update avast 5 ...ERROR !

[redc0ugar]

I pasted the license#'s into the Maintenance box ...a popup said "file not found. Check the file name
& try again."  How do I get Avast to recognize the license?

[Gargamel360]

Is the license file labeled  .dat or .avastlic?

[redc0ugar]

avastlic.
Tonight, Avast did a firewall lockdown on my computer, per my Cable ISP.
I spent hours on the tele. with Dell...had to turn my HD to zero & need to
reformat when I wake-up. 
I'm done, done, done.
I need my subscription money back from avast...the marriage has ended.
Dell techs recommended 3 other Antivirus programs.  Tonight was NOT fun.
In spite of everything, thank You and Bob.

[bob3160]

Reformat certainly is overkill.
Simply double click on the .avastlic file and it will register your avast! program.

[samrafph09]

Greetings everyone...I just purchased the Avast Internet Security (with a 2year coverage for 3 PCs). Everything went well installing it with my 2 PCs (OS: windows7 & XPhome) however, with my 3rd PC (OS: XPprofessional) it won't install and an error reads: 
AN Error 0(0000) has occurred...LAST PERFORMED OPERATIONS WAS SPAWNING!

please guide me on what to do...I'm deploying to Iraq in two days and need to bring this laptop with me. All the best!

[Gargamel360]

I believe the most common times this error happens is
when you don't install with Admin account.,
or you still have another AV on your laptop
or your previous AV failed to completely uninstall.

[Lisandro]

Spawning error is generally related to corrupted download.
Are you using the same setup.exe file to install in all computer?