side-by-side configuration

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

i just installed the free version of avasti. I have a 64 bit windows 7 system.

when
i click on the avasti icon,
i get the error message
“The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect”
What can I do?

2
avasti
The name is avast and not avasti ;)

Did you restart after the install ? http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=56927.0

3

Avasti sounds more cute. ;D

Try and restart and report back if its still there.

4

really? it is unnecessary to restart computer after installing avast. ???

5

Yes you should reboot after instaling avast.

6

If you have troubles,it may help,but i never had to restart computer for completing of installation.

7

It is absolutely necessary to reboot once you install avast, I believe it asks as part of the installation process. I can’t remember as it is over 10 months since I installed it.

I would say you should reboot after installing any security application.