Sorry to hear that limelite. :'( The as you call it "unintstall/reboot/install" and ofcourse the changes in between them sure would tell me (us) more and are definatly helping to find a solution/bug fix. But if you decide not to continue with it (which is your decission and I respect ofcourse) than it is your choice.
Personally I am convinced that it will be solved very soon. And I hope you will get back to using Avast. My personall opinion is that the people from Alwil deserve it. Looking at the way they deal with problems, the way they give support to the users and such.
Anyway, I would say... Stick around here and keep following the developments.
hddboer,
I am just like you just a user of Avast. But when the 4.5 beta cam out I had a problem with the mail when Opera was used. Sofar I was the only one who reported the problem (as far as I know) but Alwil solved it with a little help (testing/trying things) from my site. Same goes for the way Avast dealed with RAR archives. Again it was me who discovered it and tested/tried. So I am pretty sure that your problem will be solved too. Just have faith and patience.
Off-topic, but I can imagin what it is to have a product and give support/try to solve all issues for lots of people. (refering to the HijackThis analyzer I created) It's not easy and takes a lot of time/effort, but I never give up and nor wil Alwil, that I know for sure
