Help.. Can't start avast

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hello,

I’am french… :-\ and not very good in english but i try… :wink:
So, i’ve got a problem when i start avast : “Application cannot load skin. Function usiGetSkin Failed” >:(
In the FAQ of this site i find an answer :D:

I have installed ‘avast! 4 Home’ and everytime I try to open it, I get an error message stating: “unknown error message”, “Application cannot load skin. Function usiGetSkin Failed”. How can I fix this?

A:

  1. Select START → RUN…
  2. Enter the following command:
    * If you have Windows NT or 2000:
    C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\REGSVR32.EXE ACTSKIN4.OCX
    * If you have Windows 95, 98 or ME:
    C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\REGSVR32.EXE ACTSKIN4.OCX
    * If you have Windows XP:
    C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\REGSVR32.EXE ACTSKIN4.OCX
  3. Press OK (or Enter).
  4. A message saying that the file was successfully registered should appear.

But when i do this, i can read an error message :
Dll registrerserver in ACTSKIN4.OCX had failed. The code send is 0x800200009 >:( ???

Please help me… :-[
Thanks :cry:

Val 8)

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Hi Val_signs,

Do you have any programs that block registry changes? Things like TeaTimer, PrevX, ProcessGuard, Microsoft Antispyware?

Try disabling those kinds of programs first, then repair the avast! installation:

Open add/remove programs in the control panel, highlight “avast! antivirus”, click change/remove, then select repair.