"Bob C" <> wrote in message news:057E8EA9-1ABB-421B-B7C3-...
> On Dec 9th, I got 9 overnight automatic updates installed for XP and Office
> 2003. The very next morning, my wireless adapter froze. I inserted the
> driver disk to reinstall, but found my CD/DVD drive wasn't working either.
> And I couldn't even get the computer to shut down.
> A hard reboot gets it all working again, but only for about 6 to 8 hours,
> then they freeze up again
That symptom can be cause by an AV feechur called Link Scanning
(or any other app which implements a proxy filter.) You could check
on that possibility using netstat in a cmd window before booting.
E.g. see if
netstat /abnop tcp
gives some clues. Use that command during normal conditions so you
have something to compare its output to in the hung state.
> (or maybe it is caused by a few hours of inactivity). Downloaded the latest
> driver for the D-Link wireless adapter and reinstalled it, but to no avail.
> I've also got a few messages about "Window not being able to initialize the
> application." (Not sure which app it was refering too.)
Try using Go To Process in Task Manager's Applications tab
in case the window's Image name identifies it.
Otherwise I would use ProcMon to figure that out.
>
> What happened with these updates that broke everything? Is there a fix?
> --
> Bob
Often, a problem is that other products which are installed using
hooks into the OS or a main app are the cause of the symptoms.
Then it would be a good idea to either repair or uninstall and reinstall
those products in case their repair or install procedures need to adjust
for the new conditions created by the updates to the things they need
to hook into.
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
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