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Silly Fool
Join Date: Jun 2010
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I use Avast as me AV on my laptop, an Asus G73swe. This morning I got a pop up from Avast saying there was an update, so I clicked it and the update started. When it were done it said I needed to restart my machine. So I did so. But then on restart I get POST, then boot scrteen, then logon screen, and once I type my password all I get is a black screen with the cursor.
Windows 7 Ultimate BTW 
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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 Oh dear sound serious, I am no expert I think I would boot in safe mode with internet connection and get rid of Avast and download Kaspersky free server based scan here is a link www.kaspersky.co.uk/virusscanner and then if and when re download MS Security Essentials direct from Microsoft Web site.
 Roll On Death, lets have a go at the Angels
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Silly Fool
Join Date: Jun 2010
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I ran Trend Micro Housecall and Malwarebytes in Safemode, and no nasties at all, I think I might just bite the bullet and reformat unless anybody else has a suggestion.
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Captain Crunchie, Retired
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Win7 can do a repair, even better if you used the excellent backup/restore of Win7 pro & ultimate.
 If you can get to the desktop, insert the Win7 DVD, if not, Boot to the Win7 DVD 
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Silly Fool
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Aye, very unusual, maybe the problem was not even related to Avast. Just a coinsidence/
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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And another one bites the dust
Roll On Death, lets have a go at the Angels
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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It is the Avast update had the same problem myself> booted from CD/DVD rom and did a repair when finished the avast was disabled by windows> uninstalled avast and installed AVG> PC runing fine now
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