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Gary S. Terhune
Re: SOLVED(?)Re: need antivirus
<BG> The lady has plenty of practice uninstalling and installing Avast!,
PCR! With lots of expert help. Besides, if she has an older version, it can
easily be updated using the taskbar icon's menu. I still use setupeng from
1/27/07. In fact, I *think* it automatically updates during install but I
can't be sure. Anyway, there are two update choices in the menu, for the
engine and for the defs.
As for using the proxy, seems to me that doing so already caused problems
for Ginny, but I can't recall for sure. Still, IMO, if an app needs a proxy
it should deal with it during Setup. Otherwise, it definitely won't get
UNdealt with during an uninstall, and that eventuality might cause all kinds
of grief. WebShield's a secondary layer of idiot-proofing, er, defense,
anyway. Besides, the lady seems to be a safe surfer.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:ePz6oaFxIHA.5620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I see where you posted your Startup Group. It will take some study for
> me to decipher. In the meantime-- absolutely clicking avast! should not
> do the things you say. You must go to Add/Remove Programs & uninstall
> it...
>
> (a) "START button, Find, F/F, SetupEng"
>
> That is the avast! raw download. How many do you have?
> Delete all but the latest, going by Modification date.
>
> (b) "START, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs"
> (c) Double-Click avast! Anti-virus in the list.
> Avast! Antivirus Setup will open.
> (d) Click the Update Components icon.
> Is the version showing... 4.8.1201?
> (e) Click the Uninstall button, & do the uninstall.
>
> (f) If the version was less than mine, delete your remaining
> SetupEng.exe to avoid confusing & save disk space--
> & go download the new one...
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
> (g) Click your latest SetupEng.exe to do the install.
>
> Now, can you click around in avast! & not crash? If so, we may proceed
> with the settings. Let's try the proxy again...
> http://www.avast.com/eng/webshield_issues.html#idt_6869
> Since you have a LAN, do the one that involves the LAN only.
>
> ......Quote instructions when LAN is involved...................
> Proxy server settings for Internet Explorer when using broadband and/or
> local area network (LAN) Internet connection
>
> 1. Start Internet Explorer.
> 2. Select Tools ® Internet Options... from the main menu.
> 3. Switch to page Connections.
> 4. Click on the LAN Settings... button.
> 5. Check the option Use a proxy server for your LAN
> 6. Write localhost into the Address field (alternatively, you can
> enter IP address 127.0.0.1, which is the same as localhost).
> 7. Enter 12080 into the Port field.
> 8. Confirm with OK button.
> .......EOQ instructions when LAN is involved......................
>
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> Should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4842fe24$0$15204$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> | Without Web Shield. I had a hard time opening it last night to run a
> scan. "An
> | attempt was made to load, ...." when I close that out. the splash
> screen is frozen
> | there and I have to do a ctl alt dlt to 'end task' , then the scanner
> is ther with a
> | simple interface. I can not close it with the x. Again I have to run a
> ctl-alt-dlt.
> | to end task. So I guess it is not running as smoothly as I thought.
> |
> |
> | "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> | news:%23DXhKqAxIHA.704@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | > "Avast is running smoothly..." Is that WITH the WebShield turned on
> or
> | > without?
> | >
> | > --
> | > Gary S. Terhune
> | > MS-MVP Shell/User
> | > www.grystmill.com
> | >
> | > "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> | > news:48424910$0$25060$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> | > > Brian asked: What is the exact make/model of the router?
> | > >
> | > > Answer: BELKIN Model # F5D5230-4
> | > >
> | > > Brian A said :if anything you may need to forward the port that
> Avast
> | > > uses in order
> | > > to allow it through.
> | > >
> | > > Reply: Avast is having no problems. Running smoothly. Thanks.
> | > >
> | > > Ginny
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
> | > > news:uahHmV6wIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> | > >> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> | > >> news:4840bb81$0$25061$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> | > >> >I did not set anything in Belkin. Perhaps I should have gone to
> my site
> | > >> >and
> | > >> >entered
> | > >> > the Proxy settings for Avast.
> | > >>
> | > >> It's not a site, it's the routers web based configuration. I
> don't
> | > >> believe
> | > >> there is any proxy setting needed at all in the routers
> configuration, .
> | > >>>
> | > >> --
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
> | > >> Conflicts start where information lacks.
