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Automatic update on w2k
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September 19, 2003, 08:05:04 AM »
Hi all
Is there a known issue for automatic updates on w2k? I am using avast!4 on a win98 machine (where automatic updates work fine) and on another pc with w2k where, with the same settings, I never get an automatic update.
Any ideas?
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Re:Automatic update on w2k
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September 19, 2003, 08:21:27 AM »
So you're never notified that there is something new, or the update just doesn't work even if you start it manually?
You know, the program updates are by default set to "Ask", i.e. they aren't launched automatically, you should be just notified that an update is available...
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Re:Automatic update on w2k
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September 19, 2003, 09:04:20 AM »
Updates are set to "automatic", and if I had not my win98 machine I would not notice *any* update. I then do a manual update ("update now") without any problems.
I forgot to mention that I am logged with administrator rights (but not as "Administrator")
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Re:Automatic update on w2k
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September 19, 2003, 09:17:28 AM »
How do you connect to the Internet on the W2K machine? Do you have ping's enabled?
Try e.g. this command
ping
www.avast.com
Does it work there?
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Re:Automatic update on w2k
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September 19, 2003, 09:30:22 AM »
< How do you connect to the Internet on the W2K machine?
LAN and DSL
<Do you have ping's enabled?
How do you enable/disable pings?
ping 192.168.1.XX detects other PCs in my LAN
<Try e.g. this command
<
<ping
www.avast.com
<
<Does it work there?
There's no reply, even when I am logged in as "Administrator"
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Re:Automatic update on w2k
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September 19, 2003, 09:38:11 AM »
Hmm, seems that someone on the way is dropping the ICMP (ping) packets. No wonder it doesn't work, then. Please start avast, go to Settings, Updates (Connections), and turn on the "Always connected" option. That should help.
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Re:Automatic update on w2k
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September 19, 2003, 09:54:11 AM »
Done.
We'll see!
thanks so far for your help!
Martin
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