I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now my
computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart the
computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG anti-virus
software. Except that there was one day it did not happen. Don't know if
AVG is the cause, though. But this problem started the night after I
reinstalled AVG. This has been going on for the last week. Like I said,
one day it did not happen. I am using XP Home. Any ideas?

Robert

Robert wrote:

> I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now my
> computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart the
> computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG anti-virus
> software. Except that there was one day it did not happen. Don't know if
> AVG is the cause, though. But this problem started the night after I
> reinstalled AVG. This has been going on for the last week. Like I said,
> one day it did not happen. I am using XP Home. Any ideas?

An easy way to find out if AVG is the culprit (and recent versions of AVG
have been problematic for many people) is to uninstall it. Install Avast
instead (another antivirus that has a free version). If your problems go
away, you've got your answer.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Robert wrote:
> I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now
> my computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart
> the computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG
> anti-virus software. Except that there was one day it did not
> happen. Don't know if AVG is the cause, though. But this problem
> started the night after I reinstalled AVG. This has been going on
> for the last week. Like I said, one day it did not happen. I am
> using XP Home. Any ideas?
> Robert

Do you have AVG configured to perform a system scan during the late night or
early morning hours? Maybe the scan encounters a file it can't handle or a
location on your HD which is corrupted. Why don't you perform a system scan
while you're watching it and see what happens or check the AVG logs.
Personally I've been using AVG for a few years w/o issue.

Robert

Do you have a particular reason for leaving your computer on overnight?

Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



"Robert" <cpq1bcle[REMOVE]@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:49d0b1dc$0$5491$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now my
>computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart the
>computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG anti-virus
>software. Except that there was one day it did not happen. Don't know if
>AVG is the cause, though. But this problem started the night after I
>reinstalled AVG. This has been going on for the last week. Like I said,
>one day it did not happen. I am using XP Home. Any ideas?
>
> Robert
>

will check it out ...

Even if I don't leave the computer on, I'd like to know what the problem is.

Thanks.

"Gerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23zw%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Robert
>
> Do you have a particular reason for leaving your computer on overnight?
>
> Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
> Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
> hours ago.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
> of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
> are important.
>
> HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> "Robert" <cpq1bcle[REMOVE]@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:49d0b1dc$0$5491$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now my
>>computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart the
>>computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG anti-virus
>>software. Except that there was one day it did not happen. Don't know if
>>AVG is the cause, though. But this problem started the night after I
>>reinstalled AVG. This has been going on for the last week. Like I said,
>>one day it did not happen. I am using XP Home. Any ideas?
>>
>> Robert
>>
>
>

Thank you.
"Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Robert wrote:
>
>> I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now my
>> computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart the
>> computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG anti-virus
>> software. Except that there was one day it did not happen. Don't know
>> if
>> AVG is the cause, though. But this problem started the night after I
>> reinstalled AVG. This has been going on for the last week. Like I said,
>> one day it did not happen. I am using XP Home. Any ideas?
>
> An easy way to find out if AVG is the culprit (and recent versions of AVG
> have been problematic for many people) is to uninstall it. Install Avast
> instead (another antivirus that has a free version). If your problems go
> away, you've got your answer.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

Thank you.
"deerslayer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:tz2Al.22398$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Robert wrote:
>> I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now
>> my computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart
>> the computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG
>> anti-virus software. Except that there was one day it did not
>> happen. Don't know if AVG is the cause, though. But this problem
>> started the night after I reinstalled AVG. This has been going on
>> for the last week. Like I said, one day it did not happen. I am
>> using XP Home. Any ideas?
>> Robert
>
> Do you have AVG configured to perform a system scan during the late night
> or early morning hours? Maybe the scan encounters a file it can't handle
> or a location on your HD which is corrupted. Why don't you perform a
> system scan while you're watching it and see what happens or check the AVG
> logs. Personally I've been using AVG for a few years w/o issue.
>

Yes, that's it, I think. The AVG scan is scheduled for 6 am. There is a
corrupted area on my external hard drive. I have ordered a new hard drive.
In the meantime, I will disconnect the hard drive before going to bed. That
should work, shouldn't it?

"deerslayer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:tz2Al.22398$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Robert wrote:
>> I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now
>> my computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart
>> the computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG
>> anti-virus software. Except that there was one day it did not
>> happen. Don't know if AVG is the cause, though. But this problem
>> started the night after I reinstalled AVG. This has been going on
>> for the last week. Like I said, one day it did not happen. I am
>> using XP Home. Any ideas?
>> Robert
>
> Do you have AVG configured to perform a system scan during the late night
> or early morning hours? Maybe the scan encounters a file it can't handle
> or a location on your HD which is corrupted. Why don't you perform a
> system scan while you're watching it and see what happens or check the AVG
> logs. Personally I've been using AVG for a few years w/o issue.
>

That should do it. Good luck with the new HD.

Robert wrote:
> Yes, that's it, I think. The AVG scan is scheduled for 6 am. There
> is a corrupted area on my external hard drive. I have ordered a new
> hard drive. In the meantime, I will disconnect the hard drive before
> going to bed. That should work, shouldn't it?
>
> "deerslayer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:tz2Al.22398$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Robert wrote:
>>> I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning
>>> now my computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to
>>> restart the computer to use it. This has happened since I
>>> reinstalled AVG anti-virus software. Except that there was one day
>>> it did not happen. Don't know if AVG is the cause, though. But
>>> this problem started the night after I reinstalled AVG. This has
>>> been going on for the last week. Like I said, one day it did not
>>> happen. I am using XP Home. Any ideas?
>>> Robert
>>
>> Do you have AVG configured to perform a system scan during the late
>> night or early morning hours? Maybe the scan encounters a file it
>> can't handle or a location on your HD which is corrupted. Why don't
>> you perform a system scan while you're watching it and see what
>> happens or check the AVG logs. Personally I've been using AVG for a
>> few years w/o issue.

Robert, I have a few Ideas that may be of help. You may have a virus,
spyware and or malware. AVG is OK for a free program but far from the best.
i would reccommend you unistall it and go to www.avast.com and download the
free trial then do a thourogh scan on your computer. If you have a virus it
will find it and you can remove it to quarantine which AVG does not do. Then
download Spyware Terminator from www.spywareterminator.com
Run a full scan with this and it will catch spyware and malware. Hopefully
this will help. Let me know.
Kaja

"Robert" wrote:

> I leave my computer on at night and when I wake up in the morning now my
> computer is locked up. It won't do anything and I have to restart the
> computer to use it. This has happened since I reinstalled AVG anti-virus
> software. Except that there was one day it did not happen. Don't know if
> AVG is the cause, though. But this problem started the night after I
> reinstalled AVG. This has been going on for the last week. Like I said,
> one day it did not happen. I am using XP Home. Any ideas?
>
> Robert
>
>
>