afy4um....
"So, yes, I read your posts correctly"
"Since you already took out avast and are happy with MSE, I don't really know what are we talking / discussing about now"
Perhaps you are reading my posts, but it is clear you are not understanding them. I never said I had decided to use MSE, nor did I say I had installed it. If that were the case, I wouldn't even bother wasting my time here... I am trying to keep avast, which I have used for over seven years, but would like to be able to print in MS Office Starter..... If MSE is the only solution (and from the lack of help here, that appears to be the case) I will switch, but again, I'd prefer not to....
Thanks for trying, and I believe your intentions are good, but you seem stuck on a firewall issue, which is not the answer.
I'd be happy to try other possible solutions. Sadly, it seems as if avast is just sticking their heads in the sand about this issue by pointing fingers elsewhere. They are losing users who WANT to use avast but are getting no help with this problem....