Hi rev.paco,
Sorry, I have not been at a pc long enough to really read...
So you have restored back to an older version and it is working?
I am not too sure, but I am guessing that something has messed up the install of the updated version, it could have been the avg remnants, or something else...
You say startup is slow, what are your system specs?
Can you see what is running on startup, maybe you can trim it down to non-essential items?
(winpatrol is a good tool to see the startup entries:
www.winpatrol.com)
Nobody else wants to chime in on this one? Not even the guy who just tells me "yeah it's broken"? Why was all evidence of that post wiped from this thread?
Well, I thought someone may join in, seeing as my limited knowledge isn't getting us anywhere...
and the other post you refer to has been removed by a moderator - you will see that my original post was edited by igor, a moderator, as I commented on the other post. Unfortunately that poster has a tendancy to post unhelpful comments that can cause more issues than solutions...
-Scott-