I just installed the trial Internet Security, then rebooted. My OS is XP Professional. Upon reboot, the Avast Icon did not appear in the System Tray. I had to click on the Desktop Icon to get it to appear. Why ?
difficult to say…
did you remove your previous used security program according to vendors instructions before installing avast ?
removal instructions and removal tools for previous used security programs found here
http://www.avast.com/en-eu/faq.php?article=AVKB11#artTitle
http://singularlabs.com/uninstallers/
I previously used AVAST AV, just not the Internet Security. The Installation procedure said nothing about uninstalling anything, and since I am installing another AVAST product, you would think they would take care of any uninstalling of their own product.
then it should be fine… unless there is a problem
see how it runs… was this a one time issue…does it happen at evry boot?
you have a avast repair option to use if you get a problem, found at
controlpanel > Ad / Remove programs > avast > uninstall/change > repair option…