After updating to version 5.1.889 (free), Windows 7 will not boot, and simply restarts. After disabling system error restart, the BSOD comes up, saying:
STOP: c00002la fatal system error. *bla bla bla* System has been shut down. I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
I've went into startup repair, where I've tried system restore: it doesn't work. I've tried booting into safe mode - it can't even do that. CHKDSK even came up at one point, and went through its process - that did nothing. Luckily I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed as the other operating system - that is how I'm posting this here.
I realize that many other users are having this problem as well, or similar, because of this update.
I will soon resort to backing up all of my documents, programs, and other important files and reinstalling Windows. I would use my backup from Acronis, but the backup is too old.
Is there anyway I can fix this horrible error without reinstalling Windows? If I needed to uninstall Avast, or at least delete its folder (I can't fully uninstall it, as I can't get into Windows), that is possible, as I can delete/modify files/folders with Ubuntu.