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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: kilsystems on March 01, 2004, 08:47:53 PM
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When I installed Avast Pro it continually scans the machine on boot; so much so that it does not allow Explorer.exe to load. On several reboots it then allows Explorer to load; therefore allowing the icons to display on the desktop. The same is the case with Avast Home. When I uninstall Avast there are no problems booting, but whenever it goes on it creates this issue.
Is there any solution to this?
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Do you have any other AV program installed? Or have had one recently?
Thanks
Vlk
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Absolutely none. It was on a fresh install of WinXP Pro. Now, if I uninstall Avast the machine works fine as well; the same is the case if I were to re-install XP completely and not install Avast.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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scans the machine on boot; so much so that it does not allow Explorer.exe to load.
Could you explain a little more in detail, please? I must admit I don't understand what the avast! boot-time scanner has to do with loading Explorer...
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I believe he's not talking about the boot-time scanner at all, all he wanted to say is that Windows practically freezes when loading the Explorer...
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Might check this post I had simular pro= corrupted boot.exe file.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=2870 (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=2870)