mchain
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Glad you’re now satisfied with avast! Plus, with help here from many others, you now know that just because a program like avast! is taking a long(er) time to load does not mean it is failing to do its’ job. avast! 's primary mission is to protect against virii, and as there was more stuff running on your system than should be, it took it longer to scan all those extraneous and unnecessary files.
In a nutshell, that’s what a computer’s basic function is, to run and find files. It’s a glorified filing cabinet many times over. Fewer files to run will always result in a faster system.
For example, !Donovan basically runs only what he needs on his XP system, hence the speedy boot time and very fast avast! load. Knowing what to do as he does, only helps.
Keeping a system clean and mean is a trick, and one way to do that is remove what you rarely use. And once a system is set up the way you want it, leave it alone. Just make it a point to update all programs when a security update for each of them comes out, just as you do Windows update, and you will be good to go. 