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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Coolmario88 on November 25, 2010, 01:44:40 AM

Title: [RESOLVED]Avast didn't install right or what?
Post by: Coolmario88 on November 25, 2010, 01:44:40 AM

Hello, i just got my computer back from being reformated and i installed avast free. and i went to click on it and i got this error message(see pic) any idea on how i can fix this? i didn't install all the windows update to my computer yet is that the problem?

Title: Re: Avast didn't install right or what?
Post by: Coolmario88 on November 25, 2010, 01:56:58 AM

I guess i will do a repair of Avast..

Title: Re: Avast didn't install right or what?
Post by: Coolmario88 on November 25, 2010, 02:00:22 AM

I did a repair and this error isn't fixed  >:( Any help please ???

Title: Re: Avast didn't install right or what?
Post by: DavidR on November 25, 2010, 02:25:42 AM

You need to install MS Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, see image.

Check her for a download link MS Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en).

Title: Re: Avast didn't install right or what?
Post by: Coolmario88 on November 25, 2010, 02:34:13 AM

Quote from: DavidR on November 25, 2010, 02:25:42 AM

You need to install MS Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, see image.

Check her for a download link MS Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en).

ok i installed it. and i removed avast cause windows recommended that i do that..  thanks for the link to download the MS Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable. :)

Title: Re: Avast didn't install right or what?
Post by: Coolmario88 on November 25, 2010, 02:53:14 AM

I installed Avast Free Again. Now It works! :D I like the new Sound for the Virus database has been updated voice it sounds better.

Title: Re: [RESOLVED]Avast didn't install right or what?
Post by: DavidR on November 25, 2010, 03:25:18 AM

You're welcome.