I recently upgraded my free avast to a 3 computer license package, briefly, no problems with my 2 XP computers, (a laptop and desktop with wireless lan cards, but my windows 2000 pro machine is choking on the firewall feature of the Avast 6. this machine has the same model wireless card as the XP machine, and what happens is that the wireless card ceases to function when the firewall feature is installed, and every time the attempt is made to initiallize the firewall, a message to the effect of "firewall cannot be started" comes up.
remove the firewall feature from avast, and the wireless card comes right back on line.
I had the tech support people from the phone center even working within my computer, they were investigating the registry, and services section in computer management, and the senior tech the case was lateraled to, ended by saying that the 2000 pro had compatabilty issues with avast 6, and I would need to find a earlier version of security suite in order to have a functioning firewall feature.
I have not been able to find avast 5 on any site that looked trustworthy, they all seem to be warez/ crack sites, so no thanks.
questions:
1) was the tech properly informed or just getting me out of his hair by de-installing th firewall feature and giving the compatability explanation?
2) will the earlier, version 5, avast suite be preferred for my win 2000 pro machine?
3)if so would anyone be good enough to let me obtain it from them?
again, I have a legit 3 machine license that I just purchased 2 days ago.
I'd like to have the firewall on the 2000 pro machine too, seems a shame to pay for the full package, and not be able to use all the features
thanks to any responders in advance