Avast 4.8 Free

[alicez]

I have Avast 4.8 Free version on my Win98se notebook. Installed it about one week ago.

Would someone tell me if I can 'always' scan the C: and D: drives automatically? Of do I have to keep indicating which drives to scan everytime I do a scan?

While the VRDB is running, can I work on other items on-line or off-line? Or must I not do any other work on the notebook while VRDB is running?

Thank you

[rdmaloyjr]

http://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=22

http://files.avast.com/files/manuals/install-manual-pro-eng.pdf

[Lisandro]

You can't schedule in Home version. Only in Professional.

Howto do with Home version: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=3796.msg27225#msg27225
Drawbacks on Home version: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=29962.msg246925#msg246925

You can work while VRDB is being constructed in background.
Remember, VRDB is not a backup system. It does not need to be run more than the default settings (21 days).

[alicez]

I think I might have typed my question poorly, when I said:

"Would someone tell me if I can 'always' scan the C: and D: drives automatically? Of do I have to keep indicating which drives to scan everytime I do a scan?"

I do a 'manual' scan every several days and I wondered if there is a way that I can always have the C: drive and D: drive 'checked' as the two dirves to always check (when I do a manual scan)?
Or, do I always have to keep 'checking' the C: drive and D: drive, prior to the manual scan?

Hope that is clearer. (I did not want Avast to do an automatic scan on a scheduled basis.)

Thank you kindly.

Alice

[rdmaloyjr]

I gave you the wrong manual link, sorry.
http://files.avast.com/files/manuals/user-manual-home-eng.pdf

Windows 98 needs to have avast! WebShield manually set in browsers, that's why I gave you this link:
http://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=22

[Lisandro]

"Would someone tell me if I can 'always' scan the C: and D: drives automatically? Of do I have to keep indicating which drives to scan everytime I do a scan?"

I do a 'manual' scan every several days and I wondered if there is a way that I can always have the C: drive and D: drive 'checked' as the two dirves to always check (when I do a manual scan)?

Only in Pro version, using the Tasks concepts: creation and configuration of a particular task. You can even schedule it.