WinXP SP3 Problem After Boot

[pepegot1]

If you had an image backup before you installed Avast, you could have restored your system to working condition and then tried another product or tinkered with Avast knowing you could get back to restoration. When backup software is free, such as Easeus Todo Backup system, there is no excuse for this behavior. Live and learn. I would not be in computing unless there was an image backup system available - too much can happen as you now see. It has saved my but many times owing to bad software and viruses. Good luck.

[humpyco]

I used to like Avast but have now uninstalled it from all Windows machines. (2, one XP & one dual-boots XP & W7) Their newest version turns back on all the shields after an update of defs and slows the machine when all shields turned on, especially the file scanner Their last ver 7 was okay because I could turn off most shields. On the one sole XP machine I just manually run virus scanners AVZ, Clamwin and Malware Bytes. Never had any problems with viruses.

I did get BSOD's from the new version of Avast as well.

[Nelson37]

Oh no! Yet another unhappy Avast user? Whatever the Hech will we do?

Good thing nobody evaluates software based on small sample sizes, or simply how many times it has been downloaded....., Oh, crap, some do.

[hech54]

Good thing nobody evaluates software based on small sample sizes, or simply how many times it has been downloaded.....

Indeed. Ignoring the numbers is for fools and fanboys.

[DarrellS]

Why not just go back to the version that you liked? That's what I did until I accidentally agreed to upgrade. But I've gotten used to it now that I know how to turn things off that I don't want. One thing that didn't stop was the programs update prompt but after looking inside, I realized that I could have it ignore stuff that I didn't want to update and prompt for updates of stuff that I'd want to update like adobe flash or choose to ignore everything (which is only 3 or 4 essential programs). Turning it off is only for that session. The only way to get rid off it is through the add/remove process but an option for turning it off completely will be in the next update. I like the look of 6 and 7 better since I'm a classic user but once you get past the initial page, it looks pretty much the same.

A feature that I really like is once a month it asks you if you want to see what all it blocked from entering your machine and I feel good seeing what all it blocked and that nothing got in. In my early years of using payware McAfee, I felt secure until I started having a lot of hijack problems, popups and slowdowns which prompted me to try AVG Free which found all kinds of crap that McAfee allowed in and never found in any of my manual searches. I used AVG for years until I started having a lot of false positives with an occasional trojan getting in and it using more resources so Avast and Avira were recommended to me. I chose Avast although Avira might've been a better choice at the time. Now Avira users are starting to complain about the same issues that AVG users did in the past so I feel confident with Avast, especially after reading up to date tech articles. From what I've read, AVG has gotten better, Avira dropped slightly and Avast has gotten better. I don't think you can really go wrong using any of the three. It's all a matter of preference.

I feel better with an AVP that catches stuff before it gets in my machine which is why it's a good idea to use Malwarebytes pay version also for realtime protection. Once it gets in your machine, a lot of the damage is already done and most hackers nowadays have found a way to shut all your defenses down once it gets in.



If I'm having problems with XP, I usually go to XP forums where XP users and experts can help me with XP issues.

If I'm having issues with Virtualdub then I go to the Virtualdub forum where Virtualdub users and experts can help me with Virtualdub issues.

If I'm having issues with Avast then I go to the Avast forums where Avast users and experts can help me with issues.

If I'm having problems with a computer not booting then I look for help on PC Tech sites (preferrably for my motherboard) and don't take it as gospel from a Videohelp forum that my motherboard or CPU is fried. I've gotten a lot of good advice from this forum but there are other sites that I look to for help with my problems.

[bevills1]

If you had an image backup before you installed Avast, you could have restored your system to working condition and then tried another product or tinkered with Avast knowing you could get back to restoration. When backup software is free, such as Easeus Todo Backup system, there is no excuse for this behavior. Live and learn. I would not be in computing unless there was an image backup system available - too much can happen as you now see. It has saved my but many times owing to bad software and viruses. Good luck.

In fact I do keep recent image backups, and I considered doing what you suggest. However, the problem would likely recur if the problem is due to Avast if it were either updated again or reinstalled. I think the best way to rule out Avast or any program for cause of problems after recent install or update is to remove the program to see if that was the cause.

If I'm having problems with XP, I usually go to XP forums where XP users and experts can help me with XP issues.

If I'm having issues with Virtualdub then I go to the Virtualdub forum where Virtualdub users and experts can help me with Virtualdub issues.

If I'm having issues with Avast then I go to the Avast forums where Avast users and experts can help me with issues.

If I'm having problems with a computer not booting then I look for help on PC Tech sites (preferrably for my motherboard) and don't take it as gospel from a Videohelp forum that my motherboard or CPU is fried. I've gotten a lot of good advice from this forum but there are other sites that I look to for help with my problems.

One of the things Windows trouble shooting tells you to do is to remove recently installed programs or updates before the problem began to see if it fixes the problem. Makes perfects since to me as it's only logical imo. Time will tell if the problem recurs, and I'll trouble shoot elsewhere if Avast proves to not have been the cause. If the problem doesn't recur, then problem solved.

[humpyco]

How the frack do you delete a post