Lots of Windows7 Problems

Hi,

I don't really know how to group this, but recently I've been having alot of Windows7 problems. These are some of the ones I've noticed:

• Can't see changes made to folders until I manually refresh (Ctrl R)
• Windows Media Player crashes and doesn't load at all 90% of the time
• Doesn't shut down properly (hangs on shutting down screen for more than 15 minutes) 1/3 of the time
• Recently, on the taskbar nothing pops up (so no previews)

I've run a virus scan (AVG) but it comes up as negative.

What could be the cause of these various problems? My computer is powerful enough to run them all, and it ran them perfectly until I started noticing these things

Thanks!

rudders93 said:

Hi,

I don't really know how to group this, but recently I've been having alot of Windows7 problems. These are some of the ones I've noticed:

• Can't see changes made to folders until I manually refresh (Ctrl R)
• Windows Media Player crashes and doesn't load at all 90% of the time
• Doesn't shut down properly (hangs on shutting down screen for more than 15 minutes) 1/3 of the time
• Recently, on the taskbar nothing pops up (so no previews)

I've run a virus scan (AVG) but it comes up as negative.

What could be the cause of these various problems? My computer is powerful enough to run them all, and it ran them perfectly until I started noticing these things

Thanks!

Make sure AVG is updated with the latest virus files. You may also want to use more than one AV program, as AVG may miss some viruses.
Do you also use anti-spyware programs? If so, are they also updated with the latest files?

Try this for the third problem:

There is a delay when you shut down, restart, or log off a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Hi,

I got a new computer (Core i5, ATI Radeon graphics card (can't remember which - 1gig DDR5), 4 gig ram, 380 gig hard drive), and I installed Windows 7 Ultimate on it. So yes, it was a fresh install.

I started noticing these problems maybe two weeks back with Windows Media player crashing, then i started to notice computer wouldn't connect to my wireless network, then the folders, and just today the taskbar previews (I restarted and they're working, but same with wireless. Restart SOMETIMES fixes... but it is still quite annoying.

Ok results of scan are:

Code:

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations

Also, I have noticed that whilst I made my account administrator I had to do: (Enable the (Hidden) Administrator Account on Windows 7 or Vista - the How-To Geek) to run as administrator. Is that normal?

richc46 said:

I suggest that you use only one A/V. Microsoft Security Essentials is all that you will need.

I agree, if you're referring to having only one primary AV program running in the background, so there are no conflicts with any other AV programs that are trying to do the same thing.
However, because exhaustive testing has shown that no single AV program is 100% efficient, it's highly recommended to use several of them to insure a more thorough virus search. This can be easily done by activating only one to run in the background with the others disabled. Then, do a manual scan with each one individually making sure that all of the others are disabled.