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David Mehler

26 Dec 2010 26 Dec '10

3:19 p.m.

Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave

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Surprise, surprise! Avast themselves have a utility - see: http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility George. -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 26 December 2010 15:20 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] removing avast5? Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins

George Bell

5:39 p.m.

David Mehler

10:25 p.m.

Hello, Thanks. That information is more current than the postings I had read, which indicated it couldn't be uninstalled with it's self protection module running. Ok, another problem, if I load windows in safe mode then run the utility to do the work, I don't have sound and/or speech. I've got a pen drive with NVDA on it or the machines in question do have jfw on them, either would work if I could get sound. Does anyone know if it's possible to get sound in safe mode then speech, then to run the uninstall, here's the big one all without sighted assistance? I liked avast4, I do not like avast5. Thanks. Dave. On 12/26/10, George Bell wrote:

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Surprise, surprise! Avast themselves have a utility - see:

http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

George.

-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 26 December 2010 15:20 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] removing avast5?

Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave

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Jackie McBride

10:41 p.m.

Dave, u don't tell us what your OS is. W/vista/7, my understanding is that sound is available in safe mode, but not in xp. U can disable avast's shields thru the system tray. On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hello, Thanks. That information is more current than the postings I had read, which indicated it couldn't be uninstalled with it's self protection module running. Ok, another problem, if I load windows in safe mode then run the utility to do the work, I don't have sound and/or speech. I've got a pen drive with NVDA on it or the machines in question do have jfw on them, either would work if I could get sound. Does anyone know if it's possible to get sound in safe mode then speech, then to run the uninstall, here's the big one all without sighted assistance? I liked avast4, I do not like avast5. Thanks. Dave.

On 12/26/10, George Bell wrote:

...
Surprise, surprise! Avast themselves have a utility - see:

http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

George.

-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 26 December 2010 15:20 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] removing avast5?

Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave

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David Mehler

10:45 p.m.

Hi, Sorry, the OS on all of the machines with avast on it is xp. I've atempted to disable avast's shields via the system tray, the checkboxes uncheck I apply the changes then go back in to the UI, and they're back checked again and a nonsafe mode removal fails. Thanks. Dave On 12/26/10, Jackie McBride wrote:

...

Dave, u don't tell us what your OS is. W/vista/7, my understanding is that sound is available in safe mode, but not in xp.

U can disable avast's shields thru the system tray.

On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello, Thanks. That information is more current than the postings I had read, which indicated it couldn't be uninstalled with it's self protection module running. Ok, another problem, if I load windows in safe mode then run the utility to do the work, I don't have sound and/or speech. I've got a pen drive with NVDA on it or the machines in question do have jfw on them, either would work if I could get sound. Does anyone know if it's possible to get sound in safe mode then speech, then to run the uninstall, here's the big one all without sighted assistance? I liked avast4, I do not like avast5. Thanks. Dave.

On 12/26/10, George Bell wrote:

...
Surprise, surprise! Avast themselves have a utility - see:

http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

George.

-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 26 December 2010 15:20 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] removing avast5?

Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave

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Jackie McBride

27 Dec 27 Dec

12:49 a.m.

David, here's wussup. Activate the menu from the system tray. Then, you'll need to route jaws to pc & use down arrow to go down to the 'disable shields permanently'. Left click that, & it'll ask u for a password. Enter it & press enter. On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...

Hi,

Sorry, the OS on all of the machines with avast on it is xp. I've atempted to disable avast's shields via the system tray, the checkboxes uncheck I apply the changes then go back in to the UI, and they're back checked again and a nonsafe mode removal fails.

Thanks. Dave

On 12/26/10, Jackie McBride wrote:

...
Dave, u don't tell us what your OS is. W/vista/7, my understanding is that sound is available in safe mode, but not in xp.

U can disable avast's shields thru the system tray.

On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello, Thanks. That information is more current than the postings I had read, which indicated it couldn't be uninstalled with it's self protection module running. Ok, another problem, if I load windows in safe mode then run the utility to do the work, I don't have sound and/or speech. I've got a pen drive with NVDA on it or the machines in question do have jfw on them, either would work if I could get sound. Does anyone know if it's possible to get sound in safe mode then speech, then to run the uninstall, here's the big one all without sighted assistance? I liked avast4, I do not like avast5. Thanks. Dave.

On 12/26/10, George Bell wrote:

...
Surprise, surprise! Avast themselves have a utility - see:

http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

George.

-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 26 December 2010 15:20 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] removing avast5?

Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave

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Ben Mustill-Rose

12:58 a.m.

I was under the impression that the thing that needs to be disabled for this to work is in settings > troubleshooting and not in the pop menue that you can find via the system tray. At any rate, I would also be interested in knowing the answer to this. I tried running the removal tool and pointing it to a drive that I slaved which had avast installed on it, but it didn't completely remove it since the issues that I was having before I removed it were all still there. Hth. Ben. On 27/12/2010, Jackie McBride wrote:

...

David, here's wussup. Activate the menu from the system tray. Then, you'll need to route jaws to pc & use down arrow to go down to the 'disable shields permanently'. Left click that, & it'll ask u for a password. Enter it & press enter.

On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hi,

Sorry, the OS on all of the machines with avast on it is xp. I've atempted to disable avast's shields via the system tray, the checkboxes uncheck I apply the changes then go back in to the UI, and they're back checked again and a nonsafe mode removal fails.

Thanks. Dave

On 12/26/10, Jackie McBride wrote:

...
Dave, u don't tell us what your OS is. W/vista/7, my understanding is that sound is available in safe mode, but not in xp.

U can disable avast's shields thru the system tray.

On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello, Thanks. That information is more current than the postings I had read, which indicated it couldn't be uninstalled with it's self protection module running. Ok, another problem, if I load windows in safe mode then run the utility to do the work, I don't have sound and/or speech. I've got a pen drive with NVDA on it or the machines in question do have jfw on them, either would work if I could get sound. Does anyone know if it's possible to get sound in safe mode then speech, then to run the uninstall, here's the big one all without sighted assistance? I liked avast4, I do not like avast5. Thanks. Dave.

On 12/26/10, George Bell wrote:

...
Surprise, surprise! Avast themselves have a utility - see:

http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

George.

-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 26 December 2010 15:20 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] removing avast5?

Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave

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David Mehler

5:01 p.m.

Hi, I've not been able to find the disable all shields permanently item. Are there other ways of removing this program? Thanks. Dave On 12/26/10, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote:

...

I was under the impression that the thing that needs to be disabled for this to work is in settings > troubleshooting and not in the pop menue that you can find via the system tray. At any rate, I would also be interested in knowing the answer to this. I tried running the removal tool and pointing it to a drive that I slaved which had avast installed on it, but it didn't completely remove it since the issues that I was having before I removed it were all still there.

Hth. Ben.

On 27/12/2010, Jackie McBride wrote:

...
David, here's wussup. Activate the menu from the system tray. Then, you'll need to route jaws to pc & use down arrow to go down to the 'disable shields permanently'. Left click that, & it'll ask u for a password. Enter it & press enter.

On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hi,

Sorry, the OS on all of the machines with avast on it is xp. I've atempted to disable avast's shields via the system tray, the checkboxes uncheck I apply the changes then go back in to the UI, and they're back checked again and a nonsafe mode removal fails.

Thanks. Dave

On 12/26/10, Jackie McBride wrote:

...
Dave, u don't tell us what your OS is. W/vista/7, my understanding is that sound is available in safe mode, but not in xp.

U can disable avast's shields thru the system tray.

On 12/26/10, David Mehler wrote:

...
Hello, Thanks. That information is more current than the postings I had read, which indicated it couldn't be uninstalled with it's self protection module running. Ok, another problem, if I load windows in safe mode then run the utility to do the work, I don't have sound and/or speech. I've got a pen drive with NVDA on it or the machines in question do have jfw on them, either would work if I could get sound. Does anyone know if it's possible to get sound in safe mode then speech, then to run the uninstall, here's the big one all without sighted assistance? I liked avast4, I do not like avast5. Thanks. Dave.

On 12/26/10, George Bell wrote:

...
Surprise, surprise! Avast themselves have a utility - see:

http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

George.

-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 26 December 2010 15:20 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] removing avast5?

Hello, Does anyone have a procedure to remove avast5 from a machine? Add/remove programs won't do it due to the fact that the program has a self protection module. Thanks. Dave

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