Just adding another couple of data points here...
At the end of November 2008 I purchased three low-end off-lease HP D530s to resell. As a normal part of beating new computers into shape, I installed AAW 2007 FREE (seen too many bad reviews of 2008 elsewhere), ran the update no problem on all three units. This was done by around December 12th.
Since I was so happy with the first three computers, I purchased five more identical units (all eight are initially identical in hardware and software) and received them December 19th.
On the first unit of the new batch, I installed AAW2007 successfully but when I tried to update, it would apparently complete the update, but then the AAW Service would crash and of course the rest of the program tumbled with it.
I tried uninstalling/reinstalling four times before I finally decided to see if anyone else had had similar problems. Found this forum and found that apparently there is a bug in the updates released sometime between my first batch and my second batch of computers.
Editorially speaking, while I can sort of appreciate onemadredneck's paranoia a little bit, me thinketh that he swingeth his d*cketh too much and seems more intent on attacking the people behind the problem rather than resolving the problem itself. This is only human.
LSCalamityJane's responses seem honest and reasonable, and are certainly more restrained than mine would be.
The main reason I signed up was because everyone else seems to be using IE7 (another program I'm not fond of) and I happen to have IE6 on all these units. The AAW update worked on the 12th, and it did not work on the 22nd on absolutely identical but separate individual machines. That is all I have to offer.
Like sicos30, I have bookmarked this page and will monitor it to see what, if any, resolution comes to pass. I too will be forced to another product if this "feature" is not resolved.
If you want a copy of the crash report generated by AAW, I will be happy to send it, but I suspect that you already have a couple versions.
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Ad-Aware info
installer originally downloaded Jan 19, 2008;
aaw2007.exe 20,907,376 bytes
Using FREE installation.
Ad-Aware 2007 ver 7.0.2.6
Standard (not Advanced) installation
"Main Status" screen information:
Current Version: 0043.0000
Last update: 1/7/2008 10:41:02 AM
Authenticity verfied: {green check}
Threats in detection: 153338
Before attempting updates, the "Ad-Aware 2007 Service" is set to "Automatic" and is "Started".
The path the the executable is default:
"C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe"
After attempting to update, I get the essentially the same errors as described in previous posts, including the AAW service still set to Automatic but is Stopped.
No problem uninstalling AAW.
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Specific system information (identical on four computers)
HP D530 SFF desktop
CPU: Pent4, 3GHz
RAM: 1GB
Windows XP Pro, SP3, all Windows Updates installed
IE version 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236
No unnecessary startup programs running (I like to fine tune with msconfig).
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Upon reflection, I must observe that Microsoft issued a mid-cycle Windows Update:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078 - Critical
Security Update for Internet Explorer (960714)
Published: December 17, 2008 | Updated: December 18, 2008
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/MS08-078.mspxI did *not* install that update prior to installing AAW2007 and updating AAW on my first three machines, only on the fourth machine....Hang on, I'm going to set up the fifth machine and install everything *except* IE7 and that mid-cycle update...
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11:52 12/24/2008 first check #4 machine AAW update to prove it still fails (with 960714 installed... (answer yes to new definitions, no to new software)...
11:54 12/24/2008 "Update complete!", but a few seconds later: "Ad-Aware 2007 Service has encountered..." blah blah. Okay, failure mode still exists.
11:56 12/24/2008 Uninstall AAW 2007 from unit#4. cold boot, verify AAW2007 successfully removed: Yes. Power down and put #4 aside.
12:18 12/24/2008 setup computer #5 basic
12:32 12/24/2008 activate windows, cold boot
12:37 12/24/2008 start upgrade from sp2 to sp3 using CD
12:53 12/24/2008 SP3 upgrade done, cold boot
12:55 12/24/2008 install all remaining critical Windows Updates *EXCEPT* IE7 and 960714 (hide these)
13:09 12/24/2008 machine should now be up-to-date for Windows except as noted. Cold boot twice.
13:14 12/24/2008 install AAW2007 identically as before:
* install wizard: NEXT
* agree to EULA: NEXT
* anyone who uses this comp: NEXT
* standard installation: NEXT
* default installation directory: NEXT
* proceed with wizard: NEXT
* (installation occurs)
* USE FREE
* "Ad-Aware 2007 has been successfully installed": FINISH
* (ver 7.0.2.6)
* check to ensure AAW2007 Service is running: "Automatic"; "Started"
* "Main Status" > "Definitions Status" same is listed above (0043.0000, etc)
* click UPDATE button
13:19 12/24/2008
* download new definitions: YES
* download new software: NO
13:21 12/24/2008
* "Update Complete" (don't click OK yet)
13:21 12/24/2008 a few seconds later, the following message:
"Ad-Aware 2007 Service has encountered a problem... " blah blah boilerplate.
* check AAW2007 Service is running: "Automatic"; "Stopped"
13:23 12/24/2008
* an "Unhandled Exception" window appears:
"aawservice.exe has unfortunately..." etc
"Exception Code: 0xe06d7363
"Client versioin: 0.734"
same as post #9 (sicos30).
Therefore I have to conclude that while there *could* still be an incompatibility problem between MS Update 960714 and AAW2007, excluding the 960714 update does not *solve* the Updating problem.
That's the best I can do for you. I'll go ahead and send the "Crash Report" after all...
Sent 13:29 PST 12/24/2008.
Happy Holidays to all,
John Mayer