AVG 8.0 - .bin file missing?

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited August 2008 in The Clubhouse
Anybody else have this error? I just updated AVG to 8.0 on two of our computers and while updating the virus definitions it stopped the process with an error saying a .bin file is missing.

Any work arounds? What is a .bin file? Is it in the program, meaning I should reinstall it? Or an error in the update file?
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2008
    I did a quick google search, and just in case anyone else has noticed this issue and is wondering what's going on, here's what I found from a post on the AVG forum:
    UPDATE .BIN error information... Aug 16th 2008
    Posted by: rdsok - Moderator (IP Logged)
    Date: August 17, 2008 12:07AM

    Currently the update for AVG Free v8 is corrupted... you will have to wait for AVG Technologies to address the issue with the update.

    Reporting the issue again by other users here will not do any good util it is resolved.

    The updates that your AVG currently have will still provide the protection it is setup to detect. In otherwords, just getting this update will not make your AVG Free ineffective and as soon as AVG Tech resolves the issue you will be able to update to the current virus definitions at that time.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
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    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    Thanks for the info,

    To be honest with you guys, yesterday I downgraded back to Windows 2000 Professional and Norton. Although everyone here was telling me how great AVG is, mine seemed to be corrupted and gave me a few problems.

    So for now I'm testing out Win2k and Norton... Norton seems to run much better on Win2k.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2008
    Interesting. I've been using AVG free on three computers so far (of mine...my parents' four computers are also running it), and besides this issue with this one update file, we've never had any problems.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    Aside from the same error as what you had, I also had issues with the automatic updates and that's why I made the switch back to Win2k/Norton.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    Whoa, I just noticed that there were 146 people viewing this thread.

    Something wrong with the forum software maybe?
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,782
    edited August 2008
    They probably googled the problem. This thread is the third hit on the list if you google "bin file missing".
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    Hmm, AVG 7.5 is doing this for me as well. If it weren't so buggy I'd be using it on my 2k machine, but Norton seems to run fine on Win2k (knock on wood) so I'm sticking with that for now...
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,897
    edited August 2008
    Problem is fixed as of this morning. Just hit the Update button and it will correct itself.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    Dangit, I already changed my OS and antivirus so I don't feel like messing around with AVG/XP anymore.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    I can see ditching AVG if you've been having problems, but downgrading to 2000 is .... I'll be nice and say ill-advised. Don't get me wrong, i loved Win2k and avoided XP for as long as I could, but more and more software is requiring XP or higher these days and having to deal with those limitations is not even close to worth it.

    Really, based on past threads with your various computer problems, maybe computers just aren't for you. :)
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    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I can see ditching AVG if you've been having problems, but downgrading to 2000 is .... I'll be nice and say ill-advised. Don't get me wrong, i loved Win2k and avoided XP for as long as I could, but more and more software is requiring XP or higher these days and having to deal with those limitations is not even close to worth it.

    Really, based on past threads with your various computer problems, maybe computers just aren't for you. :)

    XP was/is a memory hog on my home PC, which is a Pentium II 350. I just couldn't stand waiting for everything - even on a fresh install, XP took up a great deal of RAM and HDD space.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    Attached is a pic of my Device Manager:

    Most of my hardware is just too old for XP, especially the Pentium II processor and dated GPU.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    Ah, I didn't realize your PC was ancient.

    Considering all the nifty toys you've talked about buying yourself around here, maybe it's time to drop 500 bucks and get yourself a nice PC, eh ? :)
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,782
    edited August 2008
    appadv wrote: »
    XP was/is a memory hog on my home PC, which is a Pentium II 350. I just couldn't stand waiting for everything - even on a fresh install, XP took up a great deal of RAM and HDD space.

    That computer is almost 10 years old!! Maybe it is time to update it? Prices right noware great, I just bought 4GB of Mushkin memory for about $65.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Ah, I didn't realize your PC was ancient.

    Considering all the nifty toys you've talked about buying yourself around here, maybe it's time to drop 500 bucks and get yourself a nice PC, eh ? :)

    I'm on a student budget and I really don't want to buy a new PC until my current one dies :)
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