Avast killed XP

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Installing Avast 4 casused BSOD. Then I had to boot up with last known good
command - this caused my CD writing software to fail (which was working fine
before). Using SP1 and some hotfixes.
 
Use System Restore to Undo Changes if Problems Occur
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304449

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| Installing Avast 4 casused BSOD. Then I had to boot up with last known good
| command - this caused my CD writing software to fail (which was working fine
| before). Using SP1 and some hotfixes.
 
JasonA said:
Installing Avast 4 casused BSOD. Then I had to boot up with last known good
command - this caused my CD writing software to fail (which was working fine
before). Using SP1 and some hotfixes.
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Were all you background apps closed prior to installing the new ware?
 
JasonA said:
Installing Avast 4 casused BSOD. Then I had to boot up with last known good
command - this caused my CD writing software to fail (which was working fine
before). Using SP1 and some hotfixes.
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Avast was probably looking for SP2. Why haven't you secured your
computer with SP2 yet?

I have Avast on one machine and have installed it on many with no
problems so I doubt that Avast is the problem and uninstalling it will
only give you a false sense of having solved the problem.

Alias
 
System Restore didn't help - I'm in the process of checking for other
problems (Avast problably just showed up an unrelated problem).
 
SP2 is not compatible. Unless MS dorks out for replacing the software taht
would be damaged with SP2
 
JasonA said:
SP2 is not compatible. Unless MS dorks out for replacing the software taht
would be damaged with SP2
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Not compatible with what? What software would be damaged by SP2?

Alias
 
You have it quite wrong!

It is up to the software manufacturers to make "their" software compatible
with the operating system.

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Richard Urban
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Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

JasonA said:
SP2 is not compatible. Unless MS dorks out for replacing the software taht
would be damaged with SP2
Click to expand...
 
Richard said:
It is up to the software manufacturers to make "their" software compatible
with the operating system.
Click to expand...

Just like it's the auto makers job to make sure their cars run on a
standard highway.
 
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