avast stopped working-suggested fix...repair "File System Sheild provider nf"

I logged on today and my avast version 6 - on vista has stopped working. Have tried rebooting numerous times, nothing is working…

See:
avast!WEBforum > avast! support forums > Non-english zone > Francais
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=23.0

Repair avast!:

  1. Control Panel → Add/Remove programs → avast!
  2. Scroll down and click on ‘Repair’.
  3. Follow instructions.
  4. Reboot.