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sleepypost · 06-22-2003, 01:54 AM

Hey gang,

My PC was freezing up overnight everynight. I would wake up with a black screen or a frozen screen saver. I think I know what it is. It was probably AVG (anti-virus). I noticed that the HDD drops to 1100 kb/sec transfer while AVG is going. My HDD also clicked once while AVG was running. This can cause freeze ups if apps or programs are running.

Since I had AVG set to run once automatically at night, I think my screensaver (which is basic WinXP one) messed with it. You see, typically an anti-virus is run when the screen saver is not on...

any feedback?

06-22-2003, 01:54 AM	#1
sleepypost Member (11 bit) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orinda, California Posts: 1,863	I think I found the Culprit... Hey gang, My PC was freezing up overnight everynight. I would wake up with a black screen or a frozen screen saver. I think I know what it is. It was probably AVG (anti-virus). I noticed that the HDD drops to 1100 kb/sec transfer while AVG is going. My HDD also clicked once while AVG was running. This can cause freeze ups if apps or programs are running. Since I had AVG set to run once automatically at night, I think my screensaver (which is basic WinXP one) messed with it. You see, typically an anti-virus is run when the screen saver is not on... any feedback? __________________ \|AMD Athlon XP 2700+\| EPoX 8RDA3+ \|Sapphire Radeon 9500 modded to 9700 OCed @ 310/300 \| 512 mb Kingston PC 3200 @ 333 mhz \|DVD 16X\|TDK CDR/RW 52X\|Vantec Tornado 119 CFM on a SLK-900 \| WD-80JB and WD-100JB \| Sparkle Power Ltd 400 Watt