Thanks again for the quick reply....

BUT ... it was program version 9.0.2011 that got me into this mess in the first place, and the reason why I had to downgrade back to version 9.0..2008 using Windows System Restore.   

 If I do the clean install, can I then get the version I'm using right now which is .2008?  

If so, where can I download that .2008 version? 

If not, I'd really rather not do the clean install, and would rather wait ( I realize I then limit myself to having to manually download virus definitions).  Just was wondering if when the next program update AFTER .2011 comes out, and I update to that newer and hopefully less glitchy version, if it will fix the virus definitions automatic update problem I'm having for the past 6 days.  

I guess if it doesn’t, then I can always do the clean install then? I just don’t want to put .2011 back on my system after all the problems I had with it.