Help!! The whole screen pauses for a fraction of a sec every 2 secs..!

nautika · 10-26-2003, 11:02 AM

I hope it's not my computer.. The whole screen freezes for a fraction of a second every 2 seconds..

My system:
P3 1.1ghz
512 rams
Radeon 9700 128mb video card
Windows XP Pro SP1 (3 user accounts... usually 2 logged on)

Programs running at all times:
ZoneAlarm Pro 4.0
Norton Antivirus 2004
GameDrive

That's about it... What can I do?? Thx in advance!!

feldon34 · 10-26-2003, 12:12 PM

Norton Antivirus is to blame.

Any graphically intense screen saver will be similarly "paused" by Norton.

nautika · 10-26-2003, 01:16 PM

Xylem · 10-26-2003, 01:46 PM

Morgan,
Does that happen with any other AVs? Like Grisoft (AVG)?

feldon34 · 10-26-2003, 01:59 PM

No. It does not happen with McAfee or AVG.

10-26-2003, 03:56 PM

nautika,
I don't know if Norton has this feature, but with McAfee I can disable it if I want to. If you're not online, there's no reason to be running your virus protection (OK, somebody correct me if I'm wrong here), so just disable it before launching MA. Just be sure to enable it before connecting to the internet!

Marian Nichols · 10-26-2003, 05:40 PM

I do agree with kyltun about disables it if you are not online or opening email, but personally I would get rid of Norton. it has always cause trouble with loads of different programs, and I am speaking from experience. You couldn't give Norton to me.

Jav400 · 10-26-2003, 07:30 PM

Hrmph, well at the risk of bringing down wrath.

So far I have used Norton for some time and it hasn't caused any problems for me. But there are alot of other instances where it has for others.

Jav crosses his fingers now that he has opened his big mouth.

nautika · 10-26-2003, 08:13 PM

Hmmm... I guess maybe I'll give McAfee a try..
I don't like the idea of having to "disable" it everytime I'm done using the computer though..

10-26-2003, 08:59 PM

I have McAfee, and it has never caused any problem with the MA or GA. I run them while I'm online, doing downloads, listening to CDs. I would recommend McAfee with no reservations. Updates are automatic, they download when you go online, there is a box that pops up letting you know it has downloaded, and that's all there is to it. However, I would say that all you really need is McAfee Virus Scan Online and McAfee Firewall. The McAfee Security Service seems kind of useless to me. I've let mine lapse, and kept the other two. If you have kids, and don't want them to be able to view certain websites, then perhaps McAfee Security would be for you, though you could probably do the same thing by configuring their access to the web through your operating system.

cjmaddy · 10-27-2003, 05:11 AM

Originally posted by klyntun
nautika,
I don't know if Norton has this feature, but with McAfee I can disable it if I want to. If you're not online, there's no reason to be running your virus protection (OK, somebody correct me if I'm wrong here), so just disable it before launching MA. Just be sure to enable it before connecting to the internet!

Not true I'm afraid Clint! .... Sorry!

What about floppies, installation discs, cover discs, etc, etc, etc, !!!

nautika · 10-27-2003, 10:27 AM

K guys I've uninstalled norton, installed McAfee.. The pauses didn't happen anymore BUT it wasn't as smooth as when I had Norton (minus the pauses)! So then..... I tried PC-cillin 2003 and now it's quite flawless!

Thx guys!

ESHIREY · 10-27-2003, 12:00 PM

Boy that's funny . I have Norton and never had any problem with programs running . My guess would be it's something else . Maybe game drive . But hey , every system is different . But this is the first time I heard of this because of Norton .

Hope you get it worked out .

Jav400 · 10-27-2003, 03:23 PM

I don't believe that in cases like this it is ever *just* Norton, or anything else. There are too many components working together in your computer. A chain is only as strong as the weakest link, and its usually some combination of things that produce these results.

