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Walter Donavan

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Since: Jan 21, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:15 am
Post subject: Can AVG be stopped from running every day?
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Since I downloaded the new version of AVG Free Antivirus, it insists on
running a full scan every morning. I can neither change the time of day nor
stop it from running. Every morning my computer slows to a crawl until I
remember to stop AVG.

My computer has been clean for years. I run a full complement of security
programs. (AVG, Ad-Aware, Sygate Personal Firewall, Microsoft Antispyware,
Spyware Blaster, TeaTimer, and SpyBot S&D.)

I never get any spam and I do get all my email. (Don't ask me how, maybe
it's BellSouth.) I go only to above-board sites such as Wired.com.

I don't need a daily 50-minute virus scan that never finds anything. Is
there any way to turn the damned thing off so I can run it manually (short
of buying the full version Smile )?

Thanks for your help.

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Euan Kerr

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Can AVG be stopped from running every day? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Walter Donavan" <invalid DeleteThis @nowhere.not> wrote in
news:6a7Id.25435$SK6.18827@bignews3.bellsouth.net:

> Since I downloaded the new version of AVG Free Antivirus, it
> insists on running a full scan every morning. I can neither
> change the time of day nor stop it from running. Every morning
> my computer slows to a crawl until I remember to stop AVG.
>

Double-click the AVG tray icon.
Select Scheduler
Click the Scheduled Tasks button
Select the Test Plan schedule
Click the Edit Schedule button

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Walter Donavan

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:34 pm
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There is no Scheduler/Scheduled Tasks, etc. ??? This is version 7.0.300.
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Luke

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:34 pm
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:01:35 -0500, "Walter Donavan"
<invalid DeleteThis @nowhere.not> wrote:

>There is no Scheduler/Scheduled Tasks, etc. ??? This is version 7.0.300.

Start AVG. Click "Control Center". Click "Scheduler". Click "Scheduled
Tasks" at bottom of screen. Click/highlight "Test plan in basic mode".
Click "Edit schedule". Un-check "Periodically start scheduled
antivirus test". Click "OK".

While there you may want to disable automatic updates: Click/highlight
"Update plan in basic mode". Click "Edit schedule". Un-check
"Periodically check for Internet updates". "OK" and "Close" your way
out.

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Luke
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Walter Donavan

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:13 pm
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I never would have found that in a million years. Thanks!
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