The PL update wasn't just an update of definitions, it was some kind of application update.
Ever since that moment, Avira wouldn't even show up in the startup panel, and even when opening the application window and trying to click on "enable" it won't do anything and there are red warning icons for the service for scan and for update. Even going into msconfig it says it is not "started" and I can't do anything about it - no choices to start it, etc.
Also I noticed a number of my other applications show status of "stopped".
I restored from the last restore point and now at least the Avira and superantispyware icons show up in the startup panel, but the Avira won't enable.
I have tried exiting PL but that doesn't help.
I can't find any place in PL to go into to allow Avira or anything like that, either.
My paid subscription for PL is just a few days from expiring, I'm tempted to uninstall it and see if that gets me back to operational.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks much!
EDIT: Forgot to mention that either just before or after that PL update, RealPlayer also did some kind of application update.
I just tried to start it but now it won't start at all, either.
EDIT 2: Well, again restored to a prev setting, no help. So uninstalled PL and restarted but Avira still wouldn't Start, so uninstalled that, too, then downloaded a fresh version of Avira & installed and now it works.
Ever since that moment, Avira wouldn't even show up in the startup panel, and even when opening the application window and trying to click on "enable" it won't do anything and there are red warning icons for the service for scan and for update. Even going into msconfig it says it is not "started" and I can't do anything about it - no choices to start it, etc.
Also I noticed a number of my other applications show status of "stopped".
I restored from the last restore point and now at least the Avira and superantispyware icons show up in the startup panel, but the Avira won't enable.
I have tried exiting PL but that doesn't help.
I can't find any place in PL to go into to allow Avira or anything like that, either.
My paid subscription for PL is just a few days from expiring, I'm tempted to uninstall it and see if that gets me back to operational.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks much!
EDIT: Forgot to mention that either just before or after that PL update, RealPlayer also did some kind of application update.
I just tried to start it but now it won't start at all, either.
EDIT 2: Well, again restored to a prev setting, no help. So uninstalled PL and restarted but Avira still wouldn't Start, so uninstalled that, too, then downloaded a fresh version of Avira & installed and now it works.