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Justinvs · April 10th, 2010, 10:48 AM

I tried to install Audacity on my Dad's computer this morning, but his AVP won't let it run. Too much spyware bundled with the download. Has anyone else had this problem? When I put it on my computer a couple months ago it installed and ran with no problems.

FWIW, it's in Hotbar, not actually Audacity itself, that the spyware seems to be hidden, and I don't recall Hotbar as part of the download when I did mine.

Justin

Alamo · April 10th, 2010, 11:23 AM

Download it again from a trusted site, scan it with your AVP when done dl. then try to install it.

it might be false alarm, but maybe not.
executable files are always suspicous to AVPs but thats the way a program gets installed.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=en

Justinvs · April 10th, 2010, 01:07 PM

Thanks! I'll try a different site.

Justin

Slow Reflexes · April 10th, 2010, 02:06 PM

Download from the source, eh....

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

If you really wanna avoid install issues, there's always this option:

Quote:

Originally Posted by audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity Zip file

* Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista: Audacity 1.2.6 zip file (3.0 MB) - If you cannot run the installer because of restricted permissions, download and unzip this file instead.

Justinvs · April 10th, 2010, 02:49 PM

Thanks for the link!

Justinvs · April 10th, 2010, 06:26 PM

And it worked like a charm! Thanks for the help!

Justin

April 10th, 2010, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Justinvs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wise River, Montana Age: 51 Posts: 4,580	Audacity problem I tried to install Audacity on my Dad's computer this morning, but his AVP won't let it run. Too much spyware bundled with the download. Has anyone else had this problem? When I put it on my computer a couple months ago it installed and ran with no problems. FWIW, it's in Hotbar, not actually Audacity itself, that the spyware seems to be hidden, and I don't recall Hotbar as part of the download when I did mine. Justin __________________ Mangling notes since 1979.

April 10th, 2010, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Alamo Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Age: 55 Posts: 5,264	Download it again from a trusted site, scan it with your AVP when done dl. then try to install it. it might be false alarm, but maybe not. executable files are always suspicous to AVPs but thats the way a program gets installed. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=en __________________ ....and That's When the Racoon Attacked My Leg http://www.myspace.com/timebanditsberlin Last edited by Alamo; April 10th, 2010 at 11:24 AM. Reason: linky

April 10th, 2010, 01:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Justinvs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wise River, Montana Age: 51 Posts: 4,580	Thanks! I'll try a different site. Justin __________________ Mangling notes since 1979.

April 10th, 2010, 02:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Justinvs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wise River, Montana Age: 51 Posts: 4,580	Thanks for the link! __________________ Mangling notes since 1979.

April 10th, 2010, 06:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Justinvs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wise River, Montana Age: 51 Posts: 4,580	And it worked like a charm! Thanks for the help! Justin __________________ Mangling notes since 1979.

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