You might need to delete the contents of the folder before deleting the folder itself, one of those strange quirks of computers. If that fails start the confuser in Safe mode by tapping the F8 button on startup and do your thing. If you are at all concerned about editing your registry once the folder has gone you could use Ccleaner, it is a safe and very effective tool for removing all manner of odd files and fragments left on the computer over time. I run it with the default settings.

I dunno,,, sounds like they know what they are talking about... <avg faq>683:Problems with sending/receiving e-mailsIf any problem appears with sending/receiving e-mails, the likely reason is that the AVG Personal E-mail Scanner is conflicting with another program that checks e-mails automatically (for example Symantec). We recommend that you do not run two such programs concurrently, or at least disable the e-mail scanning function in one of these programs. Was this FAQ helpful to you? Y : N

You should not blindly react to one article from another country!! For the real story: PRESS RELEASE AVG Press Statement Regarding Problems from Product Update Last update: 2:24 p.m. EST Nov. 11, 2008 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AVG is actively working to remedy the problem some users are experiencing related to the most recent update to commercial and free versions of AVG 7.5 and AVG 8.0 in some languages. A number of users who installed the update mistakenly received a warning that the Windows system file user32.dll product version 5.1.2600.3099 was infected with a Trojan virus and were prompted to delete a file essential to the operation of Windows XP. The problem only affects users of the Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish language versions of Windows XP. AVG is taking these steps to assist users in remedying the problem: -- Immediate release of a new update to correct the problem. -- Creation of a specific informational section on the AVG website that enables users to resolve the problem. Affected users should follow the weblinks below for further information and to download the fix tool: (1) http://www.avg.com/support/HotTopics1574 FalsePositiveuser32.dll (2) http://www.avg.com/support/HotTopics1574 FalsePositiveuser32.dll - fix tool Affected users unable to use their PCs should contact their AVG reseller or ask a friend to download the information and fix tool for them. After running the fix tool, users should run the AVG update program to download and install the correct AVG update. AVG sincerely regrets the inconvenience users have experienced. We are working to remedy the problem and ensure that any other potential vulnerabilities are identified and eliminated before they can impact users. SOURCE AVG http://www.avg.com Copyright (C) 2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved End of Story http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/AVG-Press-Statement-Regarding-Problems/story.aspx?guid="58A31585-DD3E-4930-81C6-0DCFB355DF8D>

this is all info for AVAST the I ball that is beside the blue A ball you want to right click that and tell it to join the A ball, can not remember the terminology but it will just make one ball, you can also drag it onto the A ball to do that. You will need to change the proxy settings in your IE browser so that your web shield is working properly. here are the directions for how to do that Configuration of the Web Shield HTTP proxy If you bring up Avast screen with a regular left click then click details it will open up so you can see the various aspects, it should be set to High sensitivity then if you scroll down on the left to the web shield if you see no activiity and zero counted then you know you have to set up that proxy as instructed in my link, if you do not that part is not working and you want that to work. Following the directions is very very easy I have had to do it on all of mine.