I like to use antivirus programs in manual mode only! I usually reset any automatic services to manual so they, the AV programs, will only run when I want them to. I also uncheck any processes set to startup when I reboot my computer.
I was trying out v4.8 and discovered that I couldn't change two of the Avast services back to manual. I wasn't allowed to. I looked further into the Win2000 registry and found that I was denied access to some Avast keys, me...the administrator, denied access to the registry on my computer. I tried to change the permissions, but was also denied access there.
It's possible that I missed something or don't know how to get around this denial. Could someone let me know if there is a way to fix this problem. If there is no way, and I am stuck with this "denial", please let me know also so I can do what I have to do.
Dan