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    AVG Free 8 scanning

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by fred2028, Aug 19, 2008.

  1. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Does said program scan different partitions of your hard drive?
     
    fred2028, Aug 19, 2008
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    i believe you can tell it to...
     
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    You can set it to scan specific partitions, yes.
     
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    Hmmm but can it do that by default, like scan all my partitions?
     
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    isn't there a prompt to pick which drives when you do a manual scan?
     
    stirfriedsushi, Aug 19, 2008
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    What, exactly, are you getting at? Either the default configuration is set to scan just the system partition (typically, C :) or it's set to scan everything (more likely). If whatever the default is set to is not to your liking, go into the admin GUI and change it to what you'd prefer. Then it'll automatically scan whatever you've set it scan without further interference.
     
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    OK no option to scan all partitions. I guess I can always right-click a partition and choose Scan.
     
    fred2028, Aug 20, 2008
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