I haven't tried with the FW uninstalled yet, but digging through the
PD logs, I see:
>Defrag32 File Log:**********************************
DefragFs: build21. NT Version: Major=0x6, Minor=0x1, Build=0x1db0, CSD= (free).
DefragFs: Built Aug 19 2009, 10:32:07.
DefragFs: BOOT start. Date: 3/30/2010, Time: 21:53:56.883 GMT.
DefragFs: Received Illegal Open, failing with error 0xc00000a2.
Name: '\ProgramData\Alwil Software\Avast5'.
DesiredAccess: 0x120189.
Disposition: 0x1.
Options: 0x21.
Origin is system process -- probably ExWorkerItem
DefragFs: Received Illegal Open, failing with error 0xc00000a2.
Name: '\ProgramData\Alwil Software\Avast5'.
DesiredAccess: 0x120189.
Disposition: 0x1.
Options: 0x21.
Origin is system process -- probably ExWorkerItem
DefragFs: build21. NT Version: Major=0x6, Minor=0x1, Build=0x1db0, CSD= (free).
DefragFs: Built Aug 19 2009, 10:32:07.
DefragFs: BOOT start. Date: 3/30/2010, Time: 21:54:41.914 GMT.
PDBoot: Volume is not dirty
PDBoot: Failed to open volume using DefragFS (32,644).
PDBoot: \\?\Volume{902ffb88-94c7-11de-a7f4-806e6f6e6963}
PDBoot:
PDBoot: Could not gain exclusive access to drive C:\ (32).
There is a possible driver conflict. (C:\
I will try without the FW component installed and see if it makes any difference.