Vista Problem Help!

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Kevbo

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I have this mysterious problem in which during the night something happens in vista and I cannot open any programs. Either the vista circle just goes away quickly and nothing happens, or for example in Windows Media Center, it just brings up the error message that it has stopped working. Another specific symptom is that when I go to the arrow to select restart or shutdown, the menu refuses to show up! I hover over the arrow and click on it and nothing happens! A hard restart is sometimes required and then all is better.

I am running Windows Vista 32-bit along with AVG 8.5 Free Edition and IObit Security 360.

If anyone knows what these symptoms mean, feel free to share advice! Thanks everyone!
 

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kevbo

first thing first. we need info about your computer. can you fill in your system specs in the lower left corner of your posts so we know what hardware you have.

One place to investigate is event viewer (type event viewer in search)go to the windows log, application tab and look for errors (red "X" in lef thand column) that relate to anything that could cause your symptoms. tell us the event ID and source code for the most frequent one.

thanks

ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
Also look at your scheduled task, is there something running in the background.
Press cntrl alt del and look at the proceses running under task manager.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Uninstall one antivirus. They are probably conflicting. I'd keep AVG.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
Just to give a quick review of the specs:

HP a1730n (Extremely Modded)
ASUS A8M2N-LA
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.1
4GB DDR2 533MHz
WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB
EVGA 8600GTS 512MB
Corsair 650W PSU

I am kind of thinking it has something to do with a program, and I mention AVG and IObit 360 because I feel as if they may be the culprit. I would like your opinions though :)
 

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Kill Iobit 360, keep AVG and underclock your cpu.
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
So uninstalling IObit 360 did not help today the computer refused to open up any programs and when I went to load windows media center I got a "windows media center has stopped working error" - I also couldn't open up any other program. I tried ctrl + alt + delete and I got a black screen with this error "Logon process has failed to create the security options dialog - Failure - Security Options." I click OK and back to my desktop I go but I still cannot open programs...

This has stopped occuring on my desktop and is most prevalent on my laptop - The HP G60-125NR. I am running AVG Free 8.5 and have uninstalled IObit 360. I recently reformatted the Hard Drive so I see no reason for this to occur...my guess is it is software?? Can someone help?

Thank you all so much!
 

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Can you post a screenshot of your installed programs. Search for snip in the start menu.
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
Can you take a look in msconfig and let us know everything that is scheduled to start up?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
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Get rid of the Iobit Advanced System Care junk, Wise cleaning junk and filehippo. Then reboot. They've probably corrupted your registry.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
Don't see anything strange in the installed programs
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
Frost - you ready for a restore?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
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