Guest PaulZ Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Apologies for posting here , but I've seen Avast! recommended several times and a search of the Avast Forum hasn't really answered my question. I'd like to install Avast on my parent's computer. They run in a Limited User account ( Vista Home Premium ) and I would like to know if all the functions work correctly ? Particularly updating ? Some forum posts seem to indicate that it has to be updated manually ? I would install it using the Admin account of course , but I'd like to know how it runs in a Limited account before I go ahead. TIA Quote
Guest Brink Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 PaulZ;727110 Wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Apologies for posting here , but I've seen Avast! recommended several > times > and a search of the Avast Forum hasn't really answered my question. > I'd like to install Avast on my parent's computer. They run in a > Limited > User account ( Vista Home Premium ) and I would like to know if all the > functions work correctly ? Particularly updating ? Some forum posts > seem to > indicate that it has to be updated manually ? I would install it using > the > Admin account of course , but I'd like to know how it runs in a Limited > account before I go ahead. > > TIA</span> Hi Paul, Avast will run and scan in all user accounts, but it's settings can only be changed from within an administrator account or provide the administrator password to. The definition updates automatically update themselves, but it seems that Program updates need to be done manually despite being set to automatic. Hope this helps, Shawn -- Brink There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. ' VISTA FORUMS ' (http://www.vistax64.com) Please post feedback to help others. Quote
Guest PaulZ Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 "Brink" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:0baaeef96ac9bae8abf309defc0e9cfb@nntp-gateway.com...<span style="color:blue"> > > PaulZ;727110 Wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Apologies for posting here , but I've seen Avast! recommended several >> times >> and a search of the Avast Forum hasn't really answered my question. >> I'd like to install Avast on my parent's computer. They run in a >> Limited >> User account ( Vista Home Premium ) and I would like to know if all the >> functions work correctly ? Particularly updating ? Some forum posts >> seem to >> indicate that it has to be updated manually ? I would install it using >> the >> Admin account of course , but I'd like to know how it runs in a Limited >> account before I go ahead. >> >> TIA</span> > > Hi Paul, > > Avast will run and scan in all user accounts, but it's settings can > only be changed from within an administrator account or provide the > administrator password to. The definition updates automatically update > themselves, but it seems that Program updates need to be done manually > despite being set to automatic. > > Hope this helps, > Shawn > > > -- > Brink > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask > them. > ' VISTA FORUMS ' (http://www.vistax64.com) > Please post feedback to help others. </span> Thanks !! As long as the definitions update OK , that's all I care about for the time being. I tried Comodo Antivirus on an XP box , and it wouldn't ! Quote
Guest Brink Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 PaulZ;727633 Wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message > news:0baaeef96ac9bae8abf309defc0e9cfb@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > <span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> > > > > > > PaulZ;727110 Wrote:> > > > > > > > >> Apologies for posting here , but I've seen Avast! recommended > > > several > > > >> times > > > >> and a search of the Avast Forum hasn't really answered my question. > > > >> I'd like to install Avast on my parent's computer. They run in a > > > >> Limited > > > >> User account ( Vista Home Premium ) and I would like to know if all > > > the > > > >> functions work correctly ? Particularly updating ? Some forum posts > > > >> seem to > > > >> indicate that it has to be updated manually ? I would install it > > > using > > > >> the > > > >> Admin account of course , but I'd like to know how it runs in a > > > Limited > > > >> account before I go ahead. > > > >> > > > >> TIA> > > > > > > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > > > Avast will run and scan in all user accounts, but it's manual</span> > > updates can<span style="color:darkred"> > > > only be done from within an administrator account or provide the > > > administrator password to. The definition updates automatically</span> > > update<span style="color:darkred"> > > > themselves, but it seems that Program updates need to be done</span> > > manually<span style="color:darkred"> > > > despite being set to automatic. > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > Shawn > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Brink > > > > > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask > > > them. > > > ' VISTA FORUMS ' (http://www.vistax64.com) > > > Please post feedback to help others. > > </span></span> > > Thanks !! As long as the definitions update OK , that's all I care > about for > the time being. I tried Comodo Antivirus on an XP box , and it > wouldn't !</span> Your welcome Paul. Yeah I have COMODO Firewall Pro and the automatic updates do not always work. I end up having to manually update them every so often, but it's a great progam otherwise. Shawn -- Brink There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. ' VISTA FORUMS ' (http://www.vistax64.com) Please post feedback to help others. Quote
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