Recent Vista updates --> Bluescreens

After the recent, six I believe, updates, I started getting random
"Bluescreens" in Vista Ultimate.

At first I thought I was having memory problems, but after doing a
system restore back to before the updates, there were no more
bluescreens.

So I redid the updates and got the random bluescreens again.

After another system restore, I have no more bluescreens.

Now I'm afraid to do any more updates.

I guess "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies here?

Any ideas?

WLW

wrote:
> After the recent, six I believe, updates, I started getting random
> "Bluescreens" in Vista Ultimate.
>
> At first I thought I was having memory problems, but after doing a
> system restore back to before the updates, there were no more
> bluescreens.
>
> So I redid the updates and got the random bluescreens again.
>
> After another system restore, I have no more bluescreens.
>
> Now I'm afraid to do any more updates.
>
> I guess "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies here?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> WLW

Did you disable your anti virus auto scan before installing the updates?

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Alias
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Can you post the details from the "bluescreens". There are very specific
error messages with numbers associated with each screen. These can usually
be used to at least point the way to the cause of the error.

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


<> wrote in message
news:...
> After the recent, six I believe, updates, I started getting random
> "Bluescreens" in Vista Ultimate.
>
> At first I thought I was having memory problems, but after doing a
> system restore back to before the updates, there were no more
> bluescreens.
>
> So I redid the updates and got the random bluescreens again.
>
> After another system restore, I have no more bluescreens.
>
> Now I'm afraid to do any more updates.
>
> I guess "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies here?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> WLW

Did you disable your anti virus auto scan before installing the updates?

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Alias
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Hi Alias,
Do you normally disable yours prior to installing MS updates?
I do not disable my anti virus prior to install windows update? I have
had no problem so far.
Now I said it I may get problem?
So what is the correct procedure?

Need or NO need to disable anti-virus scan prior windows updates?
snow


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snowshine

snowshine wrote:
> Did you disable your anti virus auto scan before installing the updates?
>
> --
> Alias
> To email me, remove shoes
>
> Hi Alias,
> Do you normally disable yours prior to installing MS updates?
> I do not disable my anti virus prior to install windows update? I have
> had no problem so far.
> Now I said it I may get problem?
> So what is the correct procedure?
>
> Need or NO need to disable anti-virus scan prior windows updates?
> snow
>
>

I disable my anti virus real time scan before installing *anything*.

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Alias
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"Alias" <.> wrote in message
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> I disable my anti virus real time scan before installing *anything*.
>

Including viruses?
Apart from maybe being a bit quicker (but probably not) what positive
benefits does it have?

I disable my anti virus real time scan before installing *anything*

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Alia
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Hi Alias
How is that going to be possible to many of us who are not that compute
wizards!!
Most of us with VISTA have selected for the automatic windows updates t
install at a chosen time
This takes place behind the scene without the user even knowing that th
updtates being installed

How could these majority of the VISTA users go about the disablin
virus-scan prior to install latest microsoft's windows updates

Any suggestion
sno

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snowshine

dennis@home wrote:
>
> "Alias" <.> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>> I disable my anti virus real time scan before installing *anything*.
>>
>
> Including viruses?

Of course not.

> Apart from maybe being a bit quicker (but probably not) what positive
> benefits does it have?

If you want your AV to check everything while you're installing
something, be my guest. Sooner or later, it will come back to haunt you.


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Alias
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snowshine wrote:
> I disable my anti virus real time scan before installing *anything*.
>
> --
> Alias
> To email me, remove shoes
>
> Hi Alias,
> How is that going to be possible to many of us who are not that computer
> wizards!!
> Most of us with VISTA have selected for the automatic windows updates to
> install at a chosen time.
> This takes place behind the scene without the user even knowing that the
> updtates being installed.
>
> How could these majority of the VISTA users go about the disabling
> virus-scan prior to install latest microsoft's windows updates?
>
> Any suggestion?
> snow
>
>

Always do Windows/Office Updates manually. I'm not sure why Microsoft
has the auto update with auto install. I would never, ever, choose that
option.

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Alias
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"Alias" <.> wrote in message
news:...
> dennis@home wrote:
>>
>> "Alias" <.> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>
>>> I disable my anti virus real time scan before installing *anything*.
>>>
>>
>> Including viruses?
>
> Of course not.
>
>> Apart from maybe being a bit quicker (but probably not) what positive
>> benefits does it have?
>
> If you want your AV to check everything while you're installing something,
> be my guest. Sooner or later, it will come back to haunt you.

How?