The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I immediately
shut off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one other process
that loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the name, and I've already
uninstalled the program).

Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam software,
which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.

Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word) of
the Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.

My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was causing
the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog and the HDD
was spinning all the time.

After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in circles,
scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I ran driver
verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a mouse driver was
just killing my computer--and I figured that somewhere along the line,
I'd installed something I didn't remember. Well, my memory isn't that
far gone, but sure enough, AVG had planted an unsigned driver on my
machine. I uninstalled the whole mess, and everything is running
smoothly again.

I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a search, so I
thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes along
with the same problem.

Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in my
mind that s/he will be along shortly.

--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Happiness limits the amount of suffering one is
willing to inflict on others. Phèdre nó Delaunay

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:54:57 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:

> The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I immediately shut
> off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one other process that
> loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the name, and I've already
> uninstalled the program).
>
> Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam software,
> which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.
>
> Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word) of the
> Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.
>
> My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was causing
> the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog and the HDD was
> spinning all the time.
>
> After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in circles,
> scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I ran driver
> verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a mouse driver was
> just killing my computer--and I figured that somewhere along the line, I'd
> installed something I didn't remember. Well, my memory isn't that far
> gone, but sure enough, AVG had planted an unsigned driver on my machine. I
> uninstalled the whole mess, and everything is running smoothly again.
>
> I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a search, so I
> thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes along with
> the same problem.
>
> Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in my mind
> that s/he will be along shortly.

I have the Logitec Quick Cam Communicate STX and have no problems with it.
I don't run AVG but run a combo of Avira and Ewido. I frequently multitask
with many things open to the tune of more than 400 megs of commit charge
memory in use out of 1 gig. Basically I can do what I want without fear of
say aborting a DVD burn or some other sensitive application. HOWEVER, this
isn't on a Dell laptop, it's on an EMachine T6216. I didn't used to like
AMD processors but I have to admit this Athalon64 rocks.

--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794

AVG bought Ewido, which is now AVG Anti-Spyware.
I have read many reviews, and they all say AVG anti-spyware is not a
resource hog.


"Meat Plow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:54:57 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:
>
>> The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I immediately shut
>> off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one other process that
>> loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the name, and I've already
>> uninstalled the program).
>>
>> Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam software,
>> which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.
>>
>> Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word) of
>> the
>> Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.
>>
>> My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was causing
>> the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog and the HDD was
>> spinning all the time.
>>
>> After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in circles,
>> scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I ran driver
>> verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a mouse driver was
>> just killing my computer--and I figured that somewhere along the line,
>> I'd
>> installed something I didn't remember. Well, my memory isn't that far
>> gone, but sure enough, AVG had planted an unsigned driver on my machine.
>> I
>> uninstalled the whole mess, and everything is running smoothly again.
>>
>> I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a search, so I
>> thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes along
>> with
>> the same problem.
>>
>> Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in my
>> mind
>> that s/he will be along shortly.
>
> I have the Logitec Quick Cam Communicate STX and have no problems with it.
> I don't run AVG but run a combo of Avira and Ewido. I frequently multitask
> with many things open to the tune of more than 400 megs of commit charge
> memory in use out of 1 gig. Basically I can do what I want without fear of
> say aborting a DVD burn or some other sensitive application. HOWEVER, this
> isn't on a Dell laptop, it's on an EMachine T6216. I didn't used to like
> AMD processors but I have to admit this Athalon64 rocks.
>
> --
> Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004
>
> COOSN-266-06-25794

And have you given AVG this feedback?
http://www3.grisoft.com/doc/51/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

Did you post about this issue to the AVG AS forum?
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/list.php?9
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:
> The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I immediately
> shut off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one other process
> that loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the name, and I've already
> uninstalled the program).
>
> Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam software,
> which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.
>
> Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word) of
> the Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.
>
> My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was causing
> the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog and the HDD
> was spinning all the time.
>
> After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in circles,
> scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I ran driver
> verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a mouse driver was
> just killing my computer--and I figured that somewhere along the line,
> I'd installed something I didn't remember. Well, my memory isn't that
> far gone, but sure enough, AVG had planted an unsigned driver on my
> machine. I uninstalled the whole mess, and everything is running
> smoothly again.
>
> I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a search, so I
> thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes along
> with the same problem.
>
> Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in my
> mind that s/he will be along shortly.

