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| 366765 | 2005-06-24 09:51:00 | well everytime i start my pc i have to wait 10-15 minutes to connect to the net or do anything coz the system seems to freeze, till u gt this crrrrrrkkk noise coming from my floppy drive and all comes back to normal. wht i did notice is dat my norton personal firewall seems to load up after the noise and also my norton antivirus auto protect feature is turned on when it starts but then it turns off. any ideas Cheers!! (Lions gotta Loose tomolo nite :thumbs: ) |
fryup (3762) | ||
| 366766 | 2005-06-24 10:12:00 | [QUOTE=fryup]well everytime i start my pc i have to wait 10-15 minutes to connect to the net or do anything coz the system seems to freeze, till u gt this crrrrrrkkk noise coming from my floppy drive and all comes back to normal. wht i did notice is dat my norton personal firewall seems to load up after the noise and also my norton antivirus auto protect feature is turned on when it starts but then it turns off. any ideas I think we need more information to actually help here. Possibly you have a Norton ( Symantec ) problem. I would suggest that you uninstall all norton products at this point after getting a better antivirus product. If you are using WinXP turn the firewall on in there then download AVG or Avast to replace the antivirus. The "crrrrrrkkk noise" you hear is normally Norton checking the floppy drive. Do not get on the Internet until such time as you have a working antivirus product. If on dial up for the Internet it is unlikely you will need a firewall. If on broadband then I certainly recommend a firewall. I use EzTrust for my Antivirus but you have to pay for that and there are free ones out there. AVG Version 7 will work Bear in mind that my advice is based on no knwoledge of what you current system is. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 366767 | 2005-06-24 10:19:00 | odds are you are infected with something which may explain why nortons is turning off. it also may explain the delay before net access, tho the same thing can happen if there is a problem with the lan card. check your firewall for any unknown programs accessing the net. then run on online anutvirus scan or install another antivirus. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 366768 | 2005-06-24 10:20:00 | Not a fan of Norton, although this does not sound like the problem. Something is slowing up so reboot using F8 and select "Step by step Confirmation". Have a good look at what it is loading. Alternatively try "hijack-this" www.majorgeeks.com and see what's loading |
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