Windows Boots, Locks Up

eja642

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Essentially, I can boot up my system. It takes slightly longer than usual. I get to the desktop and all appears to be well. When I click on any program on the taskbar in an attempt to run it, everything locks up.

I also cannot shut down. I have to resort to hitting and holding the power button each time.

Everything runs fine in safe mode(everything I can use that is) and I've been operating out of that for a few days.

I've scanned with Malwarebytes and Avast, both of which came back clean. I have also run CCleaner.

HJT log and startuplist attached, as well as the windows bootlog.

I've backed up all of my media and documents on my external drives. I would just do a clean install of Windows 7, but I never received the hard copy I requested in the mail. I'm actively seeking a copy and hope to find one in the next few days.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv6500
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 @ 2.00ghz
Memory
2gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" laptop screen or 24" Samsung ToC
Screen Resolution
1280x800 or 1900x1200
Hard Drives
120gb internal, 500gb external, 1TB external.
Internet Speed
Cablevision's Optimum Online is trash.
As everything is ok in Safe Mode - you could try the clean boot procedure to see what may be causing the issue:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

It's about games - but the same procedure can help narrow down the cause of the issue.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
Thank you

I took your advice and followed the safe boot routine, and basically guess and checked until I found out what the problem was.

It turned out to be Avast antivirus, which I've never had a single issue with before. So I uninstalled it, downloaded the latest version, and I'm up and running as well as ever.

Thank you very much.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv6500
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 @ 2.00ghz
Memory
2gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" laptop screen or 24" Samsung ToC
Screen Resolution
1280x800 or 1900x1200
Hard Drives
120gb internal, 500gb external, 1TB external.
Internet Speed
Cablevision's Optimum Online is trash.
Glad you resolved the problem and are up and running. Good job. Thanks for letting us know.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Memory
2.50 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VX 1962 wm
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB
Cooling
Fan based
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB
Mouse
Logitec optic USB
Internet Speed
3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload
You're welcome.

Glad you got it sorted out.:)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
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