Can't change scan times

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Any ideas why we can’t change the (military) scan times? Tried clearing, overwriting, just won’t let me change the timing!

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I don’t believe it is there as an option. I think the 24hr clock is there to avoid possible scheduling problems and confusion over AM/PM.

Even in my XP Pro system if I setup a new scheduled task the time is in 24hr format. However I display my system time in 24hr format, so I don’t know if in doing that the scheduled tasks would also be in the same 24hr format.

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Hi, thanks for yr input.

Its not about whether it is a 24 clock, or any other type. It the fact whatever the time we can’t change it. For example if we wanted to change from 12:00 to 09:30, it wont allow us to later the digits.

Seams very strange, almost a bug, and this on a new clean install of XP Pro Sp3.

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Do you have admin rights…??

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Yes sir only ony one admin user…changed it before from 00:00 to 12:00, now want to change it to 09:30!

Thank you.

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Have you tried running a repair of avast and reboot ?, then try the time again.

What version of avast are you using ? you could also try installing avast over the top of your existing copy - might fix that glitch you seem to have, if none of that helps you left with a clean install.

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Did you click on ‘OK’ after changing the time…??

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Just tested it on my XP system and no problem, changing and then changing back to my original setting weekly scan Sunday at 0:01.

I tried a few times, always clicking the OK button after a change so that it doesn’t revert to the original time. When I come back in the new time is still present. If I change it to 09:30 and click OK and come back in and view the time it is showing 9:30, the leading zero 0 is left off, but it is scheduled for that time.

You could try just clearing the time first and then enter 9:30 not 09:30 and see if that sticks.

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Thank you folks for all yr suggestions. (i) it wont let me clear or overtype; I can place the curser there, but its as though the field is locked; hence OK is not doing anything. Thats whats so odd.

I am running version 7.0.1473. Couldn’t see where the option is to run Avast repair?

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Repair avast!:

  1. Control Panel → Add/Remove programs → avast!
  2. Click on ‘Repair’.
  3. Follow instructions.
  4. Reboot.
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Thank you, will give that a whirl…

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You’re welcome.