Windows 2000 Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

  • Thread starter Thread starter AndyHancock
  • Start date Start date
A

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.
 
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.
 
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?
 
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 )
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Back
Top