I'm using Avast and have had this problem with startups for a long while now, it seems bios doesn't detect the hard drives and/or boot record. Well, it does in the end - I have to restart 3-6 times to get Windows going. The other day I recommended Avast to my father-in-law, he installed it on his laptop and after the initial scan he's had the same problem. I haven't found any information about this situation on the web, can anyone help me?