Thanks, but you haven't told me anything here that I don't already know about.
I'm well aware of the differences between XP and 7 - I've been developing software professionally for over 20 years and have worked with (and installed) more versions of Windows that I care to think about!
As I mentioned in my original post, I'm interested in any thoughts folk might have regarding why the buttons on this particular site aren't functioning when Avast! is installed.
I have not done an in-depth investigation yet to see if there are other sites where the buttons don't function, and I haven't tried other browsers yet, but the fact that the problem is present when Avast! is installed and not when it is uninstalled suggests that it may be doing something with respect to the buttons or the actions they are attempting.