Recent content by fixitmanarizona

Hawkeye, you're correct of course. I read the post over at Ghacks incorrectly, where it stated that the only fix (at that time) was to uninstall EITHER msSE or Avast7. My problem most likely was the installer, however, as I don't have msSE installed (unless that's the same as ms Security Center...

OK hawkeye, TY for the info. Avast apparently released this too quickly (Only 3 weeks in beta) to notice the problems I suppose. I'm not sure I want the new features, anyway, such as the cloud-based virus database or the fact that it relies on Microsoft Security Essentials, or that it installs...

If you saved the install of Avast 5 or 6, you can re-install it from the folder you saved it in and then deselect program updates. If you did NOT save it, you may find a download on http://www.oldapps.com/avast_antivirus.php for versions of 4.8 to 6 (pick the old version you prefer,) or...