avast newbie setup help /advice

Hi i am new to avast and have just downlaoded avast,looks neat and polished,i like it guys,.
I have (4) questions to ask,i have tried to find the answer first by reading the rakes of help info avast gives,some a bit daunting but i’ve gone with it before i ask you,i could not so if i missed it apologies!.

Q.1/
I have MSN MESSENGER 7.0 and wish to setup files to be sc.anned by avast,under MSN MESSENGER/TOOLS/OPTIONS/FILE TRANSFER/“Scan Files For Viruses using” i am asked to browse the program files for the relevant program which is AVAST(correct?) but then there are alot of options under the AVAST PROGRAM?,WHICH ONE SHOULD I SELECT?,here is what i have as folows:-

ashwebSv,ash MaiSv,ashSimp2,ashSimpl,ashQuick,ash

Q.2/
How do i setup a scheduling for a scan like a weekly scan?,i am not able to understand-sorry need bit help here.
Q.3/
Is it recommended to set the resident protection to MAXIMUM and the the scan to THOROUGH based on all you guts experience.
Q.4/
How long should scan take for C & D drive i have not got much to scan i have windows XP SP2 on (D) DRIVE i have 10.5 space used and (C) drive i have 188mb space used so not much there.

Regards

Souther Man

  1. Ashquick.exe
  2. There is a thread about scheduling I will find that
  3. Only the the first time, then normal should do
  4. How big is your drive ( about 30 mins)

Schedule tasks here http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=3796.0