Hey how is everyone today, good I hope.
Need some help with my computer. First of all I’m running Vista Ultimate pretty freshly installed (about two months) The problem I am having happens on start up. The blocked programs icon shows in my taskbar and the program blocked is Avast! I tried adding Avast to the startup folder but no luck… Can anyone offer help?
Also it is set up to always run as administrator under the compaitability tab.
What version of avast are you using and firewall? what does the blocking message say exactly.
Thanks so much for responding so quickly!!!
Avast 5 is the version and windows defender is my firewall.
Windows has blocked programs that require permission to run when windows starts.
Is it 5.0.677 free/pro/IS ? defender is antispyware not a firewall, personaly i would disable windows defender, it’s not much good.
Really? I can do that and restart, could that possibly be the problem?
Defender shouldn’t be the problem but if we get rid of it we’ll see what happens.
Ok rebooted. Defender is now disabled under Administrative Options in Windows Defender however no luck.
Its Avast free 5.0.677
I’ll have to leave you in the capable hands of other forum members who will be along soon, sorry. It’s 4.30am here and i need some sleep, bye for now.
Thank you so much your help was greatly appreciated. Understand the time again Thank You so much for your help
Update! I reinstalled avast with no luck when i restarted the blocked programs icon wasn’t showing up. I then installed updated my Avast and rebooted my PC. The blocked programs then showed back up still blocking avast from starting on start up by itself unless i choose to run the blocked program… . . UGH frustration
I would have jumped in earlier, but I don’t use Vista and I don’t know what this icon is or if it is a Vista OS icon/message ?
However, I would have though it would have given a little more reason why it was blocked ?
The “Windows has blocked programs that require permission to run when windows starts” doesn’t say what permission is required, so I was kind of hoping that there might be a windows event viewer entry that might give more information. Have you applied any additional security settings that might actually be blocking avast, etc. ?
There must be literally millions of Vista and avast5 users and this is the first instance I can recall of this problem you mention.
Check out this Microsoft KB article on this error and see if it is any help, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930367.
I have to slim it down to this occurring roughly around the period I attempted to use Windows defender to its fullest extent (everything it offers in use) But I recently turned defender right off and its still not working. Darn vista! hah
Thank you for the link, howver my problem cannot be fixed by the article simply because its methods are Allow the program (this only runs it because I allowed it, restarting will bring up the same occurrance) Blocking will stop it from starting and disabling won’t work as i will manually have to start the program…
When I put Avast in my startup folder all that happened was when I went to run blocked programs there was TWO blocked programs both being avast.
I was kind of hoping that it would have a ‘remember’ this choice, e.g. allow it in the future, too simple I guess.
I don’t thing turning off defender would be enough as many security applications still have low level elements that will still be running and or the setting changes that they made would still be in effect. So I don’t know if going back into WD and resetting those security changes or lowering them might allow avast.
There must also be a section in WD to allow the avast start-up items.
okay I’m attempting a restart with Windows Defender ON But with ALL options turned off like asked hopefully I come back with an automatic avast start up.
Fingers crossed, as I’m running out of ideas.
No luck… Still blocked the program. User Account Control is preventing start up.
Try looking at this even if you are using another Firewall. If you are you many want to go through the same steps with regard to that Firewall and Avast.
To unblock any application (in Vista), go to:
- Start → Control Panel
- Double-Click Windows Firewall
- On the left-hand side pane, click “Allow a program through Windows Firewall”
- When the “Windows Firewall Settings” box pops up, you’ll see a list of apps that are or are not being blocked by the Firewall. If it is, go to step 7.
- If it isn’t already in the list, then click the “Add Program…” button, and see if it’s listed. If yes, click it and highlight it and click OK. Go to step 7.
- Click the “Browse” button and browse for the .exe file. Click OK, make sure it’s highlighted and then click OK again.
- In the “Program or Port” listbox, click on the checkbox next to it so that it’s checked off, then click Apply then OK.