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12-10-2007
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| | Avast Uninstall Blues I have tried to uninstall avast, using the control panel (seemed to work), and then using the uninstall tool from avast (seemed to work). However, the security screen in control panel still shows an avast antivirus running, or reporting at any rate. I do not find anything running that could be avast, when I use task manager to inspect processes. How do I put this bad, bad, bad dog to sleep? |
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12-10-2007
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| | Re: Avast Uninstall Blues hogtowner wrote: Quote: > I have tried to uninstall avast, using the control panel (seemed to work), > and then using the uninstall tool from avast (seemed to work). However, the > security screen in control panel still shows an avast antivirus running, or > reporting at any rate. I do not find anything running that could be avast, > when I use task manager to inspect processes. > > How do I put this bad, bad, bad dog to sleep? the Security Center's information. Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. At the command prompt, type the following commands: net stop winmgmt [enter] cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter] ren repository repository.old [enter] net start winmgmt [enter] Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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12-10-2007
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| | Re: Avast Uninstall Blues Thanks Malke! That did the trick. "Malke" wrote: Quote: > hogtowner wrote: Quote: > > I have tried to uninstall avast, using the control panel (seemed to work), > > and then using the uninstall tool from avast (seemed to work). However, the > > security screen in control panel still shows an avast antivirus running, or > > reporting at any rate. I do not find anything running that could be avast, > > when I use task manager to inspect processes. > > > > How do I put this bad, bad, bad dog to sleep? > Since it sounds as though Avast is really gone, you just need to refresh > the Security Center's information. > > Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. At the command > prompt, type the following commands: > > net stop winmgmt [enter] > cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter] > ren repository repository.old [enter] > net start winmgmt [enter] > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > |
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12-10-2007
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| | Re: Avast Uninstall Blues hogtowner wrote: Quote: > Thanks Malke! That did the trick. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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06-21-2008
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| | Re: Avast Uninstall Blues "Malke" wrote: Quote: > hogtowner wrote: Quote: > > I have tried to uninstall avast, using the control panel (seemed to work), > > and then using the uninstall tool from avast (seemed to work). However, the > > security screen in control panel still shows an avast antivirus running, or > > reporting at any rate. I do not find anything running that could be avast, > > when I use task manager to inspect processes. > > > > How do I put this bad, bad, bad dog to sleep? > Since it sounds as though Avast is really gone, you just need to refresh > the Security Center's information. > > Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. At the command > prompt, type the following commands: > > net stop winmgmt [enter] > cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter] > ren repository repository.old [enter] > net start winmgmt [enter] > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > |
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06-21-2008
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| | Re: Avast Uninstall Blues "Malke" wrote: Quote: > hogtowner wrote: Quote: > > I have tried to uninstall avast, using the control panel (seemed to work), > > and then using the uninstall tool from avast (seemed to work). However, the > > security screen in control panel still shows an avast antivirus running, or > > reporting at any rate. I do not find anything running that could be avast, > > when I use task manager to inspect processes. > > > > How do I put this bad, bad, bad dog to sleep? > Since it sounds as though Avast is really gone, you just need to refresh > the Security Center's information. > > Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. At the command > prompt, type the following commands: > > net stop winmgmt [enter] > cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter] > ren repository repository.old [enter] > net start winmgmt [enter] > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > pre-installed McAfee, installed avast....did not like it and uninstalled (so I thought). I'm trying to follow your instructions, but when I type the 2nd command, I'm told it's an invalid response. Anything else I might try? Thanks so much. |
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