Meat Plow wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:54:57 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:
>
>> The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I immediately
>> shut off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one other
>> process that loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the name, and
>> I've already uninstalled the program).
>>
>> Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam
>> software, which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.
>>
>> Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word)
>> of the Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.
>>
>> My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was
>> causing the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog
>> and the HDD was spinning all the time.
>>
>> After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in
>> circles, scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I
>> ran driver verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a
>> mouse driver was just killing my computer--and I figured that
>> somewhere along the line, I'd installed something I didn't remember.
>> Well, my memory isn't that far gone, but sure enough, AVG had
>> planted an unsigned driver on my machine. I uninstalled the whole
>> mess, and everything is running smoothly again.
>>
>> I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a search, so I
>> thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes
>> along with the same problem.
>>
>> Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in
>> my mind that s/he will be along shortly.
>
> I have the Logitec Quick Cam Communicate STX and have no problems
> with it. I don't run AVG but run a combo of Avira and Ewido. I
> frequently multitask with many things open to the tune of more than
> 400 megs of commit charge memory in use out of 1 gig. Basically I can
> do what I want without fear of say aborting a DVD burn or some other
> sensitive application. HOWEVER, this isn't on a Dell laptop, it's on
> an EMachine T6216. I didn't used to like AMD processors but I have to
> admit this Athalon64 rocks.

Well, the unidentified problem was AGV, because Logitech admits the 100%
CPU usage is a known issue, but with that said...

I have the QuickCam Pro 5000. With the QuickCam 9 software, some of us
got a BSOD every time we tried to use the cam. They came up with the
following workaround:

http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/...p?p_faqid=2837

Then, they fixed that with the QuickCam 10 software, but, as I said, you
have that pesky 100% CPU usage to deal with, and it is a known issue,
about which nothing has been done since the end of August:

http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/...p?p_faqid=5336

I may not have been entirely clear, Mr. Plow. It wasn't the two
together. There's an issue with both, separately. Even after I
uninstalled the QuickCam software, the AVG Anti-Spyware driver was
killing my computer.

--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Happiness limits the amount of suffering one is
willing to inflict on others. Phèdre nó Delaunay

Tom Willett wrote:
> AVG bought Ewido, which is now AVG Anti-Spyware.
> I have read many reviews, and they all say AVG anti-spyware is not a
> resource hog.

On my laptop, it is a terrible resource hog.


> "Meat Plow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:54:57 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:
>>
>>> The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I
>>> immediately shut off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one
>>> other process that loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the
>>> name, and I've already uninstalled the program).
>>>
>>> Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam
>>> software, which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.
>>>
>>> Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word)
>>> of the
>>> Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.
>>>
>>> My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was
>>> causing the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog
>>> and the HDD was spinning all the time.
>>>
>>> After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in
>>> circles, scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I
>>> ran driver verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a
>>> mouse driver was just killing my computer--and I figured that
>>> somewhere along the line, I'd
>>> installed something I didn't remember. Well, my memory isn't that
>>> far gone, but sure enough, AVG had planted an unsigned driver on my
>>> machine. I
>>> uninstalled the whole mess, and everything is running smoothly
>>> again. I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a
>>> search, so I
>>> thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes
>>> along with
>>> the same problem.
>>>
>>> Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in
>>> my mind
>>> that s/he will be along shortly.
>>
>> I have the Logitec Quick Cam Communicate STX and have no problems
>> with it. I don't run AVG but run a combo of Avira and Ewido. I
>> frequently multitask with many things open to the tune of more than
>> 400 megs of commit charge memory in use out of 1 gig. Basically I
>> can do what I want without fear of say aborting a DVD burn or some
>> other sensitive application. HOWEVER, this isn't on a Dell laptop,
>> it's on an EMachine T6216. I didn't used to like AMD processors but
>> I have to admit this Athalon64 rocks. --
>> Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004
>>
>> COOSN-266-06-25794



--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Happiness limits the amount of suffering one is
willing to inflict on others. Phèdre nó Delaunay

PA Bear wrote:
> And have you given AVG this feedback?
> http://www3.grisoft.com/doc/51/lng/us/tpl/tpl01
>
> Did you post about this issue to the AVG AS forum?
> http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/list.php?9

No and no, but now that you've given me links, I suppose I'll have to.


Thanks. I think.

> Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:
>> The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I immediately
>> shut off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one other process
>> that loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the name, and I've
>> already uninstalled the program).
>>
>> Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam
>> software, which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.
>>
>> Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word)
>> of the Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.
>>
>> My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was
>> causing the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog
>> and the HDD was spinning all the time.
>>
>> After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in
>> circles, scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I
>> ran driver verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a
>> mouse driver was just killing my computer--and I figured that
>> somewhere along the line, I'd installed something I didn't remember.
>> Well, my memory isn't that far gone, but sure enough, AVG had
>> planted an unsigned driver on my machine. I uninstalled the whole
>> mess, and everything is running smoothly again.
>>
>> I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a search, so I
>> thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes along
>> with the same problem.
>>
>> Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in my
>> mind that s/he will be along shortly.



--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Happiness limits the amount of suffering one is
willing to inflict on others. Phèdre nó Delaunay

<sniiiiiiiiip>

You've come out of hiding!

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:24:55 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:

> Meat Plow wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:54:57 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:
>>
>>> The other day, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50. I immediately
>>> shut off automatic updates, real-time scanning, and one other process
>>> that loads with Windows (no, I don't remember the name, and I've
>>> already uninstalled the program).
>>>
>>> Right around the same time, I also updated my Logitech webcam software,
>>> which, it turns out, is known to hog CPU.
>>>
>>> Imagine my surprise when the uninstallation (if that's even a word) of
>>> the Logitech software did not solve the problem I was having.
>>>
>>> My computer was almost unusable, and I couldn't imagine what was
>>> causing the problem. It wasn't just CPU cycles; it's a memory hog and
>>> the HDD was spinning all the time.
>>>
>>> After a couple of hours of "when in danger or in doubt, run in circles,
>>> scream and shout), not to mention a good night's sleep, I ran driver
>>> verifier. I've had this problem with Logitech before--a mouse driver
>>> was just killing my computer--and I figured that somewhere along the
>>> line, I'd installed something I didn't remember. Well, my memory isn't
>>> that far gone, but sure enough, AVG had planted an unsigned driver on
>>> my machine. I uninstalled the whole mess, and everything is running
>>> smoothly again.
>>>
>>> I found nothing in Google or Google Groups when I did a search, so I
>>> thought I'd make this post for the next poor schmuck that comes along
>>> with the same problem.
>>>
>>> Given that I'm have a Dell laptop with XP SP2, there's no doubt in my
>>> mind that s/he will be along shortly.
>>
>> I have the Logitec Quick Cam Communicate STX and have no problems with
>> it. I don't run AVG but run a combo of Avira and Ewido. I frequently
>> multitask with many things open to the tune of more than 400 megs of
>> commit charge memory in use out of 1 gig. Basically I can do what I want
>> without fear of say aborting a DVD burn or some other sensitive
>> application. HOWEVER, this isn't on a Dell laptop, it's on an EMachine
>> T6216. I didn't used to like AMD processors but I have to admit this
>> Athalon64 rocks.
>
> Well, the unidentified problem was AGV, because Logitech admits the 100%
> CPU usage is a known issue, but with that said...
>
> I have the QuickCam Pro 5000. With the QuickCam 9 software, some of us got
> a BSOD every time we tried to use the cam. They came up with the following
> workaround:
>
> http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/...p?p_faqid=2837
>
> Then, they fixed that with the QuickCam 10 software, but, as I said, you
> have that pesky 100% CPU usage to deal with, and it is a known issue,
> about which nothing has been done since the end of August:
>
> http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/...p?p_faqid=5336
>
> I may not have been entirely clear, Mr. Plow. It wasn't the two together.
> There's an issue with both, separately. Even after I uninstalled the
> QuickCam software, the AVG Anti-Spyware driver was killing my computer.

Well I would have returned that cam and demanded a full refund. The
Communicate STX I own uses no CPU and is the same device but maybe 15
bucks less. Should be no reason for 100% CPU usage. :-(

--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794

Meat Plow wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:24:55 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:
>
>> Meat Plow wrote:
>>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:54:57 -0400, Rhonda Lea Kirk Has Frothed:
>
>>
>> I may not have been entirely clear, Mr. Plow. It wasn't the two together.
>> There's an issue with both, separately. Even after I uninstalled the
>> QuickCam software, the AVG Anti-Spyware driver was killing my computer.
>
> Well I would have returned that cam and demanded a full refund. The
> Communicate STX I own uses no CPU and is the same device but maybe 15
> bucks less. Should be no reason for 100% CPU usage. :-(
>

Every Logitech web cam I've installed and used in the last 5 years has
always been a cpu hog. Any other cam sw has been a-ok.

Any other peoples experiences with Logitech cam?