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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: zivilist on November 30, 2004, 01:57:18 PM

Title: twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: zivilist on November 30, 2004, 01:57:18 PM

Can I prevent that the icon in the tasbar is twisting?
(except to disable providers)
I dont want that any icons in the bar is rotating.
If I want an animation I will buy a game-console
or start a game on my pc...
Can you add an option to disable this?
I see that avast is running when I hover over the icon.

thanks

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: Eddy on November 30, 2004, 02:04:37 PM

If you have XP, you can just hide the icon or you can hide the entire taskbar.

And it only spins if it scanning something. If it isn't scanning it just sits still.

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: lee16 on November 30, 2004, 02:07:14 PM

Please download Avast_external_control_tool (Rejzor product) from the link below. After you install it go to "general tweaks" and choose 'use task bar icon without animation'.

http://freeweb.siol.net/razor256/downloads/avast_external_control.zip


Alternatively you could right click the task bar and click auto hide if you wanted.

--lee

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: RejZoR on November 30, 2004, 02:56:57 PM

You can turn off "a" ball spinning with my tool,but logout and login for changes to take effect. Integrated restart routine might not work correctly if you are using avast! 4.5 with Internet Mail provider. If you don't,then you can use it ;)

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: zivilist on November 30, 2004, 03:13:56 PM

ok I had disable through windows taskbar.
So every is fine

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: Lisandro on November 30, 2004, 05:34:36 PM

Quote from: zivilist on November 30, 2004, 03:13:56 PM

ok I had disable through windows taskbar.
So every is fine

You won't be able to disable spinning by Windows.
You should change a value into the avast4.ini file (AnimateIcon=1 in section [AAVM]). Boot and you're done.
Much more in 'Settings' on my signature.
Completely hidding the icon: ShowTaskbarIcon=0  ;)

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: zivilist on November 30, 2004, 11:07:34 PM

I will set AnimateIcon=0 in section [AAVM].
Thats, all I want.

Thanks

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: testy on December 01, 2004, 12:57:58 AM

Just out of curiosity, I checked in my ini file and I don't have a  AnimateIcon=1 in section [AAVM].  Why not?  ???

Title: Re:twisting "a"-icon makes me crazy
Post by: Lisandro on December 01, 2004, 01:23:43 AM

Quote from: testy on December 01, 2004, 12:57:58 AM

Just out of curiosity, I checked in my ini file and I don't have a  AnimateIcon=1 in section [AAVM].  Why not?  ???

It's not the default...
Read my first post at 'Settings' on my signature.
Just add it or any other of the million possibilities of avast configuration  ;)