Error in Boot time Scan with xp

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

i wanted to do a Boot time scan and it keep telling me that a “Launching Record Error” and it doesnt continue with the scan. What is it and how do i fix it? ???

2

Launching Record Error? Who displayed this message, exactly? And at which moment? At the time you were trying to schedule the boot-time scan, or while it was running…?
Also, what is your OS, avast version etc…?
Some more details would be appreciated…

Thanks
Vlk

3

This error is shown when the system is booting before windows pro loads and just before Avast is suppose start the boot time defrag.
The error is shown then it continues on into windows xp. The version is Avast pro 4.6

I hope this helps

4

Could you post the contents of the file \data\log\aswBoot.log (I hope I’m quoting the file name correctly).

Thanks
Vlk

5

And where is a newbie like myself suppose to find this file?

6

Assuming you installed avast to the default folder, this is the path in windows explorer.
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\log\aswBoot.log

7

Thanks david
Here it is:

CreateKbThread
new CKbBuffer
CKbBuffer::Init
CKbBuffer::Init end
ZwCreateEvent(g_hStopEvent)
ZwAllocateVirtualMemory - stack
ZwGetContextThread - NtCurrentThread
ZwCreateThread - KbThread
CreateKbThread end
ZwInitializeRegistry
KbThread start
Unschedule
70,00,64,00,62,00,6F,00,6F,00,74,00,2E,00,65,00,
78,00,65,00,00,00,61,00,75,00,74,00,6F,00,63,00,
68,00,65,00,63,00,6B,00,20,00,61,00,75,00,74,00,
6F,00,63,00,68,00,6B,00,20,00,2A,00,00,00,61,00,
73,00,77,00,62,00,6F,00,6F,00,74,00,2E,00,65,00,
78,00,65,00,20,00,2F,00,61,00,3A,00,22,00,2A,00,
22,00,20,00,2F,00,6C,00,3A,00,22,00,65,00,6E,00,
67,00,6C,00,69,00,73,00,68,00,22,00,20,00,2F,00,
72,00,61,00,3A,00,64,00,65,00,6C,00,65,00,74,00,
65,00,20,00,2F,00,61,00,72,00,63,00,68,00,69,00,
76,00,65,00,73,00,00,00,61,00,73,00,77,00,42,00,
6F,00,6F,00,74,00,2E,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,
2F,00,41,00,3A,00,22,00,2A,00,22,00,20,00,2F,00,
4C,00,3A,00,22,00,45,00,6E,00,67,00,6C,00,69,00,
73,00,68,00,22,00,20,00,2F,00,52,00,41,00,3A,00,
64,00,65,00,6C,00,65,00,74,00,65,00,00,00,00,00,

Unschedule end
ZwSetEvent(g_hInitEvent)
InitKeyboard
s_dwKbdClassCnt: 2
InitKeyboard end
GetKey
ReadRegistry
DATA=C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA
PROG=C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=%SystemRoot%\TEMP
TMP=%SystemRoot%\TEMP
ReadRegistry end
CreateTemp
dep_fsCreateFolder - TEMP Error:0xC000003A
dep_fsCreateFolder - TMP Error:0xC000003A
CreateTemp end
cmnbInit
SetFolders
SetFolders end
aswEnginDllMain(DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH)
InitLog
InitLog end
InitReport
InitReport end
CmdLine
aswboot.exe /a:“*” /l:“english” /ra:delete /archives
CmdLine end
ZwCreateDirectoryObject - ASWObjects
LoadResources
LoadFile
LoadFile end
LoadResources end
CKbBuffer::Wait
CKbBuffer::Get
CKbBuffer::Get end
CKbBuffer::Wait end
FreeMemory: 916217856
aswintegInitialize
avworkInitialize
ProcessArea
avfilesScanReal(MBR0)
avfilesScanReal C:
avfilesScanReal H:
avworkClose
aswintegClose
TerminateKbThread
GetKey end
CloseKeyboard
CloseKeyboard end
KbThread stop
CKbBuffer::~CKbBuffer
CKbBuffer::~CKbBuffer end
aswEnginDllMain(DLL_PROCESS_DETACH)
cmnbFree
FreeResources
CloseReport
CloseLog

8

Hmm, this looks OK… and you’re saying the scan doesn’t even start?
Does it at least say

avast! antivirus
…

etc. … - I mean the heading.

Thanks
Vlk

9

yes it does

10

If there is file C:\aswBoot.log, please post it too.

11

Thanks but i just re-installed it and its back to normal

Thank you for your help.