How to run avast with Windows 7?

Viruses and worms
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How do I get avast to run with windows 7.
No icon shows up showing avast running.
Best I can tell it is not running and keeps saying resident protedt disabled even after changed.

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I don’t use win7, but there shouldn’t be anything special to do to have it run short of installing it.

Have (or did) you another Anti-Virus installed in this system, if so what was it and how did you get rid of it ?

What other security based software do you have that might block new startup entries, e.g. Spybot S&D (TeaTimer), AdAware (AdWatch), SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor (StartUpGuard or OnGuard), PrevX, WinPatrol, ProcessGuard, etc. ?

  • As a temporary measure until this is resolved you can create a desktop shortcut for this file C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashDisp.exe (the avast icon and interface to the providers). Right click on the file and select Send To, Desktop (create shortcut). You will need to run this after each boot until the problem is resolved.

  • What avast processes are running in Task Manager, they begin with ash or asw, see image ?
    I don’t know where the above might be when installed in win7, but I’m sure you should be able to find them in win7.