Ok. Booted up today with WD activated and adsched.exe deactivated.
Again the pc slowed right up and I eventually gave up and rebooted.
Before I rebooted I hit ctr/alt/del to see what processes were running (as the HD was constantly working).
After about 3 min the Task Manager finally appeared and AshWebSV.exe (Avast file) was listed 23 times, all using memory. So it looks like it is Avast that is somehow playing up, surely that file shouldn’t be listed that many times.
Any idea what would cause that?
If there are no clues there, my next step I suppose is to uninstall/install. :-\
EDIT: I didn’t mention that there was also a process showing that was using lots of memory and that was MsMpEng.exe I’ve just googled that and found it is a file associated with Windows Defender and it has been known to conflict with some processes and cause problems. I’m now wondering if Avast or even OE is one of them.
The long thread in this ms forum discusses various aspects, amongst them WD ‘looping’ when in conflict. That certainly seems to be what could be happening in my case with the HD constantly working and everything freezing… http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en/onecaregeneral/thread/d3e8381a-52e8-40a1-bd6f-820113e0e4b3
I’ve just disabled WD in Services and my bootup went ok. If this continues, I shall keep WD disabled and enable it periodically to scan.
Just confirm your Avast build (version) is in fact 4.8.1368? (At this time, that’s the current one.)
I would think that some kind of conflict with WD is possible, but others run the combo OK…maybe it’s the low RAM/CPU exacerbating it?
It would not hurt to try a full reinstall of Avast. Check first that there are no files in the infected or user section of the chest that you may want. Make sure a copy of your license has been kept. (This would have been emailed to you after your initial install of Avast, and re-sent (on request) every 14months. ) I’d leave WD disabled while you do this.
-Download the full Avast file setupEng.exe from here. Do not download the universal setup file. The file you download should be ~39Mb.
-Download the Avast uninstall utility from here.
-Go offline. Stop on access protection. Go to “program settings>troubleshooting” and disable the self protection module.
-Uninstall Avast from the control panel. Reboot. If there were any problems, reboot into safe mode.
-Run the uninstall utility. Reboot.
-Install Avast using the new setup file. Reboot if prompted. You may opt out of doing the boot scan…it takes quite a while, and is appropriate for new users of Avast, or where an infection is suspected.
-Reconnect. Get updates. Let us know if it helps or makes any difference.
Yes I had the latest version. Anyhow, I’ve just followed those instructions, uninstalled and installed and registered again.
Same problem with WD running. Wading through treacle and again in Processes MsMpEng.exe heavy use with nine AshWebServ.exe listed too.
I think I’m just going to have to disable WD.
Thanks for all the assistance.
I don’t know what else to suggest, in order to fix the problem.
I can suggest that instead of using WD, you try out MBAM as a demand scanner, very good. http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
You’re welcome for the assistance.
Had the same problem since 4.8 update. The fix I found was to go to troubleshooting menu in settings and tick “delay loading of avast services afterother system services”. Don’t know what the cause is , but this fixed it.
my laptop boots slowly too and it seems to be because of avast 5
ive been reading up on another thread and that seems to be a big problem
but i still havent figured out how to make it better
