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I just set up a new computer with Win XP Pro and MS Outlook 2003.
After set up, for no apparent reason, I started getting the error message as follows:
avast! Mail Scanner Warning
avast! will not be able to protect outgoing mail (SMTP protocol)
Error: 10048
Port 25 is already in use, specify another port value (see
section "cooperation with other software in 'Manual Setting' of Mail
Protection in help)
I followed the instructions to edit the avast!4.ini file but the same error keeps occuring. The wizard states that I should not have to do anything as avast! is already tuned for MS Outlook.
I have tried to find info about this error by searching this forum. The other messages that refer to the same problem seem to have a conflict with other programs. I have only Win XP Pro, MS Office 2003 and avast!installed on my computer because it is new.
I think the error started prior to Win XP SP2 being installed but cannot be sure. Thanks, in advance, for any help to fix this error.
Eddy
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Setup the mail in Outlook as your isp tells you, than run th mail protection wizzard. See if that solves it. If not, do a search on this board. There are several threads with possible other solutions.
system
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Eddy, Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have set uo the info in outlook the way my ISP requires. The test function in MS Outlook 2003 confirms this. In any case, I have run the mail protection wizard several times. It runs normally. I still have the same error as described in my initial message.
I’ve done a search of this board for similar errors and all I can find are message threads that report conflicts with other programs. I don’t yet have any other programs installed to cause a conflict. I am trying to to solve this error before I install anything else.
Eddy
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Strange, this shouldn’t happen. I have to step back here. Other than to manual set everything I haven’t another possible solution. Wait for one of the Alwil people to step in. (Shouldn’t take long for them)
Eddy, MS Outlook does not use Mail Protection Wizard :-[
It uses MS Outlook/Exchange plugin…
tfchk, can you check if avast! plugin is enabled into the MS Outlook?
Depending on the version of Outlook could be:
Extra > Options > Other > Advanched Options
or
Help > About > Pluggins
system
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I had the same problem, few weeks ago, after I installed XP Pro on one of my PCs.
As far as i remember :-\ I solved it this way:
First I followed the following path,
Start → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs → Add/Remove Windows Components (left panel) → Internet Information Services (IIS) → details
Then I disabled a line having (SMTP).
The conflict at port 25 disappeared and the error message didn’t pop-up 
I read that the disabled service is not important and also uses port 25 (for debugging… using inetinfo.exe)
Kerim
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Kerim,
Thanks for the good info. Problem solved.