Missing tray icon & strange registry entry

[system]

@Technical post:20

Smolls, see you ruound.
It’s a pity that you lose avast.
Anyway, next time, try not installing avast twice and disable programs that could interfere on installation: PrevX, Ad-watch, Teatimer, the firewall, etc.
Good luck 8)

Hi Technical,

I am sad to go because I figure Avast is best of breed but at least I haven’t gone without trying hard to get it to work!

If you don’t mind can I trouble you for some info on what I was asking …

Although I have got AVG 7, I still want to use Avast in some way, shape or form. So can I install Avast to be only an on-demand scanner?

If so then what options do I need take during the installation of Avast to have it only as an on-demand scanner.

Bearing in mind that I can’t get to see the Avast icon in the system tray then how would I invoke Avast to do

• (1) an on-demand scan.- (2) an update of itself.

Thanks for any help.

Smolls

[Lisandro]

@smolls post:21

So can I install Avast to be only an on-demand scanner?

Yes, you can.
Just disable AVG and install avast (or choose customized installation without Standard Shield, Internet Mail provider, etc.).
After boot, disable the providers of avast that you won’t use.

If so then what options do I need take during the installation of Avast to have it only as an on-demand scanner.

@smolls post:21

How would I invoke Avast to do

• (1) an on-demand scan.- (2) an update of itself.

Run ashSimple.exe for on-demand scanning and update. Just click the propter icons on the skin.
Oh, avast can be set to automatic update (if aswUpdSv.exe is running as a Windows XP Service).

Anyway, sorry, you’re losing avast that is far better than AVG.
My system I have the contrary, AVG is the on-demand (second) scanner

[system]

I got the exact same problem as smolls. I don’t get a tray icon either. Did everything that was suggested in this thread. No luck. I had NOD32 installed before but uninstalled it properly via Add/Remove. Guess it will be back to NOD32 for me.

[system]

@Technical post:22

@smolls post:21

So can I install Avast to be only an on-demand scanner?

Yes, you can. Just disable AVG and install avast (or choose customized installation without Standard Shield, Internet Mail provider, etc.). After boot, disable the providers of avast that you won’t use.

@smolls post:21

How would I invoke Avast to do

• (1) an on-demand scan.- (2) an update of itself.

Run ashSimple.exe for on-demand scanning and update. Just click the propter icons on the skin.
Oh, avast can be set to automatic update (if aswUpdSv.exe is running as a Windows XP Service).

Hi there guys.

I am the Original Poster of this thread. If you recall, I can’t get the Avast icons to appear automatically on bootup so I am now using Avast as an on-demand scanner only.
As Technical says, I can run “ashSimple.exe” (or “ashSimp2.exe” for on-demand scanning and update.

I find I can also right click a file and use the Avast entry in the context menu to provide an on-demand scan of that file.

And I can manually run “ashDisp.exe” in order to force the appearance of the system tray icon.

However, I do not want Avast to run its services (even if they help to provide automatic updates). I would far rather do a manual update just before I perform an on-demand scan. Extra services are an extra load on my small PC.

So my QUESTION in this posting is how do I ask Avast not to run its two services “avast! Antivirus” and “avast iAVS Control Service”?

[DavidR]

At a guess, you want to do updates manually, set it to do that in program settings, update (basic).

[Lisandro]

@smolls post:24

How do I ask Avast not to run its two services “avast! Antivirus” and “avast iAVS Control Service”?

1. Disable your resident providers.
2. Start Menu > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
   Let the avast services to run ‘manually’ and not automatically
3. Anyway, I would be happy if we can troubleshoot your problem and bring you back to full power of avast 8)