How about the avast blue (a)-ball tray icon? Does it appear immediately after you log on? Or do you have to wait for it for a significant amount of time?

The thing is, the IE settings may be temporarily reset to ‘Never Dial a Connection’ during the startup of the avast service, i.e. just before the (a)-ball icon shows. But they should be definitely put back after the icon appears.

BTW we’re all talking about Win9x or ME, right?

Thanks,
Vlk