Re: wuauclt.exe runs every day for approx 1 hour!

"Olumide" <> schrieb:

> Once everyday the Windows update process wuauclt.exe runs for almost
> 40 mins during which time the system is completely unresponsive. Is
> this normal? I'm running Windows XP service pack 3 and I've got Norton
> AntiVirus installed.

It may be "normal" with having Norton/Symantec products installed.

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Freudi
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Olumide wrote:
> On Aug 7, 11:10 am, "Ottmar Freudenberger"<fre...@gmx.net> wrote:
>> "Olumide"<50...@web.de> schrieb:
>>
>>> Once everyday the Windows update process wuauclt.exe runs for almost
>>> 40 mins during which time the system is completely unresponsive. Is
>>> this normal? I'm running Windows XP service pack 3 and I've got Norton
>>> AntiVirus installed.
>>
>> It may be "normal" with having Norton/Symantec products installed.
>
> Can I ask why?


Because there is no Symantec product for Home Users that is compatible
with Windows. You can prove it by uninstalling NAV, rebooting, run the
Norton Removal Tool, and reboot once more.

Link to NRT -
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/englis...moval_Tool.exe

How is wuauclt.exe behaving now ?

Replace NAV with a reliable, trustworthy AV that is compatible with
Windows. Antivir, Avast, and Microsoft Security Essentials are free and
are Windows compatible.

Avast - http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
Antivir - http://www.free-av.com/
MSE - http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/


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"Olumide" <> schrieb:
> On Aug 7, 11:10 am, "Ottmar Freudenberger" <fre...@gmx.net> wrote:
>> "Olumide" <50...@web.de> schrieb:
>>
>> > Once everyday the Windows update process wuauclt.exe runs for almost
>> > 40 mins during which time the system is completely unresponsive. Is
>> > this normal? I'm running Windows XP service pack 3 and I've got Norton
>> > AntiVirus installed.
>>
>> It may be "normal" with having Norton/Symantec products installed.
>
> Can I ask why?

Sure, you may want to ask Symantec (McAfee etc.pp.) why they aren't
building Windows compatible AV scanners.

Bye,
Freudi