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Title: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: Windrunner on November 13, 2006, 03:06:27 pm
i've got a really strange problem.

i reinstalled windows on my friends computer today and everything went well and i made two partitions. but after i tried to install an antivirus software in this case avast antivirus and avg the computer completly frose after rebooting it. when i removed in safe mode evrything worked normally again

any help is appreciated
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: Windrunner on November 14, 2006, 03:38:30 am
anyone??? :nervous:
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: WMCoolmon on November 14, 2006, 03:50:47 am
Are you sure you're Windrunner? :wtf: Your grammar and post after a wait of 30 minutes strike me as newbish behavior.

Anyway my only suggestion would be to try it without one of the antivirus programs. Given that they require system hooks, and I wouldn't put it past them to intentionally do things in a way to get at competitors, it doesn't seem like a good idea.
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: Nix on November 14, 2006, 04:03:19 am
It's generally a bad idea to have two antivirus solutions running in one machine.  It's much better to have something like AVG, or CA to do Antivirus, and then something like Spyware Blaster and Ad-Aware for your malware/spyware stuffs.  I actually use the Anti-spyware plugin stuff included in Outpost Firewall to filter out spyware, it does a pretty good job.  Failing that, I hear that Windows Defender is OK.

Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: Wobble73 on November 14, 2006, 04:03:40 am
Are you sure you're Windrunner? :wtf: Your grammar and post after a wait of 30 minutes strike me as newbish behavior.

Anyway my only suggestion would be to try it without one of the antivirus programs. Given that they require system hooks, and I wouldn't put it past them to intentionally do things in a way to get at competitors, it doesn't seem like a good idea.

Ummmm,  WMC there is a day between these posts????

I 'd also suggest installing another anti-virus software instead of the ones he's trying to install!
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: Nix on November 14, 2006, 01:14:29 pm
Wh
Are you sure you're Windrunner? :wtf: Your grammar and post after a wait of 30 minutes strike me as newbish behavior.

Anyway my only suggestion would be to try it without one of the antivirus programs. Given that they require system hooks, and I wouldn't put it past them to intentionally do things in a way to get at competitors, it doesn't seem like a good idea.

Ummmm,  WMC there is a day between these posts????

I 'd also suggest installing another anti-virus software instead of the ones he's trying to install!

And what would you suggest then....?
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: kode on November 14, 2006, 02:55:38 pm
yes, like others already said. only one antivirus application on one windows install. more than that and they start conflicting.
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: Windrunner on November 14, 2006, 04:47:23 pm
i didn't have any other AV software installed when the computer froze
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: kode on November 14, 2006, 04:59:06 pm
I do not understand your english today. What'd it be in swedish?
Title: Re: strange problem with windows installation-need some help
Post by: Windrunner on November 15, 2006, 01:52:05 am
hehe never mind i know what the problem is now. thanks for your help anyway