Avast keeps telling me...

[alba1314]

That it needs to restart my Operating System each time I boot up my PC.  This has been going on for a day or so - Can anyone tell me why this is so?!  This problem is also affecting my son's machine too.

I am running  WinXP Pro with SP2 installed and Avast! version 4.6 Home Edition build 4.6.739.  My son's PC runs the same version and build of Avast! on a WinXP Home Edition Operating system, with all updates installed.

[DavidR]

Operating system restart needed by avast message could be solved, in some systems, by deleting the file <avast>\setup\reboot.txt

[alba1314]

Operating system restart needed by avast message could be solved, in some systems, by deleting the file <avast>\setup\reboot.txt

Thanks DavidR.  I have deleted the text file you mentioned and will post back success or failure when I next reboot.

BTW - I take it that this file is automatically recreated when PC and Avast next boot(s) up?

[alba1314]

Thanks DavidR.  I'm happy to report that deletion of <avast>\setup\reboot.txt on my son's PC and rebooting without Avast asking to reboot the O/S has been successful!

Much obliged for the help...

[DavidR]

Glad to have been able to have helped, the reboot.txt is only created after a program update that requires a reboot and should really be deleted after that. So if required in the future it will be created.

[alba1314]

DavidR is the man!  I've just rebooted my own PC after it being closed down for a day or so and after me following his instructions - and no more message!!  Avast! is now behaving properly once more - Yay!

Thanks again, DavidR.

[DavidR]

Your welcome