installation file from the Download section.

  • Right-click the AVG for Windows link, and then click Save (Link/Target) As.
  • When prompted, please do not open this file directly from the Internet, but click Save and choose location where installation file should be stored. We recommend saving the file to the Desktop.

2. Reboot your computer.

3. Close all running applications, locate the downloaded AVG installation file (it has a four color square icon and its name starts with AVG_...) and launch it.

  • Follow the installation wizard.
  • If AVG PC Tuneup asks you for a computer restart, please do so.
  • After the installation, activate AVG PC Tuneup as described in FAQ 3881.
 

AVG 9.0 Home Security

If you are installing AVG for the first time, please follow the steps below:

  1. Download the latest AVG 9.0 installation file from our website:

    AVG Anti-Virus
    AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall
    AVG Internet Security

  2. When prompted, save the file to the Desktop.
  3. Please verify that you are logged under an account with administrative rights. For more details, please see FAQ 2521.
  4. Double-click the downloaded AVG installation file on the Desktop. It has a four color square icon and its name starts with AVG...
  5. Follow the installation wizard.
    Note: For detailed information about the installation process, please see our AVG Installation Guide.
  6. When prompted, use the copy&paste method to enter your AVG License Number into the installation form.
  7. Complete the installation.
  8. If you are prompted to restart the computer, please do so.

If AVG is already installed on your computer, please refer to the FAQ topic on the current product:

    • If AVG 8.0 or 8.5 are currently installed, use the steps above. AVG will be automatically updated to the newest version. Your settings will be preserved.
    • If AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 is installed, please follow the steps described in FAQ 2239.
    • If the same Trial version as the purchased product is installed on your computer, follow the steps described in FAQ 2572.
    • If a different AVG Trial version is installed on your computer, follow the steps described in FAQ 1998.
    • If you have purchased a renewal or an increase for your AVG product, please activate your AVG 9.0 as described in FAQ 2572.
    • If you have purchased an upgrade of your AVG product, please install the additional components as described in FAQ 1998.

How to recognize which version of AVG you have:
Open the AVG Program from the Start menu - > Programs -> AVG. The version is displayed in the lower left corner of the window.

If you have any questions about installation, you have the following options:

 

AVG Identity Protection 9.0

To install AVG Identity Protection, please proceed as follows:

  • Click on the download link and save the AVG Identity Protection installation file to your hard disk: AVG Identity Protection.
  • Double-click on the downloaded installation file.
  • Follow the installation wizard.
  • When prompted, please fill in your e-mail address.
  • Finish the installation.

Immediately after the installation, the program runs in Trial mode. To activate it with your AVG Identity Protection License Number, please do the following:

  • Run the AVG Identity Protection by double-clicking on its icon in system tray, or from menu Start -> Programs -> AVG 9.0 -> Identity Protection -> Control Center.
  • On the Status page click Enter License.
  • Fill in your License Key (it is recommended to use copy/paste function, as described in FAQ 2010) and click OK.

If you have any questions about installation, we recommend that you: