Lawnmowerguy:   The AVG Free forum is flooded with update problems in the last 2 weeks. Apparently it's related to server upgrades for the free version: [URL]
I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP3.  DSL connection.  AVG Free 8 is my anti-virus software.  I've been using AVG for about a year with almost no problems.  Until recently. The past seven days or so, AVG's Update Manager has had trouble updating itself on my computer.  Just a small message about an error while attempting to acquire new updates.  Has this happened to any other AVG Free users recently?   No problems this morning with AVG Update Manager.    
AVG's Update Manager struggling to update