Install Avast as administrator, full functionality as power user?

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.

Poutnik
Thu Apr 10 21:07:47 PDT 2008

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.

AndyHancock
Thu Apr 10 22:22:59 PDT 2008

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?

Poutnik
Thu Apr 10 23:17:04 PDT 2008

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 )

Roger
Fri Apr 11 13:57:35 PDT 2008

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.

AndyHancock
Sat Apr 12 00:46:14 PDT 2008

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.

AndyHancock
Sun Apr 13 20:52:55 PDT 2008

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.