I installed Avast! Home Edition yesterday (I have used Avast! before) and i realised there is no VRDB icon in system tray. I thought that it might have merged with the main icon but when i right click the main icon there isnt any options for VRDB. I tried reinstalling the software but that didnt help either.
Ok nvm guys because when i started up my PC again it now seems to be in the system tray, and set to generate when screensaver is on. I dont know why it didnt start earlier.
Hello. I installed the Home Edition over the weekend. My VRDB icon (the spinning “i” icon) disappeared within several hours of installation. I followed the recommended direction, i.e. Control Panel / Add Remove Programs / Avast / Remove / Repair . The icon didn’t appear, so I restarted the PC, but still no icon. I repeated the Repair operation again, but there still isn’t any trace of the icon in my system tray. Any other suggestions on how to restore the icon? Thanks!
Pardon my ignorance as a newbie, but where are “my signature” and the “avast4.ini” file settings? I can’t find either of them in the menu for the Avast control panel. I see “Settings” in the control panel, but no signature or avast4.ini file. Thanks for your help.
I believe by his reference to — “my signature,” Tech meant for you to look in HIS Signature … at the bottom of his Post. There is a little “Settings” link there at the bottom of his Post. At least that’s what I’m understanding.
Once you click on the little “Settings” link in Tech’s Post’s Signature, scroll all the way to the Bottom and Click on Page 2. That’s where I am seeing the section on the VRDB starts to which Tech is referring. If I am wrong … well, Tech will correct me later. ;D
Thanks for the guidance. I followed all suggestions, but I’m not given an option to replace the modified avast4.ini file . The most I can do is save it in another site, such as My Documents. I’m also given a warning that the changes might disable avast! real-time protection.
Tech, is it OK to disregard the warning, despite the potential consequences? Where do I go from here to reinstate the VRDB icon? Thanks in advance for your help.
I needed to uninstall then reinstall Avast three times before the VRDB “i” icon appeared in the sys tray. I then created a virus recovery database, closed my browser (Firefox 3), and restarted my PC. The VRDB icon was gone! Here’s what I found in the “[VRDB]” section of avast4.ini :
Question #1: Based on Tech’s instructions from July 8, it seems that I would need to add the following two items. Is that correct?
MergeIcons=0
ShowTaskbarIcon=1
Question #2: When trying to save the avast4.ini file, I receive a warning informing me that saving the file could disable Avast protection and asking me if I wish to continue with the save. May I safely select “Yes” without worrying about the loss of Avast protection?
Tech, thanks so much for your help. The problem seems to have resolved itself and, hopefully, won’t recur. If it does, at least I’ll know how to remedy the situation. Thanks again!
As of the last install, the above three lines were not in the avast4.ini file under VRDB, so I added them. Upon the next reboot, the (i) icon is still not present on the screen next to the clock.
