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Changing your Forum Profile & adding a pic?
« on: November 24, 2013, 10:56:44 PM »
Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 1:48 PM, [GMT-0800], Day of year = 328

Hi Again,

Sorry for another post, but this should be the last for ages. :) I had difficulty when first joining the Forum. When I went to log-in, my full e-mail address and password were pre-entered for me, I hit "log-in" BUT I couldn't get in. :( I contacted avast Support but was told the Forum is not a part of avast and they couldn't help me. I finally, for a "Username," tried "mwsoft," the left part of our company e-mail, and it WORKED. :)

So, needless to say, I'm a bit "shy" about going to the Profile page to change my Username from "mwsoft" to my own name. I may not be able to log-in. Yoiks! Also, I would like to add a PIC on the Forum. So, is it SAFE to type in a new "Username" in the Profile section, and HOW, since I see nothing referring to it, HOW do I up-load a PIC?  :)

Thank you guys & gals!


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Re: Changing your Forum Profile & adding a pic?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2013, 11:23:36 PM »
Unfortunately there are areas of the Profile settings you can't access until you have 20 posts (no longer a newbie category). This is one of a number of anti-spam measures on the forums, with legit users also suffering as a result of spammers.

Adding an avatar is one thing you can't do or add a signature.
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Re: Changing your Forum Profile & adding a pic?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2013, 12:15:09 AM »
nutz!  after 20 can you change your Username along with adding a pic?

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Re: Changing your Forum Profile & adding a pic?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2013, 12:44:49 AM »
I obviously can't check (having more than 20 posts), but I think you should be able to change your user name/name and email address in the Profile > Account Settings ?
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