can avast be shut off?

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running windows xp, sp3 --- is there a way, besides uninstalling, to
completely shut off the current AVAST anti-virus, etc., product on free
trial?

jim
 
You can also right-click the System Tray icon and choose Avast Shields
Control and disable everything with one click, rather than having to do
each service separately, as the above article advises.
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Well, thanks to both Nil and Bruce. I found the shields "disable" almost
immediately but it does not turn off the updater, for example. I have a
low power device (1.73gig intel processor, single core) and AVAST just
updated during this message and messed up the audio streaming -- it did
not drop the hi-def station -- and locked the cursor from typing -- and
then gives me that cheery , talking balloon message. In other words, i
want to kill the bugger unless i want it. <G>

(I am paying for 12 megabits down, but sure am not getting it, but i
understand i am not the only one by far in that category.)

jim
 
jim said:
Well, thanks to both Nil and Bruce. I found the shields "disable" almost
immediately but it does not turn off the updater, for example. I have a
low power device (1.73gig intel processor, single core) and AVAST just
updated during this message and messed up the audio streaming -- it did
not drop the hi-def station -- and locked the cursor from typing -- and
then gives me that cheery , talking balloon message. In other words, i
want to kill the bugger unless i want it. <G>

(I am paying for 12 megabits down, but sure am not getting it, but i
understand i am not the only one by far in that category.)

jim
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open user interface
Upper right - settings - updates - set both to manual
 
jim said:
running windows xp, sp3 --- is there a way, besides uninstalling, to
completely shut off the current AVAST anti-virus, etc., product on free
trial?

jim
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Just as interest , why do you want to shut it down ?
 
jim said:
(I am paying for 12 megabits down, but sure am not getting it, but i
understand i am not the only one by far in that category.)
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Centurylink? I keep getting the ads for "up to12mbps" DSL, but they can only
offer me 1.5. Except for one time they told me I could get 3mbps, until they
found out I was already a phone customer, and suddenly it was back to 1.5.
 
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:15:29 -0700, in
Centurylink? I keep getting the ads for "up to12mbps" DSL, but they can only
offer me 1.5. Except for one time they told me I could get 3mbps, until they
found out I was already a phone customer, and suddenly it was back to 1.5.
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It is att / uverse -- DSLAM (strain of DSL)
A few hours ago a friend wanted to check my dl/ul and via speakeasy and it
came back 10.34/1.29 and then he immediately tried a youtube video which
stuttered as it played.... That dl speed (if it was consistent and real)
should be able to play 4 normal A/V streamings at a time.

jim
 
jim said:
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:15:29 -0700, in

It is att / uverse -- DSLAM (strain of DSL)
A few hours ago a friend wanted to check my dl/ul and via speakeasy and it
came back 10.34/1.29 and then he immediately tried a youtube video which
stuttered as it played.... That dl speed (if it was consistent and real)
should be able to play 4 normal A/V streamings at a time.

jim
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality

"Comcast, intentionally slowed peer-to-peer (P2P) communications.

Still other companies have begun to use deep packet inspection
to discriminate against P2P, FTP, and online games"

As long as there are deep packet inspection boxes,
not all traffic will be treated the same. (Youtube could
receive a lower priority, in transit.)

You can use standalone flash content, to prove it isn't a
computer problem. Unzip this and load "fullScreenSourceRectDemo.html"
in your browser. You can also bring up Task Manager, and
verify the percentage CPU used while the flash content
is playing (full screen, or windowed in the browser). On
my old computer, without a hardware scaler in the video
card, full screen took a lot of cycles. On this computer,
Flash runs at about 20% or less, of CPU.

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer9_update/demos/full_screen_demo.zip

Paul
 
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:45:52 -0400, in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality

"Comcast, intentionally slowed peer-to-peer (P2P) communications.

Still other companies have begun to use deep packet inspection
to discriminate against P2P, FTP, and online games"

As long as there are deep packet inspection boxes,
not all traffic will be treated the same. (Youtube could
receive a lower priority, in transit.)
understood.


You can use standalone flash content, to prove it isn't a
computer problem. Unzip this and load "fullScreenSourceRectDemo.html"
in your browser.
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I just watched a hi-def movie, full-screen, and it played flawlessly -- i
had closed other apps -- so i am not concerned that the hardware is the
problem. Same with flv's.

You can also bring up Task Manager, and
verify the percentage CPU used while the flash content
is playing (full screen, or windowed in the browser). On
my old computer, without a hardware scaler in the video
card, full screen took a lot of cycles. On this computer,
Flash runs at about 20% or less, of CPU.

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer9_update/demos/full_screen_demo.zip

Paul
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jim
 
jim said:
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:45:52 -0400, in


understood.
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I found this link. It allows you to compare your ISP,
to general performance in that geographical area.

http://www.youtube.com/my_speed

There is also a "Show Test Video" link near the bottom
you can try.

Once the video is playing, when you right click in the
video window, there is a "Stats for Nerds" item. Selecting
that presents the statistics of the video while it plays.
So far, I've dropped many frames. 2586 Kbits/sec rate.
Looks smooth though.

http://imageshack.us/a/img22/1718/u0q.gif

I'm curious whether they offer you video at
a higher rate, than they're offering me. My
ADSL profile is pretty crappy (because I'm on a
reseller, rather than buying from the phone
company directly).

Paul
 
Thanks, Paul
My output is at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14875021/ytt.jpg
lots of drops but it was playing smoothly and i went to fullscreen and it
continued to be smooth. Interesting how low my ISP rated, but then there
was My rating -- left me pretty confused there....btw, the video itself
would be nice for someone with insomnia....

jim



On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:06:10 -0400, in
 
jim said:
Thanks, Paul
My output is at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14875021/ytt.jpg
lots of drops but it was playing smoothly and i went to fullscreen and it
continued to be smooth. Interesting how low my ISP rated, but then there
was My rating -- left me pretty confused there....btw, the video itself
would be nice for someone with insomnia....

jim
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On my result, the 2574 kbps is a bit higher than
my profile. When downloading, I get around 310-312KB/sec
and multiplying the last number by 8 gives 2496.
The 2574 seems to be overestimating my link a bit.

My contracted rate is higher than that, but with
ADSL, they set your profile according to line
noise (i.e. not taking advantage of the automatic
adjustment the equipment makes to line noise). So if the
noise on my line is lower at night, I'm still stuck
at 312KB/sec. They adjust for reliability, rather than speed.
I use a reseller, rather than the telco. And the price
I pay for that, is the telco used to adjust the profile
about once a year. Whereas, with the reseller in charge,
the profile is never adjusted.

I noticed another thing, which was your FPS is listed as 24,
and mine is listed as 30FPS. Does that imply they're doing
a different test on your link, than on mine ?

Paul
 
On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:43:17 -0400, in
I noticed another thing, which was your FPS is listed as 24,
and mine is listed as 30FPS. Does that imply they're doing
a different test on your link, than on mine ?
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I had not noticed that and am at a loss for a good reason.

jim
 
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