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**Cat-tranz** · Jun 3, 2008, 08:19pm

Two things to point out >

1) MSCONFIG - If you have Avast anti virus free / pro close it down before using MSCONFIG because it will stop Avast running on reboot that you have to use after changes within MSCONFIG.

If you forget and knock out Avast >

Right-click the icon MY COMPUTER and select MANAGE. In left column unroll SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS. Click on SERVICES. In the right column, look at the state of service avast! Antivirus.If the service isn't set to start automatically, set it that way (right click it and select PROPERTIES and the STARTUP TYPE set to AUTOMATIC). Restart the computer after making the change. If it was already set to "Automatic", check the status of the service If it not "Started", try to start it (right-click it and select START). If the service cannot be started, your avast! installation might be corrupted. Try repairing the avast! installation: click START -> CONTROL PANEL -> ADD / REMOVE PROGRAMS -> avast! Antivirus -> CHANGE / REMOVE and select REPAIR. This solution works on Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 only.

2) SERVICES.MSC before you stop anything highlight it with one click and you will see a description in the narrow left hand window (understand in full what you intend to stop) and if your still not sure and if the option to pause is showing use it because Windows will restart the service if it needs it, better to find out and understand then to just take someones word for it.

Jun 3, 2008, 08:19pm	Re: Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.5.2
Cat-tranz Tech-Babe Posts: 2,836 Name: Cindy Karma:	Two things to point out > 1) MSCONFIG - If you have Avast anti virus free / pro close it down before using MSCONFIG because it will stop Avast running on reboot that you have to use after changes within MSCONFIG. If you forget and knock out Avast > Right-click the icon MY COMPUTER and select MANAGE. In left column unroll SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS. Click on SERVICES. In the right column, look at the state of service avast! Antivirus.If the service isn't set to start automatically, set it that way (right click it and select PROPERTIES and the STARTUP TYPE set to AUTOMATIC). Restart the computer after making the change. If it was already set to "Automatic", check the status of the service If it not "Started", try to start it (right-click it and select START). If the service cannot be started, your avast! installation might be corrupted. Try repairing the avast! installation: click START -> CONTROL PANEL -> ADD / REMOVE PROGRAMS -> avast! Antivirus -> CHANGE / REMOVE and select REPAIR. This solution works on Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 only. 2) SERVICES.MSC before you stop anything highlight it with one click and you will see a description in the narrow left hand window (understand in full what you intend to stop) and if your still not sure and if the option to pause is showing use it because Windows will restart the service if it needs it, better to find out and understand then to just take someones word for it. __________________ . .New Members please read > TNT Rules