I have free AVG 8.0.138 (and have no complaints about it). But to run
another (unrelated) program I've been advised to disable it.
I can't see any way to do that - other than removing it completely and then
reinstalling.
Have I missed something?
Any advice warmly appreciated.

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "Bagwash" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
> | I have free AVG 8.0.138 (and have no complaints about it). But to run
> | another (unrelated) program I've been advised to disable it.
> | I can't see any way to do that - other than removing it completely and
> then
> | reinstalling.
> | Have I missed something?
> | Any advice warmly appreciated.
>
>
> What is this other "...(unrelated) program..." ?
> This may be a generic warning with no merit.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
An outlook recovery program (my outlook.pst having exceeding the permitted
size - not that I knew there *was* a maximum size until too late ...). It's
not recovering my Tasks, and the program suppliers' first suggestion (in a
list of three) is <Disable your antivirus, it can block access to the
Outlook data for our program.>

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "Bagwash" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
>
>
> | An outlook recovery program (my outlook.pst having exceeding the
> permitted
> | size - not that I knew there *was* a maximum size until too late ...).
> It's
> | not recovering my Tasks, and the program suppliers' first suggestion (in
> a
> | list of three) is <Disable your antivirus, it can block access to the
> | Outlook data for our program.>
>
> If you are talking abot MS Outlook from the MS Office package and PST
> files, yes, on older
> stype PST files there is a 2GB file size limitation. MS Office Outlook
> 2003 and above
> version PST files don't suffer from this limitation.
>
> In this case it it won't block access to the PST but, if it scans within a
> PST file you
> may be hindered by a slow down. If we are talking about PST files, you
> may choose to add
> *.PST as an exclusion to AVG (if it has that capability).
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
OK - Yes, I have MS Outlook 2000. If it's merely slowing the process down
that needn't worry me so I'll skip item 1 of their list.
My AVG - perhaps because it's the freebie - doesn't have the exclusion
capability.
Thanks very much for your help.

"Russell Patterson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:57:19 +0100, "Bagwash" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>I have free AVG 8.0.138 (and have no complaints about it). But to run
>>another (unrelated) program I've been advised to disable it.
>>I can't see any way to do that - other than removing it completely and
>>then
>>reinstalling.
>>Have I missed something?
>>Any advice warmly appreciated.
>>
> RT Click on the sys tray Icon for AVG( the four colored square icon)
> and select Open AVG User Interface
>
> Rt Click on Resident Shield and select Open
>
> Uncheck Resident Shield Active
>
> Click on Save Changes
>
> If you do not need the network/internet connection for what you have
> to do, disconnect it first.

Ah ... got it.
Many thanks. You guys are great.

Bagwash wrote:
> I have free AVG 8.0.138 (and have no complaints about it). But to run
> another (unrelated) program I've been advised to disable it.
> I can't see any way to do that - other than removing it completely
> and then reinstalling.
> Have I missed something?
> Any advice warmly appreciated.




http://www.air-internet.com/support/...dis_fwall.html


here is a page on how to disable firewalls. This is a critically important
function especially in troubleshooting. I don't know why AVG is not on this
list. I have always wondered how to disable AVG AV and never have found an
answer to this either.
--
tommy

"Tommy McClure" <tmDELccDEL72AThalDASHpcDOTorg> wrote in message
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>
> Bagwash wrote:
>> I have free AVG 8.0.138 (and have no complaints about it). But to run
>> another (unrelated) program I've been advised to disable it.
>> I can't see any way to do that - other than removing it completely
>> and then reinstalling.
>> Have I missed something?
>> Any advice warmly appreciated.

>
> http://www.air-internet.com/support/...dis_fwall.html
>
> here is a page on how to disable firewalls. This is a critically important
> function especially in troubleshooting. I don't know why AVG is not on
> this
> list. I have always wondered how to disable AVG AV and never have found
> an
> answer to this either.
> --
> tommy
>

I presume you've now spotted Russell Patterson's contribution to this
thread, providing the answer.