- Jan 16, 2005
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I set up my new system (specs below) and installed McAfee primarily because I get a free subscription for being an AT&T dsl customer.
Immediately after installation, I got a blue screen. I shut down and rebooted. After a few minutes I got another BSOD.
I did some limited research on the internet and discovered that McAfee doesn't necessarily like W7. Fine, as I also discovered that McAfee isn't really anything special.
So I started over. I reformated the hard drives and installed W7 and the drivers again (really isn't a big deal with my SSD...takes less than 15 minutes).
This time I chose the latest version of Avast since their website specifically says it's compatible with W7.
However, I get the same results. BSOD. The first BSOD said something about a "memory management" problem. I rebooted and after a few minutes got another different BSOD.
Prior to installation of the AV, I ran memtest86 for 2 passes and got no errors....so I'm confident its not the RAM.
Any suggestions (other than trying a 3rd AV product)? It seems odd but my system simply does not like antivirus. In the days prior to loading McAfee, I ran the system just fine with no problems....ran games, applications, media, internet, etc......no blue screens.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide!
Immediately after installation, I got a blue screen. I shut down and rebooted. After a few minutes I got another BSOD.
I did some limited research on the internet and discovered that McAfee doesn't necessarily like W7. Fine, as I also discovered that McAfee isn't really anything special.
So I started over. I reformated the hard drives and installed W7 and the drivers again (really isn't a big deal with my SSD...takes less than 15 minutes).
This time I chose the latest version of Avast since their website specifically says it's compatible with W7.
However, I get the same results. BSOD. The first BSOD said something about a "memory management" problem. I rebooted and after a few minutes got another different BSOD.
Prior to installation of the AV, I ran memtest86 for 2 passes and got no errors....so I'm confident its not the RAM.
Any suggestions (other than trying a 3rd AV product)? It seems odd but my system simply does not like antivirus. In the days prior to loading McAfee, I ran the system just fine with no problems....ran games, applications, media, internet, etc......no blue screens.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide!