Screensaver bug in program update 4.1.319

[eric]

After Avast did the program update 4.1.319 and restarted Windows XP, the Avast screensaver doesn't work anymore. How can I fix this problem ?

[Vlk]

What do you mean, doesn't work anymore?

[eric]

The avast screensaver doesn't start anymore. When I start the avast screensaver manually nothing happens.

[Vlk]

I don't quite understand. How do you start the screen-saver manually?

I've just checked that the following works under XP with build319:

- Control Panel, Display settings
- Screensaver tab, select avast antivirus, click Properties.
- Select a real screensaver (I use Starfield for experimenting) and confirm with OK

Now:
- Click Preview -> it works
- Wait for the screen saver to start after X minutes of idle time -> it works.

So?
Vlk

[eric]

I checked the XP-processes. I saw multiple versions of Avast screensaver running in background!! Each time you start the Avast screensaver he start a new background process. Before the program update the Avast screensaver was started in foreground.

[eric]

To manually start Avast screen saver I use button preview.

I killed all the background processes and tried again. Avast nows runs in foreground. It seems to work now. I don't know why Avast screensaver suddenly started as a background process. It is the first time that it happens and by coincidence just after the Avast program update.

[Vlk]

Try killing'em all, selecting Starfield as the base screensaver and clicking the Preview button.

I doubt it's something new in v4.1.319 - I just checked the sources and they have not changed at all since the last version.

[Vlk]

Hehe nice simultaneous posting!

Glad it works now.

[eric]

Ok. Thanks for your fast response.

[Lisandro]

Just to confirm: for me, with XP Pro SP1, avast! screen saver works like ever previous version...  
Not a trouble at all, not proccesses in background