How to kill Avast 6 widget?

Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back after
a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you your system
is secure and that's it anyway.

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Bill
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Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7

On 11 Apr 2011, BillW50 <> wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back
> after a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you
> your system is secure and that's it anyway.

Control panel -> Programs and Features -> avast! -> Change -> uncheck
the box "avast! gadget"

On 4/11/2011 5:12 PM, Nil wrote:
> On 11 Apr 2011, BillW50<> wrote in
> alt.windows7.general:
>
>> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back
>> after a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you
>> your system is secure and that's it anyway.
>
> Control panel -> Programs and Features -> avast! -> Change -> uncheck
> the box "avast! gadget"

Thanks Nil! I just did what you said and Windows 7 claimed it failed.
Then I rebooted and it is gone. Many thanks!

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7

On 4/11/2011 5:32 PM, Alias wrote:
> On 04/11/2011 11:46 PM, BillW50 wrote:
>> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back after
>> a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you your system
>> is secure and that's it anyway.
>
> Had you paid attention when you installed Avast, you would have seen a
> place to untick the option of having an Avast Widget.

Why is there one? It was so long ago I don't remember. I am not blessed
with a photographic memory. So if it was there, I probably said what the
hell, why not?

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7

On 4/11/2011 6:25 PM, Alias wrote:
> On 04/12/2011 12:55 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>> On 4/11/2011 5:32 PM, Alias wrote:
>>> On 04/11/2011 11:46 PM, BillW50 wrote:
>>>> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back
>>>> after
>>>> a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you your
>>>> system
>>>> is secure and that's it anyway.
>>>
>>> Had you paid attention when you installed Avast, you would have seen a
>>> place to untick the option of having an Avast Widget.
>>
>> Why is there one? It was so long ago I don't remember. I am not blessed
>> with a photographic memory. So if it was there, I probably said what the
>> hell, why not?
>>
>
> You can use it to update and open Avast but you've nuked it so it would
> be worthless to tell you how. If you still had it and half a brain, I
> wouldn't need to tell you how to use it.

Why? I know how to do that without the Avast widget. So what good is it?
Hell I have been using widgets since Windows 2000 with Aston1. And quite
frankly, Windows 7 widgets are pretty weak anyway. Maybe when Windows 8
comes out they will get better. ;-)

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7

On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:12:43 -0400, Nil
<> wrote:

> On 11 Apr 2011, BillW50 <> wrote in
> alt.windows7.general:
>
> > Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back
> > after a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you
> > your system is secure and that's it anyway.
>
> Control panel -> Programs and Features -> avast! -> Change -> uncheck
> the box "avast! gadget"


Thanks very much. My wife, who runs Avast, was complaining about this,
and I didn't know how to help her until now.

On 4/11/2011 7:55 PM, Alias wrote:
> On 04/12/2011 01:40 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>> On 4/11/2011 6:25 PM, Alias wrote:
>>> On 04/12/2011 12:55 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>>>> On 4/11/2011 5:32 PM, Alias wrote:
>>>>> On 04/11/2011 11:46 PM, BillW50 wrote:
>>>>>> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back
>>>>>> after
>>>>>> a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you your
>>>>>> system
>>>>>> is secure and that's it anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Had you paid attention when you installed Avast, you would have seen a
>>>>> place to untick the option of having an Avast Widget.
>>>>
>>>> Why is there one? It was so long ago I don't remember. I am not blessed
>>>> with a photographic memory. So if it was there, I probably said what
>>>> the
>>>> hell, why not?
>>>
>>> You can use it to update and open Avast but you've nuked it so it would
>>> be worthless to tell you how. If you still had it and half a brain, I
>>> wouldn't need to tell you how to use it.
>>
>> Why? I know how to do that without the Avast widget. So what good is it?
>> Hell I have been using widgets since Windows 2000 with Aston1. And quite
>> frankly, Windows 7 widgets are pretty weak anyway. Maybe when Windows 8
>> comes out they will get better. ;-)
>
> I unticked the option when I installed it.

Why? Did you know what it did? I love Avast, so don't get me wrong. But
nobody tells you if you install this piece of crap this will happen. And
if you unticked it, how could you tell me what I could do with it? You
know Alias, why does everything you say doesn't make any sense at all?

> I find it handy to pay
> attention to what I'm doing.

I did! Avast doesn't tell you that it is a worthless piece of crap, now
did they? And when I uninstalled it from Avast, Windows 7 said it
failed. So much for Windows 7 honesty, as it seemed to work fine anyway.

