VRDB not updating??

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Hi

I’m running Win2k Professional (SP4). I’m using the home edition of Avast. I’ve edited the avast.ini file to run the VRDB immediately - runinterval=5 and set the vrdb to run when the screensaver is on. This runs OK and says it has finished with approx 16,000 files processed, however when I start avast it still tells me that the last time the vrdb was ran was 08/27/03 when I have ran it 09/09/03. How can I be sure I have updated the database? Can I run the vrdb manually?

PaddyO

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Forgot to say I’m running the vrdb as administrator.

PaddyO

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Why so short update interval ? Read Igor’s contribution: http://www.avast.com/forum/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=159;start=0

…and also: http://www.avast.com/forum/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=536;start=msg2769#msg2769

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Hi

The update interval was so short so that I could force the vrdb to run and monitor it’s progress. It seemed to complete without error but the date on the avast screen doesn’t show this. Is there somewhere I can check to see if it did run? Did it run and finish without error? Why doesn’t the date on the avast screen show the correct date?

Thanks

PaddyO

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pj,

The interval for the VRDB is not short by default. It is set for 3 weeks. Before we go further, what version do you have?
Version 4.1 has just been released, and your Avast should have notified you of that.

If it has not, do a manual program update. Version 4.1 will allow a manual start of the VRDB form the I ball. You no longer have to modify the Avast4.ini file.

Update your program first, then manually run the VR :DDB and check the date once more.

Let me know what happens.