Friday, September 25, 2009

Solved: Avast Antivirus Installation Error 3

Problem: When you try to install Avast Antivirus, this error occurs:
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An error 3 (00000003) has occured.
Last performed operation was:
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Screenshot:

Cause:
This error occurs when you try to install a new Avast installation in a computer that has a corrupted installation of Avast Antivirus.

Solution:
1. Download Avast Uninstall Tool/Utility.
2. Start Windows in Safe Mode
3. Run the uninstall utility (aswclear.exe)

Please note: If you installed Avast antivirus in a different folder than the default, browse for it. Be careful though because the content of any folder you choose will be deleted.

4. Click REMOVE
5. Restart your computer.
6. You can now reinstall avast antivirus.
at 5:48 AM

3 comments:

  1. Johnson YipOctober 26, 2009 at 8:17 PM

    Thanks for the tutorial and teaching me how to fix this specific type of install error with Windows and Avast Anti-virus. Nice Screen Capture. It is very clear.

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  2. EdmarOctober 26, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    Your welcome.

    ReplyDelete
  3. urimagesNovember 28, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    kaspersky is the best anti-virus {for me atleast}

    ReplyDelete

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