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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: justin1278 on November 04, 2005, 12:48:51 AM

Title: Update
Post by: justin1278 on November 04, 2005, 12:48:51 AM: When avast tries to update automaticle i get a red window with the message saying the package is broken. What is wrong?
Title: Re: Update
Post by: DavidR on November 04, 2005, 01:02:38 AM: Sorry, don't know, couldn't resist it ;D

Have you tried an avast repair?
Add Remove programs, select 'avast! Anti-Virus,' click the Change/Remove button and scroll down to Repair, click next and follow. You need to be on-line to do this.
Title: Re: Update
Post by: justin1278 on November 04, 2005, 01:32:57 AM: yes i have and it has not helped
Title: Re: Update
Post by: justin1278 on November 04, 2005, 01:43:42 AM: did a complete uninstall rebooted re installed and rebooted

Problem Solved!
Title: Re: Update
Post by: Lisandro on November 04, 2005, 01:58:37 AM: Quote from: justin1278 on November 04, 2005, 12:48:51 AM
When avast tries to update automaticle i get a red window with the message saying the package is broken. What is wrong?
Were you referring to boot time or not? I mean, the update does not work just after logon or in any time...
Title: Re: Update
Post by: justin1278 on November 04, 2005, 03:15:24 AM: when it checked for an update automatilcally it had an error but if i did it manually it worked fine.
Title: Re: Update
Post by: Lisandro on November 04, 2005, 03:41:42 AM: Quote from: justin1278 on November 04, 2005, 03:15:24 AM
when it checked for an update automatilcally it had an error but if i did it manually it worked fine.
Again, after logon or in any time, in any automated attempt to update?
Title: Re: Update
Post by: justin1278 on November 05, 2005, 01:48:25 AM: yes it did attempt to update but then i got the error message.
Title: Re: Update
Post by: Lisandro on November 05, 2005, 02:05:43 AM: Quote from: justin1278 on November 05, 2005, 01:48:25 AM
yes it did attempt to update but then i got the error message.
So, it was a manual update that fails... strange...
Did you allow avast.setup to connect the internet into your firewall settings?
Title: Re: Update
Post by: justin1278 on November 05, 2005, 02:26:25 AM: Quote
So, it was a manual update that fails... strange...
Did you allow avast.setup to connect the internet into your firewall settings?

No it was the automatic update that failed the manual worked fine. Yes everything for avast is set to allow with my firewall. I was also using the Pre Release maybe it was a glitch i experienced.
Title: Re: Update
Post by: Lisandro on November 05, 2005, 03:36:33 AM: Quote from: justin1278 on November 05, 2005, 02:26:25 AM
No it was the automatic update that failed the manual worked fine.

Did you check your Update (Connections) tab of settings?
Title: Re: Update
Post by: justin1278 on November 05, 2005, 05:03:19 AM: yes everything was set like it was supposed to be.