A couple odd problems with 4.5 Home

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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In the last couple days I have been getting popups from the task tray with Avast error messages. I click on it for info like it states and nothing happens. I have also tried several times over the last couple days to update Avast myself, with no luck. The vps listed on the user interface is the 12/31/04 which came on the avast install. However, when I have selected to update it on my own, after about 1 minute I will sometimes get a summary window with this info:

Information about current update:
Total time: 1:21

  • Vps: Already up to date
    (current version 0502-2)

Server: download5.avast.com (66.98.196.85)
Downloaded files: 3 (0.03 KB)
Download time: 2 s

This seems to say it’s up to date, but the user interface doesn’t reflect that.

The other problem is that when I click the x to close avast, it takes about 20 seconds for the window to respond and actually close.

Any advice on either of these two issues?

2

Have a look at this thread … it might help.

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=10195.0

3

Thanks! That fixed the slow update time, which was also causing the window to stay open.

The user interface is still showing that I have the older vps rather than reflecting the update??? Perhaps this will correct itself?

4

Swindmill,

What operating system and specs are you running?

If you are running XP, do you do your manual updates while logged on as an administrator or as a limited user?
I had similar problems with the User Interface and taskbar ball–>about avast! info screen updating the vps date info, when I tried updating while logged on as a limited user.

Try this,
Log on as administrator (no other user accounts running).
Go to Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs → Avast → Repair (be sure you are connected to the internet beforehand).
Reboot.
Report your results back.

This said, assuming you have WinXP. :wink:

Acco

5

That solved that problem Acco! Thanks alot to both of you. :slight_smile:

6

hi …
just got here today , and in just a bit of reading your info on slow up-date times and also in another post on that bloody IST bar and its removal … both solved in a hour here while iv spent a week on the web at serch and destroy ,and other sites ,ect trying to find a way to get rid of it …hate having spyware on the puter
thx guys
peace
hempster

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Well, you discover our secret! ;D
Welcome aboard 8)