BSOD and other problems after Windows Update

[Elmarco]

hi guys,
A week or two ago, I received a prompt that Windows 7 had automatically downloaded some updates and when I shut my laptop down, it installed said updates.
A few days after installing these updates, I randomly received the blue screen of death.
Now my laptop is kind of old, and does randomly get some graphical errors and such every so often, so I just assumed it was on it's way out. However, after a reboot and after doing some work, it got the bluescreen again!
At that point I just shut it down, and didn't touch my laptop for about a week.

However, due to university work, and needing a computer for microsoft word, I decided to boot my laptop up and see if anything had changed. I've been using the laptop for about an hour now, and no sign of a BSOD, but upon startup, I received a message saying that this copy of Windows 7 may not be genuine, (It is most definitely genuine) and for a little while, my Avast Antivirus program refused to turn on.

I have been receiving a notification in the task bar for quite a while stating that my laptops battery may need replacing, and it doesn't hold charge for very long, but I always use it connected to a mains supply now. Could all of these problems be attributed to a hardware problem?

 

[essenbe]

Elmarco, I would not think it is hardware, but with computers, anything is possible. I would more think it is software. Please upload the BSOD Posting instructions http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/96879-blue-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html to here and fill out your system specs in as much detail as possible. Maybe we can figure out what is going on.

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