OutLook Express killed by Avast_Green_Monkey (Regist- Key is OK)

[samtton]

WELLLL ..... every thing was going smooth like clock work for the last 14 months ... then all of a sudden ....... the Avast pop_up window pops up .... but .... it ain't blue in color no mo .

I am over here flipping my lips trying to figure out WHY may Outlook will not get me mail anymore .  All I can do is scratch me arm_pits .

After digging in may noise for 2 minutes it came to me ..... that pop_up window was green .... that Avast_popup_update_window was green ....not blue .

When it turned green my OUtlook Express died .  So Avast put the Green_Monkey on me ..... hummmmm .  It made seven Registry entries of Zmail_something all at one time . I shut avast down all the way .... but me OUtlook is dead .

So why can't we go back to blue .  Old_blue .  Well .... it ain't gonna help me now unless a tech_engineer has some very good ideas .  Please help me now .

[galooma]

Hi and welcome,
 can you check your registration key as they only last 14 months then you must re-register.

[DavidR]

The colours might have changed but the 14 free Updates for the Home version hasn't, as Cloussau said you need to re-register and you will get another 14 months of free updates.
avast! 4 Home Registration

[samtton]

Thanks Cloussau :

     Yes .... the 14 month key is ok ..... I just updated it about a month ago .
I came back to post that I have found out what happen when I stopped flipping
my lips so  much .

     It seems the last upgrade or update I had today (Green Window Pop_uP) with Avast kicked  "ZoneAlarm" in the  tusssh .... LOL .   The two had some sort of disagreement over the email so  "ZoneAlarm" switched out of manuel_mode , and
to prevent  Avast from checking the mail before it came in ..... it just decided it was not going to allow Avast to do a clean install of the new version , and have a say so in checking the mail .  

     What I did was install "ZoneAlarm" sometime AFTER I installed AVAST . So the Avast went on the system first months ago; then I add "ZoneAlarm" later .  So Avast had
a command position on things . ..... but ...... when Avast did a program update today "ZoneAlarm"  prevented things .

      I had to go into "ZoneAlarm" , and turn off the "mail_guard" as it switched to
automatic when Avast  started its updating .

      If Avast had done just a "references_update" like it has done before there would have been no problem .... but .... Avast did a "PROGRAM_update" , and that
is went it fell prey to "ZoneAlarm" .

      Sorry , but I had to spell these details out for those that will have trouble with
"ZoneAlarm" .  I guess the title of the POST should be changed to reflect this , but
Green_Monkey should do it ..... maybe .  What do you think >??

     So the conclusion is this ...... Avast gets alone with everybody .... but ..... ZoneAlarm does not .

[galooma]

History will probably prove you right.   Thanks for the explanation.