OK. Thanks to Derelict_AZ I downloaded .396 from MajorGeeks -- why doesn't CNET have it?
-- and installed it. It
is slightly different from .377: I got a new wail of despair:
Driver Entry Point Not Found
The \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\aswMon2.sys device driver could not locate the entry point IoGetLowerDeviceObject in driver ntoskrnl.exe
This comes immediately before the complaint that I don't have MSV*90.dll etc, which .377 was unhappy about.
I am using W2K Pro SP4 rollup 1, allegedy something Avast can tolerate. It is obvious that I don't have some software (and I see no reason to install something I don't need) with components needed by Avast!5. So why does v5 NOT have all the necessary components?
I have several apps which don't include all components in the download. I am very happy with them. I am happy because on the websites, not only do they tell me what version they are at, they also have little messages: "If
this message appears, you are using
this OS and you need to install
this component available
here on our site for your convenience."
This sort of thing is exactly the reason I almost NEVER update an app untill the version I'm using is totally unuseable, and in those cases I almost always go to another brand, eg: Adobe got replaced with Foxit.
Alwil, this is ludicrous. You claim a smaller footprint, yet the download is significantly larger, and is missing the bits it needs to make it go. Would you expect me to buy a car with no fuel tank? That's how I feel about your current offerings.
Gordon.