I quite agree Judith. If you can't quarantine the machine is indeed better to be safe. Best wishes, Robyn Judith wrote: > Hi Robyn, > > > Thanks for the info. One of my grandchildren was telling > me this week that her TAFE had a number of pc's crash > through files downloaded to students flash drives. My > second pc used to be connected to the net through dial > up at one time hence the reason I still have AVG on there. > The family use flash drives a lot so I thought it might be > good to up date it and be sure rather than sorry. > > Regards > Judith > > > --- Original Message ----- > From: "Robyn Waymouth" <waymouth@ihug.com.au> > To: <computers@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:40 PM > Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Updating AVG free on non internet connected pc? > > > >> Hi Judith, >> >> If the second PC is not connected to the internet, how is it going to get >> infected? Well, maybe from your flash drive, but if it's getting scanned >> in PC1, then you shouldn't have a problem. I'm not sure why you need >> virus protection at all. >> >> But for a 'sortof' answer, anyway... Uninstall AVG from PC2, download >> the latest version onto your flashdrive via PC1 and then load it from the >> flash drive onto PC2. There's bound to be someone who knows how to get the >> definition files though. >> >> Cheers, Robyn >> >> Judith wrote: >> >>> Hi Listers, >>> >>> I have AVG free installed on my 1st pc which is connected to the net >>> I also have it installed on a pc which will not be connected. I >>> would like to be able to update the virus database on the 2nd one >>> by transferring files using my flash drive, is there anyway of doing this >>> and if so what files? My first pc is set so that AVG updates >>> daily but advises me that it has done so. The OS on both pc's is >>> XP. >>> >>> Regards >>> Judith >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >>> >>> Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. >>> >>> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: >>> 270.13.69/2328 - Release Date: 08/26/09 12:16:00 >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.69/2328 - Release Date: 08/26/09 12:16:00 > >