"the system cannot find the path specified" on non-avast files...

[system]

I’m using Avast Free 7.0.1426.

I’ve seen posts about Avast throwing error 3 for old virus definitions but I’m getting the error in the areas shown in the attached screen capture…

It happens in full and quick scan.

What’s up with this?

[pondus.mailbox]

files that can not be found errors are usually gone if you reboot and scan again

[system]

@Pondus post:2

files that can not be found errors are usually gone if you reboot and scan again

This has been going on for months…

Many reboots, many rescans…

[pondus.mailbox]

the same files…if you reboot now and scan again same result ?

[igor0]

The links on your system partition point to a wrong drive, probably due to some strange way of installing Windows.
You can disable the option “Follow links during scan” on the “Sensitivity” page of the particular scan - avast! won’t try to resolve the links, and won’t show these errors anymore.

[system]

@Pondus post:4

the same files…if you reboot now and scan again same result ?

yes

[system]

@igor post:5

The links on your system partition point to a wrong drive, probably due to some strange way of installing Windows.
You can disable the option “Follow links during scan” on the “Sensitivity” page of the particular scan - avast! won’t try to resolve the links, and won’t show these errors anymore.

Thanks, I will try that.

Does doing that limit the search for viruses??

[igor0]

Not really.
The options is there mainly for the convenience - that if you e.g. rightclick on C:\Documents and Settings (in a file manager that shows it) and choose to scan it, the target (C:\Users in this case) is scanned, instead of scanning nothing.

[system]

@igor post:8

Not really.
The options is there mainly for the convenience - that if you e.g. rightclick on C:\Documents and Settings (in a file manager that shows it) and choose to scan it, the target (C:\Users in this case) is scanned, instead of scanning nothing.

Great

Thanks, igor!