It's not the license (almost sure). You'd get an 'invalid license' dialog...
What you might try, though: try updating avast from the Control Panel. I.e. go to Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Change, and there select avast antivirus. Push the button and you'll see a window with a couple of choices in it - one of which is 'Update'. Try using this -- it may work...
Thanks
Vlk
:)Hi, I have been away for a few weeks and not able to check the forum or reply. However, I have read all the suggestions and tried the various remedies, but nothing works as yet.
My problem is alsmost identical to 'themadczar's problem, although I connect using a 56k modem and use Zone Alarm firewall software. I have used Zone Alarm from before installing Avast. My edition is the latest version and I cannot access proxy settings either, nor can I manually update.
However, this last suggestion gave me an interesting result. I accessed 'control panel' - 'Add/Remove Program' option and selected avast.
I received an error message, of which I have included a screenshot. Also there is no setup utility running that I can find.