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GOTFrog

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No boot time scan
« on: October 05, 2007, 06:50:39 PM »
I was wondering if there was something i could do to fix this issue, in the pull down menu, the schedule a boot-time scan stays grayed out.  and i can't use it.
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2007, 06:57:55 PM »
It is dependant on your OS, it is available for win2k, XP and Vista, bit NOT win9x or winME.

What is your OS ?
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2007, 07:00:03 PM »
Im running Vista home premium, it's a clean install, 1 week old.
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2007, 07:07:40 PM »
Hmmm... strange, it should be there.
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2007, 08:17:05 PM »


This is what im getting
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2007, 08:27:44 PM »
Whilst I don't use Vista, couldn't this be a problem with a limited user account not being allowed to initiate a boot-time scan or rather reboot the OS ?

Are you running on a limited user account ?
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2007, 08:32:12 PM »
Works on my Vista under limited user.   
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2007, 08:49:37 PM »
Thanks essexboy, I was clutching at straws, I have never seen this in an OS that supports the boot-time scan, weird.
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2007, 08:52:02 PM »
It somehow suprises me that it works under a limited user account (I mean, the menu item won't be grayed, but scheduling the boot-time scan requires writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, which is not permitted for ordinary user...).

Anyway, back to the original question: the boot-time scan is available on 32bit version of Windows only; are you using Vista 64bit?
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2007, 09:29:50 PM »
Im using 64 bit version, well guess i wont be able to run boot-time scans.  Will there be an upddate in the future to bring it to 64bit os
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2007, 10:02:17 PM »
Well, hopefully yes, but I think it will take a while; some problems have to be solved for that.
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2007, 02:59:34 PM »
When I pull up Avast Home splash screen, at the bottom, Avast runs a memory + startup test, before the main Avast program screen comes up. Is this not the boot scan? I am using Win98SE. Thanks.
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2007, 03:21:12 PM »
Quote from: pixturesk on October 08, 2007, 02:59:34 PM
When I pull up Avast Home splash screen, at the bottom, Avast runs a memory + startup test, before the main Avast program screen comes up. Is this not the boot scan? I am using Win98SE. Thanks.
It's only available on Windows NT/2k/XP and Vista 32bits versions. Sorry...
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Re: No boot time scan
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2007, 03:55:51 PM »
Quote from: pixturesk on October 08, 2007, 02:59:34 PM
When I pull up Avast Home splash screen, at the bottom, Avast runs a memory + startup test, before the main Avast program screen comes up. Is this not the boot scan? I am using Win98SE. Thanks.

No this isn't a boot scan as you are still in windows. It is a scan of processes in memory and files that would normally run on start-up (startup test) but it isn't a boot-time scan it isn't available for win9x, winME.
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