Some features stop working.

[mamotee]

  I just discovered that some features like: file system shield, IM shield and P2P shield stopped working and i have tried so many times to start but i can not....Can someone please help me out....

[DavidR]

Have (or did) you another Anti-Virus installed in this system, if so what was it and how did you get rid of it ?

Have you rebooted - if not try that.

If that didn't work - try a repair of avast:
XP - Add Remove programs, select 'avast! Anti-Virus,' click the Change/Remove button and select Repair, click next and follow.

Vista, win7 - Control Panel, Programs & Features, uninstall a program, select 'avast! Anti-Virus,' click the Uninstall/Change and select Repair, click next and follow.

You may need to reboot after the repair.

[mamotee]

Thanks,
     sorry i didnt provide enough info. What happened i downloaded these software; windows 7 Manager from CNET site and HOTSPOT shield for networking security.So i used the windows 7 manager to delete some files in registry and other folders and i discover that it affected my system so i used system restore and everything is okay except AVAST. I have done uninstall/repair but no difference and now it keep showing you must reboot for the update to take effect at the bottom of the user interface. i have done that twice.
Should i uninstall totally ? My operating system is windows 7 Home edition.

[Asyn]

- Which avast!..?? (Free/Pro/IS)
- Which version..??
- OS..?? (32/64 Bit..? - which SP..?)
- Other security related software installed..??

[sutcarey]

I had the same problem after system restore (Also Windows 7 Home). Had to run the Avast installation again (had saved the downloaded install file) to fix the problem. Shields are now working and Avast is updating.

[DavidR]

Yes system restore can really mess with the avast installation.