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Charley O,
I am using Win98SE (my favorite OS). As far as I can tell, I, too, have all the latest Win Updates/patches.
I have to admit, I panicked when I thought that I would not be able to use Avast with my email program (Outlook Express). However, it seems (at least for now) that the problem was resolved by lessening the work load on Avast by unchecking the ‘scan archived messages’ option. I have tons of archived email messages, and I am sure that ‘overwhelmed’ Avast. So, for the time being, I will keep that option disabled (scanning archived messages), since in a manner, that would be scanning messages twice.
Thanks for your input… 
LeLe