CraigB
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Im surprised there aren’t a few more issues going on there as the hardware in the system was designed around and to be compatible with a windows 7 architecture so even though you have xp and all the correct drivers for xp installed the software is still prehistoric compaired to the hardware built into the system, oh well i suppose it has been working for you ???
As for the avast problem i can only suggest a clean install, download the removal tool http://files.avast.com/files/eng/aswclear.exe and a fresh copy of avast if you didn’t save the last one, uninstall avast and reboot into safe mode, navigate to where you saved the removal tool and run it for each of the version you have had installed with reboots inbetween - when done reboot back into normal mode and install avast again, fill out the registation and when completed reboot your system.
If you have had other security softwares installed prior to avast then please run the correct removal tool for them also from here http://singularlabs.com/uninstallers/security-software/ preferably before reinstalling avast.