SMART SCAN stuck at Loading...

All of the sudden, upon running SMART scan, it says “PC PERFORMANCE NEEDS OPTIMIZATION”. When I click RESOLVE ALL button, dialogue shows Loading… and never get’s further (waiting at least 15min?.

AVAST! free 10.3.2223

WIN XP SP3
DELL Dimension 4600
1.25 GB RAM
P4

try this

controlpanel > ad/remove programs > avast > uninstall/change > repair option

any change?

Now it passed both the virus & performance sections without issues!
Thanks–I always forget about REPAIR.