Are you using Vista or XP? The following assumes XP: In these boxes, if you down-arrow you will see other choices. thus, if you go into the shut-down menu with Windows, u; down-arrow and you will see a group of choices (in Windows Xp). Press enter on Restart. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARY STRATTON" <marybstratton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "VIP-Students" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:21 PM Subject: [vip_students] updates This is difficult to explain, but here goes. For about a week each time I turned on my computer, a diagram came up and jaws told me that my computer needed to be updated, all the icons were named. I was told to press the express update button below. Not knowing what button was being referred to, I would press enter or space bar, usually this removed the dialogue box. Since Saturday when I turn on the computer,I hear the message - your computer has been recently updated. Windows has downloaded an important security programme to help protect your computer, but this required an automotic restart. I have done what I believe to be an automotic restart,but the same message repeats each time. Can anyone help please. I should also say that since Saturday,avast has not made any anouncements either. Mary Stratton.