HPOSM

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Upon booting up and loading Avast, I get the error “HPOSM - this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.” Details show: “HPOSM caused an invalid page fault in module OLEAUT32.DLL at 0167:653ba65c [+ register addresses]”.

I am running Windows 98 on a HP Brio Intel Celeron, 64 MB RAM. Avast version 4.5, VPS 0447-0, 11/15/04. I was running Norton Antivirus but have uninstalled it and installed Avast. I do not get the error message above if Avast is uninstalled. In Startup, I have Excel, Outlook Express and Netscape 7.1, which all load correctly before the Avast error appears.

Any ideas what this error refers to?

Thanks.

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Can you try to repair your installation?
Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > avast! antivirus > Remove
Then choose Repair function in the popup window (Repair).

If that does not help, can you search the board for OLEAUT32.DLL ?
Maybe you found some answers ::slight_smile:

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I think you posted this in the wrong forum. It has nothing to do with Avast. This a error from a HP device. (printer?)

See HERE

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Thanks - I think you are correct, and I will pursue along that line. Avast appears to working correctly.