wow! it refuses to leave the comfort zone of your computer Dave. I've only just got my avast to tell me when it's been updated, and I think I'm still on the earlier version which I will stick to. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws.
>I just spent over a half an hour ripping it out of my registry and using win > patrol to kill it on boot up without success. This sucker isn't going > quietly but it is going to go one way or another. > David Ferrin > www.jaws-users.com > Life is what happens after you have already made other plans. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Harmon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 8:15 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws. > > > No sometimes it will not go quietly or without sighted assistance. Not sure > why either some machines it can be uninstalled fairly easily and others not. > > Rick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 4:33 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws. > > > I haven't tried as of yet but that is my understanding as well that it won't > go quietly. > David Ferrin > www.jaws-users.com > Life is what happens after you have already made other plans. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Harmon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 3:57 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws. > > > I've managed to uninstall it here on several machines as well. But did have > a few that fought to the very end lol. > > Rick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 1:10 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws. > > > I will have to disagree. > I have successfully un-installed Avast on several machines without the > removal tool. > Generally speaking, the trick to un-installing any program, > is to make sure the program is not running before attempting the un-install. > The ease of doing this may not be apparent if the software is running as a > service. > HTH, > Rick Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Paul" <newsandtraf...@hotmail> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws. > > > Folks, the only way to successfully uninstall avast is by using their > removal tool. You will be told there was an error when uninstalling avast > when You attempt to do so threw the control panel. And it will still be > listed in Your list of programs as well as in the system tray. Also if You > attempt to delete the alwil Software folder it will tell You that access was > denied. You will have no choice but to use their removal tool. Which You can > find from their website at avast.com. Once again You must run this removal > tool in safe mode which renders jaws useless. So, You, will need sighted > assistance to complete this process. I have attempted to do all the steps > which Brian listed and was successful at doing them all. However avast still > remains when You attempt to uninstall it the normal way that You would > uninstall a program. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Paul" <newsandtraf...@hotmail> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 08:42 > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws. > > >> Stanley: >> First off, thanks for the information on avast's version 5 accessibility. >> Second, You're correct in that You will have to use the uninstall tool in >> safe mood which makes jaws unusable. You will need sighted assistance to >> complete this project. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stanley Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 08:37 >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] New Avast Free 5.0 not accessible with Jaws. >> >> >>> Hi list. I tried the new Avast 5.0 free version out on my PC this >>> morning, >>> found it inaccessible with Jaws because alwil Software has changed the >>> interface into a graphical interface, so I restored my computer using my >>> backup I created with Image for Windowswhich already had Avast 4 Home >>> Edition. Now, what I would like to do is uninstall Avast 4 Home Edition >>> and >>> use Microsoft Security Essentials instead. I have tried to uninstall >>> Avast >>> in the past, but it didn't completely uninstall and was still in the >>> system >>> tray when I rebooted. Right now I'm still using Avast 4 Home Edition and >>> Windows XP Professional SP3. I'm using Jaws 9.0, the latest build. I >>> have >>> downloaded alwil Software's uninstall utility, but I'm told I will need >>> to >>> use it in Safe Mode. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks a lot. >>> Stanley >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
