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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / March 2007Blue Screens and McAfee
New machine ~ Gateway GT5220 w/XP-MCE & 2G now about 3 mths old Over this 3 mth period, McAfee (spelling?) prompts me to buy, buy, buy. Have been using Norton stuff for virus, etc. w/McAfee turned off (though could not stop the buy prompts). Meanwhile, I have been experiencing blue screens - a different machine problem each time the screen comes up. The box house where I bought the machine suggested that I execute a restore. While data is on other drives, this would mean reinstalling a lot of apps. For no other reason than the annoyance of McAfee buy prompts, I removed/uninstalled all of the McAee stuff. For two days now (since removal of McAfee), the blue screens have stopped. Anybody want to take a stab at this?? WayneD Uninstall both McAfee and Norton. You can get a better anti-virus free from Grisoft.com. McAfee and Norton will bug you to death forever. You can edit your Registry if you have already uninstalled (not deleted), McAfee. Just type McAfee in Find and keep clicking F3 for all the finds and rightclick to delete.  SignatureXP - WNP Today is the first day of the rest of your life. > New machine ~ Gateway GT5220 w/XP-MCE & 2G now about 3 mths old > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > WayneD > Uninstall both McAfee and Norton. You can get a better anti-virus > free from Grisoft.com. McAfee and Norton will bug you to death forever. > You can edit your Registry if you have already uninstalled (not deleted), > McAfee. Just type McAfee in Find and keep clicking F3 for all the finds > and rightclick to delete. What Byte has recommended is pretty straight forward, but keep in mind that any time you edit the registry you should back it up first. Errors in editing the registry can make you machine unable to boot. Backup Registry http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756 Stab 1, mcaffe is crap stab 2, norton is crap Remove both and install one of the less resource hogging free AV apps. Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.db-pc.com _________________________________________________________________________________ > New machine ~ Gateway GT5220 w/XP-MCE & 2G now about 3 mths old > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > WayneD Not up on what might be 'best', less resource hogging, etc, might you suggest one or two? Tks, Wayne D > Stab 1, mcaffe is crap > stab 2, norton is crap [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> WayneD > Not up on what might be 'best', less resource hogging, etc, might you > suggest one or two? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > stab 2, norton is crap > > Remove both and install one of the less resource hogging free AV apps. That's quite right... it was already suggested that you use AVG they have an AVG7.5 free version also good is Avira and Avast (both free) Dwnld'd AVG7.5. Thank You. WayneD >> Not up on what might be 'best', less resource hogging, etc, might you >> suggest one or two? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > also good is Avira and Avast (both free) BTW - the stab I was interested in was a simple understanding, explanation how an antivirus pkg like McAfee creates blue screens! Before I changed a setting, there was a random machine Restart. A newsgroup reply showed me how to stop the Restarts which then brought up the blue screens. >> Not up on what might be 'best', less resource hogging, etc, might you >> suggest one or two? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > also good is Avira and Avast (both free) Any application can cause a BSOD, poor drivers, a corrupt install, or in coffee and nor tons case, large, bloated installations that try to do too many things, and fail miserably. Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.db-pc.com _________________________________________________________________________________ > BTW - the stab I was interested in was a simple understanding, explanation > how an antivirus pkg like McAfee creates blue screens! Before I changed a [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> also good is Avira and Avast (both free) No idea what happened to that post, should have said "in mcafee and nortons case". Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.db-pc.com _________________________________________________________________________________ > Any application can cause a BSOD, poor drivers, a corrupt install, or in > coffee and nor tons case, large, bloated installations that try to do too [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>> >>> also good is Avira and Avast (both free) By coincidence (??), upon removal of McAfee, Norton Speed Disk now sees drive 'C'. Machine now running swift and smooth. Can't help but ponder: after four months of holding off, did my not buying McAfee's virus package have anything to do with the blue screens and inability of Speed Disk to see drive 'C'?? WayneD > BTW - the stab I was interested in was a simple understanding, explanation > how an antivirus pkg like McAfee creates blue screens! Before I changed a [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> also good is Avira and Avast (both free) |
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