Or run a command line as admin: net stop winmgmt del C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\Repository net start winmgmt (or boot)

What did you do? What is off/on WMI for you?

I cleared out the Repository using the “old fashioned” method…used MMC to stop the WMI service, manually deleted the Repository folder, and then rebooted which rebuilt the Repository. (I guess I like to point and click instead of type :o

Still getting the WAC to complain about no AV progam, I once again checked the Repository files and everything was reported as consistent. So I un-installed Avast again but manually deleted all the Avast files and folders left behind including the complete set of Avast files and data left behind in the “C:\Program Data\Avast Software”. I then manually swept the registry of all left-over entries mentioning Avast (all appeared to be neutral but I wanted a clean re-install). With Avast completely erased, I once again rebuilt the Repository as described above just to be sure I was starting with a clean slate.

I re-installed Avast 6.0.1125 and almost immediately the WAC said all was good. So far so good!! ;D

One thing I did notice is that previously I had been re-installing Avast v6.0.1019 and then letting the program update itself. This time I started out with 1125. That really should not have been a problem. I never noticed it was a slightly older version until I bothered to check the properties of the file. Sure wish Avast would learn to add version info to the filename otherwise “setup_av_free” doesn’t mean much, i. e. “setup_av_free_6.0.1125” would be more informative.

Since things are working, I can safely close this matter out.

Thanks for the help.