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Network Adap. Freezes Start menu!!!

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/network-adap-freezes-start-menu.35168/

gsoul2soul
gsoul2soul Original post #1
Aug 29, 2006 at 6:51 AM
HELP !!!

My computer starts... perfectly !!!
It shutdowns... fast !!!
All in all... it's runing (loading smoooothly)

****************** BUT *********************

BUT in the begining, when you click on Start menu and ''connect to'' (so you can use internet)... it FREEZES the START menu and all :(

I mean... literally for 3 or 5 mins.

Why? when i had modem, it never happened !!!

but after that intial freezing thing... everything is okay... internet works fine.. and all!!!

Help!!!
Gsoul2soul

PS: by the way... mu Avast Antivirus also takes like... sometime to load... i mean usually it won't, now a days it does!!!
s18000rpm
Aug 29, 2006 at 8:11 AM
The CULPRIT maybe AVAST AV.
try installing any other AV like AVG Free (just to experiment). & then disable AVAST from "msconfig".

now restart ur PC to let the changes take effect.

NOW check whether there's any Improvement or NOT.
S
Aug 29, 2006 at 3:48 PM
Try reinstalling your antivirus this could be the problem for sure.. i alternatively faced it recently