Eddy

All windows critical patches are always installed (i check once a day), its just davidR suggested i reinstall it.

Igor

(Though the original question doesn't have anything to do with registry, I'd say).

The virus in the origional question had several registery keys that the virus cleaner deleated.

avast! v4.5 will automatically remove autostart registry entries of files being removed

looking forward to that v4.5 then.

Thanks to everyone who helped clear this query(s) up for me

–lee