I was able to disable this through services.msc and Microsoft Antimalware Services, but that also disabled MSE. Do I need to run a different AV...
I used the uninstall tools for Bit Defender, Norton (originally installed on this computer) and Microsoft Security Essentials. I then reinstalled...
I did a Google search on this high CPU usage, and it said the problem is in Windows Defender and to download...
When the CPU peaks out, the process hogging all the resources appears to be MsMpEng.exe. Any suggestions on that?
I assume you are talking about Microsoft Security Essentials? I assume I am to uninstall the program before reinstalling it.
Evan, it looks like you hit the nail on the head. Everything appears to be working much better. Thank you. Now the question is what do we do...
What I find strange is sometimes programs open quickly and other times they just hang for a minute or so. When I just opened up Task Manager, all...
I've removed the items. The Internet seems to be working a bit faster, while loading programs is just very slightly faster. Other than it still...
I forgot to mention last time, but all the updates are current. I did install Spyware Doctor on this computer many years ago, but I also...
Evan, WMC_AutoUpdate refused to be disabled, so any suggestions you may have would be appreciated. It didn't respond at all. I was hesitant to...
I used http://www.shouldiremoveit.com/index.aspx and http://pcdecrapifier.com/, but they primarily focus on unnecessary programs, not ones that...
Thank you for your feedback. I used Ccleaner to disable Quicktime and Adobe ARM, along with PCDoctor and Browse with Paint Shop Pro. Any other...
I seem to be able to download the updates by direct link to Microsoft download pages (via Belarc Advisor), but not through Windows Update, as...
I'm visiting my mother this weekend and want to speed up her very slow computer. So far, this is what I have done: Uninstalled Bitdefender 2012...
I used Belarc Advisor, but couldn't see how to download the needed updates from that page, though it does list the missing updates.
I've run sfc /scannow, but all it does is to scan my Windows CD to see if all the files are intact and original, and then nothing happens (I'm...
Yes, it functions fine, but maybe there is a connection with the previous message saying "service registration is missing or corrupt" and this...
It downloaded 163 updates, but failed to update Genuine Validation Tool (KB892130). Any suggestions on how to handle this? WinXP has been...
Thank you for all your suggestions. Apparently, I needed to install Net Framework 2.0 for it to work. It is downloading updates,now. When I...
Those viruses on hard drives can be deadly.
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