Will not go into the detail of the efforts I go through to protect my computer – but – if I feel I want to check a folder I programmed to store items of interest more frequently – without an scan of the entire ‘C’ drive I will not be putting my computer through an heat stress so often. The point is – it eventually scans the drive or folder I custom selected. Previously I have allowed it to perform a custom scan until it is finished – it takes quite a long time. Ever notice your CPU temperature during an full ‘C’ drive scan? I say this because 22 minutes into a CUSTOM scan – it started with the ‘C’ drive and is still scanning the ‘C’ drive when I canceled it at 22 minutes into the scan. It seems the Custom scan which, it states, includes ‘Quick Scan’ – IS scanning the entire ‘C’ drive.

I’m in tune with the time a ‘Quick Scan’ takes – one minute 47 seconds. Problem is the Custom scan which includes a ‘C’ drive quick scan is actually a FULL ‘C’ drive scan! is there a way to avoid the ‘Quick Scan’ when I choose to scan a drive or folder of my choice? When choosing the TYPE of scan – CUSTOM …. AMD10 – Quad core with SSD and 8 Gb memory Been using – MSERT – for some time (years) now – but I’m curious about its functionality.Īlways have the latest version for Win 7 64bit and definitions.

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