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Original Message

Name: mlbauer
Date: September 1, 2007 at 10:11:29 Pacific
Subject: avast antivirus
OS: winxp
CPU/Ram: intel
Model/Manufacturer: hp

Comment:

I had a problem with my new canon printer. they suggested i do disc clean up and a degfrag. done. now Avast little icon doesn't spin. email, web pages, -0-. i doublechecked all its components, even did a looong virus check, but it still isn't on. can't figure it out. any ideas?

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Response Number 1

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 1, 2007 at 10:16:22 Pacific
Subject: avast antivirus

Reply: (edit)

you may have to uninstall Avast and then re-install it....put a check mark in so it does a bootscan on reboot.
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Response Number 2

Name: Johnw
Date: September 1, 2007 at 16:17:31 Pacific
Subject: avast antivirus

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Right click on the Icon > Program Settings > Appearance, tick > Animate.

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Response Number 3

Name: internalrage35
Date: September 2, 2007 at 10:31:22 Pacific
Subject: avast antivirus

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Just because it doesn't spin doesn't mean it's not on. I set mine to not spin because it silently annoys me.
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Response Number 4

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 2, 2007 at 10:49:40 Pacific
Subject: avast antivirus

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if it is stuck in the 1/2 position, I would say there is a problem
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Response Number 5

Name: mlbauer
Date: September 2, 2007 at 15:04:35 Pacific
Subject: avast antivirus

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thank you ALL! i did remove/reinstall/bootscan, and only now do i know about "program/appearance" and yes, it was stuck at 1/2....you guys are the best

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Response Number 6

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 2, 2007 at 16:04:03 Pacific
Subject: avast antivirus

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Thanks for posting back, also, good thing you re-installed it....better safe than sorry.
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