Re: This may help other Ad-Aware users
How to Set-up a CUSTOM SCAN:
Ad-Aware 6 comes pre-configured with default options that are already ON (green checkmark) ... do not change them.
The following are changes that you will need to make to prepare the "Full" custom scan that is recommended for the first look into your computer (instead of a red "x", you will make them a green "checkmark"):
Launch the program, and
click on the Gear at the top of the start screen to access the preferences/setting window.
Click the "
Scanning" button.
Under Drives & Folders, select "
Scan within Archives".
Click "
Click here to select Drives + folders" and select your installed hard drives.
Under Memory & Registry, select all options.
Click the "
Advanced" button.
Under "
Log-file detail", select all options.
Click the "
Tweaks" button.
Under "
Scanning Engine", select the following:
"
Include additional Ad-aware settings in logfile" and
"
Unload recognized processes during scanning."
Under "
Cleaning Engine", select the following:
"
Let Windows remove files in use after reboot."
Click on '
Proceed' to save these Preferences.
When you are finished, you will be using the Custom Scan with Memory and Both registry scans ON. Please make sure that you activate IN-DEPTH scanning before you proceed.
NOTE: In the free Personal version of A-A, you will notice that some options are greyed out ... these settings are only available for users of the purchased Plus and Professional versions of the program. For the Full Scan setup instructions for the Plus or Professional versions, or if you have previously changed your settings in the Personal version, see this thread:
http://www.lavahelp.com/howto/fullscan/index.html
After you have set up these options, be sure to choose "Custom Scan"
not "Smart Scan" and choose next.
