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    startup problem with antivirus

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by thecollegekid, Oct 1, 2005.

  1. thecollegekid

    thecollegekid Notebook Consultant

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    i was really dumb. i had kaspersky antivirus installed.. then i forgot that was installed.. and installed trendmicro's antivirus.. so after i restarted.. it booted fine.. until it went to the startup.. it would show the wallpaper.. but it wouldnt load anything else . what can i do? i think the two anti viruses crashed :confused:
     
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  2. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am not sure this would work but it's worth a shot. Boot into safe mode. You can do that by pressing F8 while you have the BIOS post, ie before windows starts loading. And selct safe mode. If memory serves me well, startup items won't load. So you will have no problem uninstalling one of the two!

    Hope it works
     
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    thecollegekid Notebook Consultant

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    thanks for the immediate help. its 3:20 AM and i am sweating

    uninstalled kaspersky for trend micro
    bad decision?
     
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    both are ranked pretty high. I am currently using trend micro's PC-Cillin.

    I have been meaning to get kaspersky's trial edition and give it a shot, but haven't done so yet. So I cannot be really sure. But I don't think that either of them is bad.

    You're welcome. 24/7 service here at the forums :D ... plus I am enjoying staying up late on a friday night :p
     
    qwester, Oct 1, 2005
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