> You're preaching to the choir old man.

Hardly!

> I like the clock, the CPU/RAM monitor and the weather.
> That's more than enough ...

They has been around for a decade without widgets. Well they didn't call
them widgets back then, but they did the same thing anyway. :-)

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7

On 4/12/2011 5:08 AM, Alias wrote:
> On 04/12/2011 12:24 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>> On 4/11/2011 5:12 PM, Nil wrote:
>>> On 11 Apr 2011, BillW50<> wrote in
>>> alt.windows7.general:
>>>
>>>> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back
>>>> after a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you
>>>> your system is secure and that's it anyway.
>>>
>>> Control panel -> Programs and Features -> avast! -> Change -> uncheck
>>> the box "avast! gadget"
>>
>> Thanks Nil! I just did what you said and Windows 7 claimed it failed.
>> Then I rebooted and it is gone. Many thanks!>>
>
> Npo, Win 7 asked you if it failed. Maybe you need new glasses.

Why would Windows 7 ask me if it failed? Doesn't it know? After all, it
is an OS and I am not. And I wouldn't know if the uninstall worked until
I rebooted. As that is when the gadget reappears anyway. So how do I
tell Windows 7 to stop acting like an idiot and not bother me asking
such stupid questions?

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

Alias wrote:
> On 04/14/2011 08:24 PM, BillW50 wrote:
>> On 4/12/2011 5:08 AM, Alias wrote:
>>> On 04/12/2011 12:24 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>>>> On 4/11/2011 5:12 PM, Nil wrote:
>>>>> On 11 Apr 2011, BillW50<> wrote in
>>>>> alt.windows7.general:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming back
>>>>>> after a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it tells you
>>>>>> your system is secure and that's it anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Control panel -> Programs and Features -> avast! -> Change -> uncheck
>>>>> the box "avast! gadget"
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Nil! I just did what you said and Windows 7 claimed it failed.
>>>> Then I rebooted and it is gone. Many thanks!>>
>>>
>>> Npo, Win 7 asked you if it failed. Maybe you need new glasses.
>>
>> Why would Windows 7 ask me if it failed? Doesn't it know? After all, it
>> is an OS and I am not. And I wouldn't know if the uninstall worked until
>> I rebooted. As that is when the gadget reappears anyway. So how do I
>> tell Windows 7 to stop acting like an idiot and not bother me asking
>> such stupid questions?
>
> By using Linux, what else?

I am using Linux you dope! And Linux is dumber than Windows 7. Linux
only runs third rate programs for starters. Anything second or first
rate you need a Mac or Windows. And the Mac only runs second rate
software anyway. So what can you do?

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Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Xandros Linux (build 2007-10-19 13:03)

In news:,
Alias wrote:
> On 04/15/2011 02:03 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>> On 04/14/2011 08:24 PM, BillW50 wrote:
>>>> On 4/12/2011 5:08 AM, Alias wrote:
>>>>> On 04/12/2011 12:24 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/11/2011 5:12 PM, Nil wrote:
>>>>>>> On 11 Apr 2011, BillW50<> wrote in
>>>>>>> alt.windows7.general:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anybody know how to kill Avast's 6 Widget? As it keeps coming
>>>>>>>> back after a reboot. I don't even know what good it is, as it
>>>>>>>> tells you your system is secure and that's it anyway.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Control panel -> Programs and Features -> avast! -> Change ->
>>>>>>> uncheck the box "avast! gadget"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Nil! I just did what you said and Windows 7 claimed it
>>>>>> failed. Then I rebooted and it is gone. Many thanks!>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Npo, Win 7 asked you if it failed. Maybe you need new glasses.
>>>>
>>>> Why would Windows 7 ask me if it failed? Doesn't it know? After
>>>> all, it is an OS and I am not. And I wouldn't know if the
>>>> uninstall worked until I rebooted. As that is when the gadget
>>>> reappears anyway. So how do I tell Windows 7 to stop acting like
>>>> an idiot and not bother me asking such stupid questions?
>>>
>>> By using Linux, what else?
>>
>> I am using Linux you dope! And Linux is dumber than Windows 7. Linux
>> only runs third rate programs for starters. Anything second or first
>> rate you need a Mac or Windows. And the Mac only runs second rate
>> software anyway. So what can you do?
>
> You can do us all a favor and STFU and stop bitching.

Why? Don't you want Windows 8 to be the best version ever? Or do you
want it to be the dumbest that it can be? You have to pick sides Alias!
So what will it be?

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3