Hi… new here… I know there was a topic about the tray icon but I can’t find it. When I re-boot [Win XP ] the icon come back but eventually it disappears again. I know that the program is still running because the e-mail scan icon comes up but I like seeing the `a’ go round & round & round :).
Sometimes after I re-boot, the icon disappears as soon as the cursor gets near it [ maybe a conincedence but it’s happened several times ],other times the icon stays put for a while & then poof it’s gone.
I’ve checked all the settings & I can’t find anything that would affect the icon.
Strange… it seems like the corresponding program (ashDisp.exe) is not running… can you verify in Task Manager that the program is really running when the icon disappears?
Ok guys, the icon just went away again … I checked the task manager and ashdisp.exe is running. I checked my e-mail & the e-mail scan icon came on but no revolving A >:(
At this time, I suggest you a ‘clean installation of avast’:
Download the avast! setup (current version 4.1.319). Take note of your Registration key or, if you need another key, the registration form can be found here
Ok… it’s happening again … I’ve uninstalled & re-installed the program many,many times … Sometimes the icon doesn’t even load after a re-boot. The program is running cause the mail checker icon runs & ashdisp.exe is running…
Should I just live without the spinning "a" ?? or is there something else I can do..
Also, for awile the program wouldn't even load so I installed anti-vir just to have a virus program running ....when anti-vir was installed & I re-installed avast, it only installed the e-mail & im shields ... and the A icon did *not* disappear. When I uninstalled anti-vir & re-installed the full program , the icon started disappearing again .
Patti
Pattigayle, are you running any spyware monitor (TeaTimer from SpyBot, Ad-Watch from Ad-aware, PrevX, etc.) while installing avast?
You could be avoiding the startup registry entry for ashDisp.exe…
If you run it manually from avast folder, will the icon appear?
You could stay with AntiVir but never with the resident shield enabled (I think it’s called Guard in Antivir)…
I'm am running ad-aware but not ad-watch, I also have spyware guard. I uninstalled anti-vir [ I only used it when I could not get avast to run ].
I clicked on the ashdisp icon in the Avast folder & nothing happened....
I suppose I could live without the spinning A :'( if it's not indicative of a bigger problem.
Patti
Are you sure the icon is not ‘hiden’ as you have Windows XP and it has this feature…
Click on the triangle on the system tray… will it appear?
If you have ashdisp.exe running you should have the icon ??? :
Nope . the little devil isn’t hiding … I have it set to always show and when I click properties & customize for the tray, the avast icon shows as a previous item.
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