Sorry, to insist...
1) Remove NAV or Norton 360 through Add/Remove programs from Control Panel. Boot.
2) Use
Norton Removal Tool for Windows 2000/XP/Vista or
Norton Removal Tool for Windows 98/Me. Boot.
3) Install avast! (or repair the installation) and boot.
The Norton Removal Tool uninstalls all Norton 2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products and Norton 360 from your computer.
Also, you can try an avast installation from the scratch:
1. Uninstall avast from Control Panel first.
2. Boot.
3. Download the latest version of
Avast Uninstall and use it for complete uninstallation.
4. Boot.
5. Install again the latest
avast! version.
6. Boot.
7. Check and post the results.
Are you installing avast in the default path?
Are you registering (adding the license key) to your avast installation?