Hi Edel, It may be okay now but if not then you need to check the possibility that it has become damaged perhaps through a virus attack. You should check out the AVG virus vault by opening up the AVG program on your desktop and then going into the programs menu. Click on the virus vault or enter key and it will open up. Make sure this is empty, if it is not empty then just select all items in it and delete them. Reboot the computer and run a full virus scan of the computer. If the problem persists then you should I think uninstall the AVG you have there and download and reinstall a new version. Paul. From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edel Carey Sent: 13 January 2008 20:22 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] AVG start up message Hi again I seem to be monopolizing this list lately. Anyway here I go again. When I switched on today, I got the following message from AVG. 'could not initialize AVG kernel interface. Application cannot run' So, I did an manual update and it worked. Now I should I suppose be patient and see what happens tomorrow but I said I'd just ask anyway to see if anyone knows what that's all about. Edel.. _____ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 4104 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> for free now! ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************