Thanks safe surf
Not my computer so a sig would only confuse- see the first post for system info
repair did not work
I D/l fresh copy of avast
removed avast- rebooted
ran avast clean up tool for ver 4 and for ver 5- reboot
tried to install and avast installer wanted to remove yet again
did so and rebooted
tried to install and avast said there was already an installation running- exit
ran CCleaner and rebooted
installed avast- rebooted
definitions are up to date as of time of install
now let's see if it updates
ran Secunia and updated some other things, Belarc adviser shows all current
updating Adobe flash is always such a pain