non-outlook user

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi Folks

I just installed the home version 4.8. I’m running winders XP pro

I don’t use outlook or IE (except IE on rare occasions when a site won’t work with firefox).

Should I terminate the Outlook / Exchange provider? “the provider is waiting for a subsystem to start”. Is this using resources or should I just let it be?

On instant messaging, I use mIRC, but none of the other chat programs listed. Do I gain anything by messing with those settings or should I just let it be?

Thanks!

mike

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Welcome to the avast! forums!

IE (like other browsers … for example Firefox) is covered by the WebShield and Network Shield and is not connected with the Outlook/Exchange provider.

If you never use Microsoft Outlook then you are perfectly free to terminate the Outlook/Exchange provider (even though it will save you nothing to speak of in terms of resources).

In the Instant Messaging provider … similar story … if you use none of the services covered then feel free to terminate it … but again it will save you precious little in resources.

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thanks!