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06-22-2003, 02:54 AM
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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?
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06-22-2003, 07:01 AM
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Yes, between screensaver, power saving settings,(ie. sleep mode, hibernation mode, monitor&HD power off settings etc.) and your anti-virus running, there was probably a conflict. They were all fighting with eachother for control, a classic power struggle deep within the confines of your PC....
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06-22-2003, 12:24 PM
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I have my monitor set to shut down after a period of time instead of running a screensaver. I also have AVG set to update and run a scan at night and have never had a problem doing it like this, but I can see how the screensaver and AVG both running could cause a conflict.
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06-22-2003, 01:05 PM
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I run Diskeeper, PC-Cillin and a screen saver during the night and have yet to have a conflict, but it is possible that there could be conflicts.
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06-22-2003, 04:58 PM
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I would rather use a mac than avg.....
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06-22-2003, 05:08 PM
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well, im still having problems (see thread in general hardware)...
Blakhart, AVG is free and that is that.
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