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Same here. I just updated the software. On reboot it was fine until I closed the Avast popup (I clicked continue). Then I went to remove the avast shortcut on desktop to the recycle bin and the computer went back to reboot. I thought I’d had a power serge or similar. It rebooted to desktop ok but went back to reboot again before fully loaded. The next time it rebooted it went back to reboot even faster. I now thought it was fan failure (overheating) or a dodgy power cable. I checked both of these but everything was ok. I then thought it must be software related (avast). Pressed F8 at start up and did a system restore. This fixed the problem and avast is still on the computer. However, I don’t like the idea that it might cause problems again and I am considering removing it completely. I am on XP Pro SP3.