firewall

I get this when I try to start the firewall.Turned off windows firewall and tried still same any help please

Any other security programs installed?
Did you uninstall your old AV before installing avast?
Did you run the vendors removal tool to clear any leftover files?

Have you tried avast repair?

This solution was posted in this forum. Read reply #1 and see if you think it applies to your situation.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=115192.msg896294#msg896294