Re: Avast and blank Desktop

Buffalo wrote: 
Is it possible that Avast was trying to connect to the Internet
(cable) to look for an update before ZAPro got loaded and caused
this hangup?

I've been using Avast for a couple of years, and never had this problem (with Win2K, RoadRunner cable, and NO Norton installed, ever).

Upon a (rare) reboot, Avast will want to look for an update immediately after the full desktop is up and running, but not before, then again about every four hours after that.

Hearing all the stories about how hard Norton is to get rid of, I'd be more inclined to think this had something to do with your problem. There is supposed to be an executable program to fully wipe it out. Don't have a link.

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