I notice that several programs (not from Microsoft) which used to run satisfactorily on my Win XP computer are now suddenly crashing.  The only things I have changed on my PC are to download updates from Microsoft - mainly security related.

For example:

AVG anti-virus hangs when downloading an updated anti-virus database.

Systemsuite 7.0 suddenly closes when using Registry Cleaner.

My PC regularly freezes for about 15 seconds as the disk thrashes - perhaps it is Windows paging programs?

Is anyone else experiencing similar problems? In what programs? please advise.

thanks

alphateam

 

hey alpha...... no problems noticed here..... but then i don't have those programs you have mentioned....

the only issue involving updates, which is not related but is worth noting,   is that if someone is using 'metatrader' with experts attached for auto trading,  and has  microsoft updates set to run automatically , it will often restart your computer when the download finishes installation..... so i had to change the downloads to saturday night only......h

Yes, that's another annoying Microsoft issue. I changed my settings in Control Panel - Automatic Updates to "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them." This enables me to decide when I download and when I restart my PC.

hope this may help you.

I've just had a email from V-Com / Avanquest about Systemsuite closing suddenly. They confirm what I suspected that there are problems with Win XP and it is down to Microsoft to fix them. Avanquest is a large software company that specialises in the best utility programs.