Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

[Guest AndyHancock]

Is anyone aware of any issues with installing the Avast antivirus home

edition as administrator, then mostly operating under a power user

environment? I'm trying to get a heads-up on assumptions that may

have gone into the design of the application e.g. assuming a single-

account environment (basically admin), which may result in unexpected

curtailment of functionality when Avast is installed as admin, but the

PC is used under power user. Thanks.

[Guest Poutnik]

Re: Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

 

In article <8ab71e19-9b6d-44e5-9181-

9b4a4c41bffb@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:04:26 -

0700 (PDT) AndyHancock says...

> Is anyone aware of any issues with installing the Avast antivirus home

> edition as administrator, then mostly operating under a power user

> environment? I'm trying to get a heads-up on assumptions that may

> have gone into the design of the application e.g. assuming a single-

> account environment (basically admin), which may result in unexpected

> curtailment of functionality when Avast is installed as admin, but the

> PC is used under power user. Thanks.

>

I was running my w2ksp4 since beginning as poweruser, often install as

pwuser. Just recently switched my account to normal user.

 

Supposing I was install Avast as admin.

No problem with avast during many years.

[Guest AndyHancock]

Re: Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

 

On Apr 11, 12:07 am, Poutnik <m...@privacy.net> wrote:

> In article <8ab71e19-9b6d-44e5-9181-

> 9b4a4c41b...@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:04:26 -

> 0700 (PDT) AndyHancock says...> Is anyone aware of any issues with installing the Avast antivirus home

> > edition as administrator, then mostly operating under a power user

> > environment? I'm trying to get a heads-up on assumptions that may

> > have gone into the design of the application e.g. assuming a single-

> > account environment (basically admin), which may result in unexpected

> > curtailment of functionality when Avast is installed as admin, but the

> > PC is used under power user. Thanks.

>

> I was running my w2ksp4 since beginning as poweruser, often install as

> pwuser. Just recently switched my account to normal user.

>

> Supposing I was install Avast as admin.

> No problem with avast during many years.

 

Hi, Poutnik,

 

When you say "supposing [you/it] was install...as admin" do you mean

that you suspect that you installed Avast ad admin?

[Guest Poutnik]

Re: Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

 

In article <0327c0fd-bcc5-4605-9caa-

3f57e0715bdc@u3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:22:59 -

0700 (PDT) AndyHancock says...

>

> When you say "supposing [you/it] was install...as admin" do you mean

> that you suspect that you installed Avast ad admin?

>

Yes, I do.

It is long time ago and I do not remember.

 

it is my home computer, so I am also an admin.

When being poweruser in the past, I was using admin rights only if

necessery, doing common installs as PU.

 

But I suppose avast does not allow you install itself as PU ( but not

proved )

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

 

I have a power user account as well as administrator account and I was able

to do a manual Avast update with the power user account. As you might have

guessed, I didn't attempt an uninstall.

Avast has a good forum: http://forum.avast.com/ .

 

AndyHancock wrote:

> Is anyone aware of any issues with installing the Avast antivirus home

> edition as administrator, then mostly operating under a power user

> environment? I'm trying to get a heads-up on assumptions that may

> have gone into the design of the application e.g. assuming a single-

> account environment (basically admin), which may result in unexpected

> curtailment of functionality when Avast is installed as admin, but the

> PC is used under power user. Thanks.

[Guest AndyHancock]

Re: Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

 

Thanks. I'll check it out for this question.

 

On Apr 11, 4:57 pm, "Roger Fink" <f...@manana.org> wrote:

> I have a power user account as well as administrator account and I was able

> to do a manual Avast update with the power user account. As you might have

> guessed, I didn't attempt an uninstall.

> Avast has a good forum:http://forum.avast.com/.

>

> AndyHancock wrote:

> > Is anyone aware of any issues with installing the Avast antivirus home

> > edition as administrator, then mostly operating under a power user

> > environment? I'm trying to get a heads-up on assumptions that may

> > have gone into the design of the application e.g. assuming a single-

> > account environment (basically admin), which may result in unexpected

> > curtailment of functionality when Avast is installed as admin, but the

> > PC is used under power user. Thanks.

[Guest AndyHancock]

Re: Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

 

On Apr 12, 3:46 am, AndyHancock <AndyMHanc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks. I'll check it out for this question.

 

Looks like Avast works well with admin-install, but power-user

operation of the PC. At least, as per anecdote from an insider.

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=34684.0

 

> On Apr 11, 4:57 pm, "Roger Fink" <f...@manana.org> wrote:

>

> > I have a power user account as well as administrator account and I was able

> > to do a manual Avast update with the power user account. As you might have

> > guessed, I didn't attempt an uninstall.

> > Avast has a good forum:http://forum.avast.com/.

>

> > AndyHancock wrote:

> > > Is anyone aware of any issues with installing the Avast antivirus home

> > > edition as administrator, then mostly operating under a power user

> > > environment? I'm trying to get a heads-up on assumptions that may

> > > have gone into the design of the application e.g. assuming a single-

> > > account environment (basically admin), which may result in unexpected

> > > curtailment of functionality when Avast is installed as admin, but the

> > > PC is used under power user. Thanks.