Need help with something like batch files trying to shut down M$ Security Essentials

[SteveGerencser]

So your "advice" is to: spend ~$1000+ for a new PC and OS that will allow 8gb+ of RAM, and "micro managing", with a currently non-existing 6ghz CPU, just to shut down a frickin' anti-malware program that should have an "Exit" command just like all the others??

Then use one of the others.

[Clint1]

Maybe I missed something in all the noise in this thread, but why can't you point your shutdown shortcut to a batch file that executes the two commands in order?

That's exactly what I need to do! But, I don't know how, that's what I'm asking.
Thanks.

[Clint1]

Then use one of the others.

That would be a possible option, but I tried MSE, liked it (other than this issue), and it passed every test I threw at it. So it works great, no real reason to change. If I would not have found a way to shut it down, then I may have had to have tried something else.

[deepsand]

Trying to close an anti-malware program--which as I said--can be done with any other anti malware program via the System Tray icon ...

Not so for all. For example, you cannot shut down AVG via either the Sys. Tray icon or Task Manager.

[deepsand]

No....not necessarily. http://www.webproworld.com/webmaster...l=1#post612009 MSE will not load at startup for many people, even with it of course set to Automatic.

Nevertheless, "Automatic" is not intended to be of any effect re. user launched applications. That's what "Manual" is intended for.

[SteveGerencser]

So it works great, no real reason to change.

Except it doesn't behave they way you want it to. You remind of my restaurant days.

[Clint1]

Except it doesn't behave they way you want it to. You remind of my restaurant days.

You don't want to know of what you remind me:

"That would be a possible option, but I tried MSE, liked it (other than this issue), and it passed every test I threw at it. So it works great, no real reason to change. If I would not have found a way to shut it down, then I may have had to have tried something else."
http://www.webproworld.com/webmaster...l=1#post613191

Now what does that state?? "....other than this issue."

You only choose to read what suits your own agenda. You are confrontational and argumentative, with a personal vendetta. Not desirable characteristics for a mod. I'm past the point of being fed up with it. Insults or condescending remarks--if you must--should be taken up in a PM.

Read a post, put aside your bias and personal hatred, and reply IF you can help. Otherwise your actions are not conducive to a positive, polite and friendly forum experience.

Thank you.

[Clint1]

Not so for all. For example, you cannot shut down AVG via either the Sys. Tray icon or Task Manager.

I've been using Kaspersky for maybe ~8 years (then could no longer take the plethora bugs introduced with every update). Before that I tried Norton, McAfee, Trend, Panda, NOD, but I never tried AVG.

[deepsand]

I'm a bit surprised that you're finding MSE to be a resource hog.

I've one machine, a Dell Optiplex 740 - the original, not the 740 Enhanced - w/ dual core AMD Athlon CPU & 2 GB RAM running XP SP3, on which waiting for the AVG boot scans in particular, and its use of resources in general, had become increasingly troublesome as it advanced from version to version. I replaced it with MSE, and got my old speedy machine back.

[Clint1]

I'm a bit surprised that you're finding MSE to be a resource hog.

I've one machine, a Dell Optiplex 740 - the original, not the 740 Enhanced - w/ dual core AMD Athlon CPU & 2 GB RAM running XP SP3, on which waiting for the AVG boot scans in particular, and its use of resources in general, had become increasingly troublesome as it advanced from version to version. I replaced it with MSE, and got my old speedy machine back.

I never said it was a "resource hog". Like you, I've found that to be quite the contrary. KIS (would not only hijack everything I tried to do) but sucked up much more RAM, and pegged the CPU usage at 100% at times for absolutely no reason. ( ) MSE is far less intrusive, and uses much less RAM and CPU use (it's usually at 0% unless a scan is being done, then doesn't rise that much). Another thing I've found: I've seen complaints about MSE slowing boot times, but I haven't seen that. With KIS it took about '3 days' for the Desktop to "settle" and I was able to click anything. With MSE, there's no delay. However that doesn't change the fact that MSE must, or at the least should, be shut down during certain tasks (such as during the aforementioned times).