White cross on avg icon

It is recommended to use the latest operating system to experience better results, Irene. 
For further clarification, you can check this article which has info on discontinued support for Windows XP. 
Thank you for your understanding in advance!

Thank you for the information, Irene.
We would like to inform you that AVG AntiVirus Free is not compatible with Windows XP operating system and hence request you to upgrade your version to the latest.
Also, you can try to uninstall AVG Antivirus free and then reinstall it.
Thank you and keep us posted.

well the one i downloaded is for windows XP

ive just uninstalled and reinstalled avg . white cross on red circle still there. this is avg for windows xp.
this happened before and i had  install another product. then i reistalled avg again and it was ok till tonight

Thank you for the information, Irene.
We would like to inform you that AVG AntiVirus Free is not compatible with Windows XP operating system and hence request you to upgrade your version to the latest.
Also, you can try to uninstall AVG Antivirus free and then reinstall it.
Thank you and keep us posted.