avast 4.1.501 Explained

[igor]

It's very unlikely to be the reason... but could the problem be actually with the skins? I mean, what skin were you using before? Didn't you delete some?

[Lisandro]

Mina, I'm sure you tried to repair your installation through Control Panel so... I'll try to make another guesses:

1) Did you use C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\REGSVR32.EXE ACTSKIN4.OCX and boot after that?

2) What version of MDAC drivers did you have installed?
     Do you have MS Office? Which version?

[MWassef]

the default  (I do not know which one as the gui did not start at all).
I did not delete any  

[MWassef]

here they are ..

[MWassef]

Good job Technical
registering ACTSKIN4.OCX fixed it  
many thanx pal
so, what is ACTSKIN4.OCX anyway?  

[Lisandro]

so, what is ACTSKIN4.OCX anyway?  

Sasha could say better than I...
It's a part of ActiveSkin 4.2.7.3 the application used by avast to 'wear' the skins