Tiny Turtle · 10-28-2003, 01:53 AM

Running Norton AntiVirus 2003 works flawless with all Sachs/Prolific SS on my Win2k and XP boxes

/Tiny With Jav & W

10-26-2003, 11:02 AM	#1
nautika Registered Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4	Help!! The whole screen pauses for a fraction of a sec every 2 secs..! I hope it's not my computer.. The whole screen freezes for a fraction of a second every 2 seconds.. My system: P3 1.1ghz 512 rams Radeon 9700 128mb video card Windows XP Pro SP1 (3 user accounts... usually 2 logged on) Programs running at all times: ZoneAlarm Pro 4.0 Norton Antivirus 2004 GameDrive That's about it... What can I do?? Thx in advance!!

10-26-2003, 12:12 PM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Norton Antivirus is to blame. Any graphically intense screen saver will be similarly "paused" by Norton. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

10-26-2003, 01:46 PM	#4
Xylem Registered Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belleville, Michigan Posts: 68	Morgan, Does that happen with any other AVs? Like Grisoft (AVG)? Asus P5E3 Premium, Q9550, 8G DDR3, Palit Radeon HD 4870, Windows 7

10-26-2003, 01:59 PM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	No. It does not happen with McAfee or AVG. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

10-26-2003, 05:40 PM	#7
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	I do agree with kyltun about disables it if you are not online or opening email, but personally I would get rid of Norton. it has always cause trouble with loads of different programs, and I am speaking from experience. You couldn't give Norton to me. Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

10-26-2003, 01:16 PM	#3
nautika Registered Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4

10-26-2003, 03:56 PM	#6
klyntun Guest Posts: n/a	nautika, I don't know if Norton has this feature, but with McAfee I can disable it if I want to. If you're not online, there's no reason to be running your virus protection (OK, somebody correct me if I'm wrong here), so just disable it before launching MA. Just be sure to enable it before connecting to the internet!

10-26-2003, 07:30 PM	#8
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Hrmph, well at the risk of bringing down wrath. So far I have used Norton for some time and it hasn't caused any problems for me. But there are alot of other instances where it has for others. Jav crosses his fingers now that he has opened his big mouth. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

10-26-2003, 08:13 PM	#9
nautika Registered Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4	Hmmm... I guess maybe I'll give McAfee a try.. I don't like the idea of having to "disable" it everytime I'm done using the computer though..

10-26-2003, 08:59 PM	#10
klyntun Guest Posts: n/a	I have McAfee, and it has never caused any problem with the MA or GA. I run them while I'm online, doing downloads, listening to CDs. I would recommend McAfee with no reservations. Updates are automatic, they download when you go online, there is a box that pops up letting you know it has downloaded, and that's all there is to it. However, I would say that all you really need is McAfee Virus Scan Online and McAfee Firewall. The McAfee Security Service seems kind of useless to me. I've let mine lapse, and kept the other two. If you have kids, and don't want them to be able to view certain websites, then perhaps McAfee Security would be for you, though you could probably do the same thing by configuring their access to the web through your operating system.

10-27-2003, 05:11 AM	#11
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Originally posted by klyntun nautika, I don't know if Norton has this feature, but with McAfee I can disable it if I want to. If you're not online, there's no reason to be running your virus protection (OK, somebody correct me if I'm wrong here), so just disable it before launching MA. Just be sure to enable it before connecting to the internet! Not true I'm afraid Clint! .... Sorry! What about floppies, installation discs, cover discs, etc, etc, etc, !!!

10-27-2003, 10:27 AM	#12
nautika Registered Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4	K guys I've uninstalled norton, installed McAfee.. The pauses didn't happen anymore BUT it wasn't as smooth as when I had Norton (minus the pauses)! So then..... I tried PC-cillin 2003 and now it's quite flawless! Thx guys!

10-27-2003, 12:00 PM	#13
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Boy that's funny . I have Norton and never had any problem with programs running . My guess would be it's something else . Maybe game drive . But hey , every system is different . But this is the first time I heard of this because of Norton . Hope you get it worked out . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

10-27-2003, 03:23 PM	#14
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I don't believe that in cases like this it is ever just Norton, or anything else. There are too many components working together in your computer. A chain is only as strong as the weakest link, and its usually some combination of things that produce these results. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

10-28-2003, 01:53 AM	#15
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