Hello.
Funny that you should ask that question!!!
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Matter of fact: yesterday upon my initial install I performed a custom install and ensured that all options were selected or ticked. Today: I simply clicked on the big "INSTALL" button (wondering if it would make a difference) (which it didn't).
As a matter of interest:
When you perform a custom web install: not all of the options are selected or ticked. But when you perform an offline custom install then all options are selected or ticked (but this is not serious I don't think).
Judging by what Avast! Free Edition is showing me: the offline default install does indeed install everything anyway.
I'm guessing this is all working fine. Just hate it when things happen or don't happen that I don't have explanations for.
I'm wondering actually if this has something to do with the latest version / update of Chrome. My reason for saying this is because I did experience a problem with the extension for Internet Download Manager (and this is sure one very stable application and never had issues with it ever but then I can say the same about Avast! Free Edition too i.e. up until now I've never ever had an issue) and this is definitely an issue with Chrome (and have resolved the issue).
For fun: I opened Internet Explorer 11 and all Avast! Free Edition extensions (or plug-ins as they are called in IE) are indeed installed and working no problem.
For more fun: I searched for all *.CRX files (Chrome extensions). Oddly enough there are many Avast Chrome extension files but they're all residing in the Safezone Brower folder.
I'm still of the opinion now that the installers are simply not installing the Chrome extensions where they should be. Who knows. And I'm not about to start "dropping" extensions into Chrome from the Sarfezone Browser folder either.
I really cannot think of anything else that's "out of the ordinary" here. The only possible other thing was that I had MS Security Essentials installed initially and then Avast! Free Edition after that. I then decided to uninstall MS Security Essentials (because of the "old story" that one should not have two AV packages running on the same PC but it should be said that I was not experiencing any issues with both being installed at the same time either). This all works as it should i.e. the moment Avast! Free Edition is installed then Windows Defender is disabled automatically and once Avast! Free Edition is uninstalled then Windows Defender is enabled again. So no issues here. And I cannot see how simply uninstalling Avast! Free Edition, then uninstalling MS Security Essentials, and then re-installing Avast! Free Edition could result in my issues (and I for sure ain't wiping this Windows 7 Pro installation out and starting again just to prove a point).
And thanks. I have to say I'm a little bit more comfortable installing extensions from the Chrome Web Store. After your post and some checking: it certainly does seem that both the software vendors and Google spend some time doing their best to ensure that extensions being offered via the store are legit) (although I'd still prefer that the installers were installing what they're supposed to be installing).
Any other ideas??? Welcome.
Regards,
Dale.