AVG Users....

[peanut]

Here is a list from Microsoft about Anti virus programs that are known to have incompatibility issues with Windows XP SP2
Little wonder our PC's are always playing up. Its why I switch off Automatic updates and run my PC without Sp1 or SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2

 

[neilll]

Its why I switch off Automatic updates and run my PC without Sp1 or SP2

With all due respect comments like that are insane and misleading to others. XP Service Pack 2 came out in 2004..............nobody should still be using it !!

XP Service Pack 3 came out on April 29, 2008 and everyone should have switched to this. If you run your PC without Microsoft updates its foolish and you deserve everything you get. Their software is rubbish and full of holes, if you do not at least patch it then it doesn't matter what 'protection' you think you might have, your system will get compromised.

 

[peanut]

Its why I switch off Automatic updates and run my PC without Sp1 or SP2

With all due respect comments like that are insane and misleading to others. XP Service Pack 2 came out in 2004..............nobody should still be using it !!

XP Service Pack 3 came out on April 29, 2008 and everyone should have switched to this. If you run your PC without Microsoft updates its foolish and you deserve everything you get. Their software is rubbish and full of holes, if you do not at least patch it then it doesn't matter what 'protection' you think you might have, your system will get compromised.

wow you sure are an arrogant opinionated person Neill arn't you.

I am not recommending that anyone not run servicepacks am I.?

try to read what is written and not what you want to see and allow others their personal preferences and opinions without making personal and insulting attacks will you

 

[retrojon]

What an interesting mix of scare mongering and bad advice!

There are lots of companies that test anti-virus software and reports are available online. Much better than a couple of people saying that they didn't like some product that they tried five years ago.

This year's Symantec/Norton offering has been getting good results, both in detection and system performance.

 

[neilll]

wow you sure are an arrogant opinionated person Neill arn't you.

Yes, I'm obviously a complete wanker and don't know what the hell i'm talking about, don't anybody listen to anything I have said, instead listen to the 'computer experts' on here and i'm sure you'll all be fine.

 

[perry]

the one peanut describes seems to be what the mrs had on her laptop a few weeks ago . she has to have windoze to run a couple of programs for work :roll:

only took 2 hours to copy autoruns from another laptop and delete the suspect .exe and .dll files from the list it gives directly from source . they usually end up hiding in the system32 folder . any little buggers that refused to delete i put on a usb thingy and stuck them in linux where they had nowhere to go except the bin

once id done that i put some free avast on it . nowhere near as bulky as the others seem to be and actually works

 

[rosstheboss]

F*ck f*ck f*ck,

My laptop just said something about registry when I went to boot it up after work, then something about users in a little window then died, can't even get it to turn on properly now.... Last thing that happened before I turned it off was a windows update...

Any ideas???

 

[peanut]

yes you have one chance only probably to restore your PC back to the last time it worked properly. make sure you back up anything you have done recently.
If it won't boot and load Windows you'll need to boot from your Windows disk and select INSTALL then select REPAIR .Don't select the first repair option

How to use System Restore to restore Windows XP to a previous state
Note To perform System Restore, you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator. If this is your personal computer, you are likely already logged on with an administrator account. If this is a computer that is part of a network at work, you might have to ask the system administrator for help. To verify that you are logged on to Windows with a user account that is a computer administrator, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/admin (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/admin)
To use System Restore to restore Windows XP to a previous state, follow these steps:

1. Log on to Windows as Administrator.
2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.
3. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next.
4. On the Select a Restore Point page, click the most recent system restore point in the On this list, click a restore point list, and then click Next.

Note A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
5. On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer.
6. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Restoration Complete page is displayed.
7. Click OK.

If you successfully restored your computer to a previous state, and the computer is performing as it should be, you are finished.

If the restore process completed successfully but the computer is still not performing as you want, go to the "How to undo a system restoration after you perform a System Restore" section. If you received an error message and the restore process did not finish, or if you cannot run System Restore, go to the "Next Steps" section.
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How to undo a system restoration after you perform a System Restore
You may have unintentionally restored Windows XP to a previous configuration that you do not want. To undo the restoration, follow these steps:

1. Log on to Windows as Administrator.
2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.
3. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Undo my last restoration, and then click Next.

Note A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
4. On the Confirm Restoration Undo page, click Next. System Restore restores the original Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer.
5. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Undo Complete page appears.
6. Click OK. You can now run System Restore again from a different restore point.

 

[rosstheboss]

It's miraculously started working perfectly again!!!! I'm going to buy some AV, either Norton or Kaspersky....

Do you think it still needs a restore?

 

[peanut]

If I were you I would do a backup of everything important immediately before you do anything else.
Go to Start ....Run type in MSCONFIG...ok
Select Start up then tell me what programs you have in there ticked