Author Topic: Uninstalling Avast Free breaks vbscript  (Read 1600 times)

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brundleflyguy

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Uninstalling Avast Free breaks vbscript
« on: July 08, 2013, 02:06:42 PM »
Hi all,
  I just uninstalled Avast Free and now I can't run vbscript items.  I get the error:
"CScript Error: Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script".

I'm pretty sure this is because Avast, like McAfee, intercepts VBscript calls to scan for malicious software, but the uninstaller doesn't see to reset it back to the regular Windows setting.

How can I fix this?

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Re: Uninstalling Avast Free breaks vbscript
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2013, 11:52:37 PM »
You have/had avast! as well as McAcrap installed at the same time?
That is a big "not done" thing.
Remove both completely and only install 1 av software.
Then check if your vbscripts are working again.