thanks for your replys to my post.
here my answers to some questions (translated from German) :
+++ Tech wrote :
--- The problems seem to be unrelated, I mean, one problem to the other. It's difficult to isolate one problem and try to troubleshoot it.
> yes, problem may be or not during boot, sometimes the third of fifth boot give avast withour error.
--- Which actions have you taken to try solving the problem?
>VRDB - not activated
> Memory test when opening application - not activated
> Start avast only after start of other services - activated
> Updates just manual
> I made a shortcut on the desktop to call "ashSimp2.exe" and "ashServ.exe". The latter installs a new avast session? which might run correctly (or not, the red dot on the blue avast icon denounces a certain avast type error)
--- Do you use a firewall? Which one?
> Not in the pc, there is a simple one in the US Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway
--- Do you have any other antivirus installed in your system?
> No
--- Had in the past?
> I had Mc Afee Virshield which started having same problems by 2005, it was replaced in summer 2006 by avast 4.7 home.
--- Any other security programs that could interfere?
> No
++ Old Man asks:
--- A little more info on your system, cpu, ram, other security programs....anything that can help...
> There are three short summary report on my system attached
> By the way, the same avast 4.7 home and the same Win98SE are curently running on my IBM Thinkpad 600E without any problems !
++ Vladimyr says
--- I only have 'Standard Shield' and 'Internet Mail' providers installed.
> I am running 5 of six provis. Not yet tried to reduce to just 2 provis.
that's all the moment being,
grateful to read more about my problem
Hans