> | > >> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
> | > >>
> | > >> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> | > >> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >
> | > >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>
<BG> The lady has plenty of practice uninstalling and installing Avast!,
PCR! With lots of expert help. Besides, if she has an older version, it can
easily be updated using the taskbar icon's menu. I still use setupeng from
1/27/07. In fact, I *think* it automatically updates during install but I
can't be sure. Anyway, there are two update choices in the menu, for the
engine and for the defs.
As for using the proxy, seems to me that doing so already caused problems
for Ginny, but I can't recall for sure. Still, IMO, if an app needs a proxy
it should deal with it during Setup. Otherwise, it definitely won't get
UNdealt with during an uninstall, and that eventuality might cause all kinds
of grief. WebShield's a secondary layer of idiot-proofing, er, defense,
anyway. Besides, the lady seems to be a safe surfer.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:ePz6oaFxIHA.5620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I see where you posted your Startup Group. It will take some study for
> me to decipher. In the meantime-- absolutely clicking avast! should not
> do the things you say. You must go to Add/Remove Programs & uninstall
> it...
>
> (a) "START button, Find, F/F, SetupEng"
>
> That is the avast! raw download. How many do you have?
> Delete all but the latest, going by Modification date.
>
> (b) "START, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs"
> (c) Double-Click avast! Anti-virus in the list.
> Avast! Antivirus Setup will open.
> (d) Click the Update Components icon.
> Is the version showing... 4.8.1201?
> (e) Click the Uninstall button, & do the uninstall.
>
> (f) If the version was less than mine, delete your remaining
> SetupEng.exe to avoid confusing & save disk space--
> & go download the new one...
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
> (g) Click your latest SetupEng.exe to do the install.
>
> Now, can you click around in avast! & not crash? If so, we may proceed
> with the settings. Let's try the proxy again...
> http://www.avast.com/eng/webshield_issues.html#idt_6869
> Since you have a LAN, do the one that involves the LAN only.
>
> ......Quote instructions when LAN is involved...................
> Proxy server settings for Internet Explorer when using broadband and/or
> local area network (LAN) Internet connection
>
> 1. Start Internet Explorer.
> 2. Select Tools ® Internet Options... from the main menu.
> 3. Switch to page Connections.
> 4. Click on the LAN Settings... button.
> 5. Check the option Use a proxy server for your LAN
> 6. Write localhost into the Address field (alternatively, you can
> enter IP address 127.0.0.1, which is the same as localhost).
> 7. Enter 12080 into the Port field.
> 8. Confirm with OK button.
> .......EOQ instructions when LAN is involved......................
>
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> Should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4842fe24$0$15204$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> | Without Web Shield. I had a hard time opening it last night to run a
> scan. "An
> | attempt was made to load, ...." when I close that out. the splash
> screen is frozen
> | there and I have to do a ctl alt dlt to 'end task' , then the scanner
> is ther with a
> | simple interface. I can not close it with the x. Again I have to run a
> ctl-alt-dlt.
> | to end task. So I guess it is not running as smoothly as I thought.
> |
> |
> | "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> | news:%23DXhKqAxIHA.704@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | > "Avast is running smoothly..." Is that WITH the WebShield turned on
> or
> | > without?
> | >
> | > --
> | > Gary S. Terhune
> | > MS-MVP Shell/User
> | > www.grystmill.com
> | >
> | > "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> | > news:48424910$0$25060$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> | > > Brian asked: What is the exact make/model of the router?
> | > >
> | > > Answer: BELKIN Model # F5D5230-4
> | > >
> | > > Brian A said :if anything you may need to forward the port that
> Avast
> | > > uses in order
> | > > to allow it through.
> | > >
> | > > Reply: Avast is having no problems. Running smoothly. Thanks.
> | > >
> | > > Ginny
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
> | > > news:uahHmV6wIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> | > >> "CdLSRN" <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote in message
> | > >> news:4840bb81$0$25061$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> | > >> >I did not set anything in Belkin. Perhaps I should have gone to
> my site
> | > >> >and
> | > >> >entered
> | > >> > the Proxy settings for Avast.
> | > >>
> | > >> It's not a site, it's the routers web based configuration. I
> don't
> | > >> believe
> | > >> there is any proxy setting needed at all in the routers
> configuration, .
> | > >>>
> | > >> --
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
> | > >> Conflicts start where information lacks.
> | > >> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
> | > >>
> | > >> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> | > >> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >
> | > >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>
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