Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040 OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz Memory 4GB Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Cooling fan Hard Drives 500GB Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping Antivirus Defender Browser IE10
Just to finish off : After deleting OnlineArmor Free firewall and ProgramGuard, system returned to normal operation.
Been running tests and scans all day - nothing found.
Screenie of the CLI - SFC /SCANNOW command - nothing found.
Zip file is an XML output of Windows Reliability Reports that shows .NET Framework 4 updates failed at the time, either/or with OA interactions. Once OA was removed, updates were successful.
System Manufacturer/Model Number self-built OS Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit) CPU Intel Pentium IV - Dual Core 3.06GHz Motherboard Asrock P4i65g Memory 2GB Dual-Channel Graphics Card ATI Radeon Sapphire HD 3450 with 512MB Dedicated VRAM. Sound Card Soundblaster Live! 24-bit Monitor(s) Displays NEC MultiSync 1530v LCD Screen Resolution 1024x768 (True-Colour 32-bit)
Case Coolermaster tower Hard Drives Maxtor 160GB PATA (~45GB Boot partition and the rest as a second Partition storing music)
Maxtor 250GB PATA
Maxtor 500GB SATA Internet Speed 1.6MB actual download. 100KB upload.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040 OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz Memory 4GB Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Cooling fan Hard Drives 500GB Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping Antivirus Defender Browser IE10