DavidR and Nesivos
I'm using 4.8 Home Edition. As I mentioned earlier, there is a program in the Avast directory
called ashupd.exe. If you execute it with the "vps" switch, it will update the database,
very similar looking as when you right click the icon and update the database.
There is another switch, /silent, that will do the business without further ado:
No voice or visual feed back.
There is a task scheduler in the control panel of Windows 2000. I've never used it before
but it's perfect for this. It uses a GUI, helps you to set it up. You can pick a time and frequency,
identify the user it runs under, etc,etc. It's the perfect solution to the problem.
Having said that, I may still give 5x a try. If it doesn't work properly, I can always revert back.