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Title: XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 28, 2004, 01:27:28 AM

 >:(i downloaded sp2 & it won't let me turn on the resident protection. i have avast 4.1 home edition.it still scans incoming mail , though. it also won't let avast in the system tray, which means it won't let it start up!it didn't recognize avast & told me i had to get another virus scanner. i think avast is way better than mcafee or norton. please help!

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: bob3160 on August 28, 2004, 03:15:09 AM

reddog
Avast! is recognized. Just look at the picture taken from my pc after I installed SP2.

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: techie101 on August 28, 2004, 03:19:57 AM

bob,

Only ZA Pro recognizes Avast.  The freeware version 5.1.011.000 does not.


red dog,

Go into Control Panel/Add Remove and highlight Avast.
One of the options will be Repair.  Choose it and see if a repair of Avast fixes the problem.

Good luck

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: bob3160 on August 28, 2004, 03:26:56 AM

Techie
He was talking about SP2 not ZA
However, I have ZA Pro and ZA isn't recognizing Avast!

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 28, 2004, 12:38:35 PM

well,men,i was using ashampoo platinum optimizer and the resistry cleaner took took a redundant dll out and i had to reinstall xp pro.. i couldn't repair it cause i didn't have the admin password.how in the heck do you make a automated system recovery disk in xp pro..i just got xp pro & don't know how to do crap yet!! ???

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: Max M.Wachtel III on August 28, 2004, 07:37:55 PM

Reddog-
Welcome :)
Here is link to MS KB 299526
How To Re-Create a Missing Automated System Recovery Floppy Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299526 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299526)
(I finally figured out the broken url thing)
You can change your desktop to "classic",makes it easier to use(old style)
You need to be careful using registry cleaners,as you learned the hard way ;)
I use RegSeeker and RegCleaner.
I am also running XP Pro SP2 with no problems with Avast but my firewall is not seen,( Sygate) but it is running so I could care less  ;D
I have links to these and other good programs on my site
-max

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 28, 2004, 11:23:32 PM

 ;Dthanks for the link max!i usually used ACE OR ADVANCED system optimizers when i had win 98se. i think i'll use the ones that you tried so i don't have to kill the thing ,again.i did write down the admin. password this time so i can repair it if i really mess it up . THANKS A MILLION!!- REDDOG :D

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 29, 2004, 02:04:18 AM

 ???HEY MAX!I WENT TO THE LINK BUT IN SYSTEM TOOLS , IT WASN'T LIKE THE LINK SAID TO DO , SO I COULDN'T MAKE THE DISK. SORRY ABOUT MY LUCK.OH, BY THE WAY, I DID REPAIR AVAST & NOW IT COMES UP IN THE SYS TRAY.THANKS TECHIE ;D

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 29, 2004, 02:06:22 AM

 ???BOB!WHERE DO YOU GET THAT PIC AT? OR DOES IT JUST COME UP AFTER INSTALLATION OF XP? ;D

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: Max M.Wachtel III on August 29, 2004, 02:20:28 AM

Have you looked around the KB's?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/asr.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818903 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818903)
-max

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: bob3160 on August 29, 2004, 02:24:24 AM

Hi reddog
If you go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, and click on Security Center you'll see the same thing.

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 29, 2004, 02:47:01 AM

 ???BOB!NO SECURITY CENTER IN MY CONTROL PANEL,BUDDY!WASSUP WITH THAT? ;D

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 29, 2004, 02:55:32 AM

 ;DTHE ONLY TIME I SAW THAT THING WAS WHEN I INSTALLED SERVICE PACK 2? :-[

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: reddog on August 29, 2004, 03:13:39 AM

 ;DHEY BOB. I DID A SEARCH FOR THAT SECURITY THING & IT FOUND ONE IN DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS BUT WHEN I CLICKED ON IT , IT SAID IT COULDN'T FIND A wscui.cpl shortcut- that it was missing?sorry to keep buggin ya man!

Title: Re:XP SP2
Post by: bob3160 on August 29, 2004, 03:34:54 AM

reddog
Are you sure you have SP2 installed ? If you do, where did you get it ?