From: D. on
Hello ,
Might someone be able to tell me
if you have Avast 5.0 free , does it allow
scheduled tasks .
I've had NO luck in trying to get
any info from them and I've tried google
with no success .
xp pro
i.e 7
oe 6
The error is : " ox80070005 - access denied !
Try using the task page browse button to
locate the application " .
I've tried this but I see no mention of
Avast .
TIA ,
D.



From: D. on
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"D." <wdstk(a)sover.net> wrote in message
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> Hello ,
> Might someone be able to tell me
> if you have Avast 5.0 free , does it allow
> scheduled tasks .
> I've had NO luck in trying to get
> any info from them and I've tried google
> with no success .
> xp pro
> i.e 7
> oe 6
> The error is : " ox80070005 - access denied !
> Try using the task page browse button to
> locate the application " .
> I've tried this but I see no mention of
> Avast .
> TIA ,
> D.
>
>
>


From: Etaoin Shrdlu on
On 4/29/2010 10:24 AM, D. wrote:
> Hello ,
> Might someone be able to tell me
> if you have Avast 5.0 free , does it allow
> scheduled tasks .
> I've had NO luck in trying to get
> any info from them and I've tried google
> with no success .
> xp pro
> i.e 7
> oe 6
> The error is : " ox80070005 - access denied !
> Try using the task page browse button to
> locate the application " .
> I've tried this but I see no mention of
> Avast .
> TIA ,
> D.
>
>
>
I can't tell what you're trying to communicate wrt the error message,
but Avast 5 (free) does accommodate scheduled scanning. Open Avast and
click on "Settings" under the type of scan you want done. You may need
to click on "More Details" to see the "Settings" button. Under
"Settings" there's a "Scheduling" button.
From: D. on

Thanks for the reply .
Here is what I found and it
worked for me .
D.


From: D. on

"D." <wdstk(a)sover.net> wrote in message
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>
> Thanks for the reply .
> Here is what I found and it
> worked for me .
> D. I've just switched from AVG Free to avast! Home
> Edition and one of the
things I missed from AVG was the ability to schedule a full scan. After
searching through the forums here I found out that this feature is only
available in the Pro version of avast!. However, I did come across several
people asking about this feature in these forums as well as a few hints on
how to go about it. I decided to give it a whirl. I figured out how to
schedule a scan using the avast! shell extension program, ashQuick.exe (the
program that kicks in the scanner when you right-click on a file and choose
"Scan" from the popup menu), and the Windows Task Scheduler. I thought I'd
share this trick with others. Here's how to do it:
(NOTE: These instructions are for Windows XP and assume Windows is set up to
use "single click" to open items. I would assume the steps would be similar
for other versions of Windows.)

a.. Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Scheduled Tasks

b.. Click (or double-click) on Add Scheduled Task

c.. In the wizard that appears click Next - a list of programs will appear

d.. Click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4
(or whatever folder in which you installed avast!)

e.. Click (or double-click) on the file ashQuick.exe

f.. On the next screen give the task a name of your choice and choose how
often you want it to run and click on Next

g.. On the next screen choose the appropriate scheduling options and click
on Next

h.. On the next screen enter the user name and password for the Windows
user you want the task to run as, then click on Next

i.. On the next screen check the box for the option "Open advanced
properties for this task when I click Finish", and then click Finish

j.. On the next screen, in the "Run" field you will see the path for the
ashQuick.exe program. After the closing quote enter a space and type in the
path(s) that you want scanned. Multiple paths must be separated by a space
and any paths that include a space in the path name must be in quotes. Here
are a couple of examples:
"C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe" C: E: - this will scan
the entire contents of the C: and E: drives
"C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe" "C:Program Files"
E:Downloads - this will scan the contents of the Program Files folder on the
C: drive and the Downloads folder on the E: drive, including all subfolders
(Note the first path is in quotes due to the space in the folder name
"Program Files")

a.. Click OK

b.. In the Scheduled Tasks window, from the menu, click on Advanced and
choose "Start Using Task Scheduler"

c.. To test your newly created task, from the Scheduled Tasks window,
right-click on the task's icon and choose "Run" from the popup menu. If the
scan doesn't begin correctly you'll get an error message. The problem is
most likely in the scan path (missing quotes or something like that.)
d.. Close the Scheduled Tasks window

Keep in mind that this is just a "quick scan" and I'm not sure with what
sort of depth that ashQuick.exe scans, but it beats nothing at all.

I don't know if there is any way to pass other parameters to the
ashQuick.exe program for various options like scanning depth, what to do if
a virus is encountered, etc. If anyone has any info on how to pass other
parameters please feel free to add the information to this thread.

Lastly, I wouldn't suggest using the screen saver scanner in conjunction
with this scheduled scan, as they may end up running at the same time and
cause conflicts.


Enjoy!


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