k so i’ve had avast like 2 weeks now on my new laptop (hp vista 64bit) and i just realised the the ‘i’ icon is missing, so i explored around finally see the big bold writing on the splash screen saying vrdb ‘not done yet’. when i right click on the ‘a’ icon none of the vrdb options are there either.i tried repairing it, uninstalling/reinstalling and then i’ve spent like d past 3 hrs searching the net but to no avail. i didnt try all the complicated stuff cuz i might end up doing more harm than good.anyone has a simple soultion to suggest? its 2am i’m too frustrated to sleep and i hav a long day of classes ahead…gah!
You can manually run VRDB or (in Vista) set it to idle mode (it will generate VRDB each 21 days, default). But I won’t worry that much about VRDB. It protects against file infectors, not that very common nowadays.
Try a repair of avast. Add Remove programs, select ‘avast! Anti-Virus,’ click the Change/Remove button and scroll down to Repair, click next and follow.
If no joy, try this edit the C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\avast4.ini file using notepad, [VRDB] section, adding the following line, ShowTaskbarIcon=1 save the changes, the avast self-defence module will ask for confirmation, answer Yes and exit.
Right click the ‘i’ icon (if you have it) and run.
Or, right clikc the ‘a’ icon and choose VRDB > Generate now.
Or run ashdisp.exe and get the ‘a’ icon.
But it’s better focus on having avast working before (all providers).
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