PACKAGE BROKEN!!! is a false ERROR

[wiebeck]

Hey,

I have been struggling to find the answer to the PACAKGE BROKEN error that comes on my laptop. Until....after two evenings in my hotel that I realized that the error is a false one!  Better explained as you get this error if you start your computer and the avast AUTO UPDATE is on but you cannot or do not get an internet connection before the updater starts.  I proved this by logging on one day and getting the error. After hooking up the hotel server..no more error. Shut down computer and restart....(with the server access already granted from the previous startup) and NO ERROR.

I have probably downloaded the original 4.6 pacakge about 5 times before my recent trip and discovered this. I turn my AUTO UPDATER off and no more problems. 

I hope this helps....anyone who is plagued by this error to have a little more understanding and lot less frustration.

jim

[DavidR]

You could try a repair of avast. 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.

However, I would suggest you download the latest version 4.7.1001 (don't know where you got  4.6 from), uninstall the old version, reboot and install the latest version. Download from here, http://www.avast.com/eng/programs.html and save it to your HDD, somewhere you can find it again. Use that when you reinstall.

[Lisandro]

Instructions for an installation from the scratch:

1. Uninstall avast from Control Panel first.
2. Boot.
3. Use Avast Uninstall for complete uninstallation.
4. Boot.
5. Install again the last version.
6. Boot.
7. Check and post the results.