So, you have nothing (or zero value) in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem : NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation
and after a VPS update (or probably just a check if you manually invoke VPS update - a new version shouldn't be necessary?) is performed, avast! asks for restart, but there's no value called PendingFileRenameOpertaions in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager : PendingFileRenameOpertaions ?
If that's really the case, please post the last part of setup.log.
This occurred after doing a
manual Program update and still does.
16:03:47 min/gen Started: 05.05.2007, 16:03:47
16:03:47 min/gen Running setup_av_pro-3e9 (1001)
16:03:47 nrm/sys Operating system: WindowsXP ver 5.1, build 2600, sp 2.0 [Service Pack 2]
16:03:47 vrb/sys Computer WinName: BOB3160-2426B19
16:03:47 min/sys Windows Net User: SYSTEM
16:03:47 min/gen Cmdline: /stopstat /verysilent /noreboot
16:03:47 vrb/gen Operation set to INST_OP_[16]
16:03:47 min/gen Old version: 3e9 (1001)
16:03:48 nrm/gen SGW32P::CheckIfInstalled set m_bAlreadyInstalled to 1
16:03:52 nrm/int SYNCER: Type: use IE settings
16:03:52 nrm/int SYNCER: Auth: another authentication, use WinInet
16:03:56 vrb/pkg Part prg_av_pro-3e9 is installed
16:03:56 vrb/pkg Part vps-73803 is installed
16:03:57 vrb/pkg Part news-4b is installed
16:03:58 vrb/pkg Part setup_av_pro-3e9 is installed
16:03:59 vrb/pkg Part jrog-3 is installed
16:04:00 min/gen Old version: 3e9 (1001)
16:04:02 nrm/pkg Transferred files: 0
16:04:02 nrm/pkg Transferred bytes: 0
16:04:02 nrm/pkg Transfer time: 0 ms
16:04:02 vrb/fil NeedReboot=false
16:04:02 min/gen Return code: 0x20000001 [Nothing done]
16:04:02 min/gen Stopped: 05.05.2007, 16:04:02