It might be worth running msconfig.exe (Start>Run..>msconfig.exe) which will
allow you to disable services from starting up (eg any Norton ones) and see
if this helps
Piers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fay Wilson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 13 February 2007 00:03
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Today's IT question
>
> I have adaware installed on my laptop and it has performed very well for
> however long it is.
>
> You will remember I asked you all about my slow email etc recently and
> you advised me remove the time expired Norton products as I now have
> AVG. Well since then whenever I try to get updates for Adaware the
> computer flashes up an almost subliminal message saying an error has
> been detected (plus a lot of other stuff which disappears too quickly to
> read), closes down the computer and restarts it again. No updates for
> ages.
>
> I've tried to re-download adaware but no joy.
>
> Can you help me doctor or is it just my age?
> Fay
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