I upgraded my Avast Home Edition to version 4.7.892 this week. Since then, my system takes almost 15 minutes to start-up each yime. It also takes a while for programs to be loaded.
I have tried using MSConfig to remove other software/services from loading during start-up to see if it improves, but it did not. When I checked my event log, I notice that I get 2 errors each time upon start-up:
1. Timeout, followed by
2. The avast! web scanner service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.
The web scanner service eventually did start successfully as shown in later logs. (Note: I am permanently logged on internet through my router). Avast! is running fine once it is loaded. It continues to detect viruses from incoming mail in Outlook.
I did not have this performance problem prior to this Avast upgrade. Memory and disks space are more than enough. Apart from this software upgrade, nothing is changed. I am using Windows XP Version 5.1 service pack 2.
Is my Avast! program corrupted during the upgrade? I did notice that when I tried to re-boot the system after the upgrade was installed succesfully, I keep getting a message telling me another User is logged on. However, I was the only User. In the end, I just forced a re-boot.
Should I re-install Avast!?
Please HELP!
Bodohlah