Computer freezes during scan by Microsoft Security Essentials

Which Operating System you are using?
Did you recieved any errors during scan?

I suggest you to update Windows and Microsoft Security Essentials. In Windows make sure you have latest service pack.
Check Windows update and download and install everything.

Now my computer is SP3.

Have you removed all previous anti-malware (norton, mcafee, etc), even the free/trial versions that may have come with your PC?

If not, use these removal tools:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msestart/thread/407bf6da-c05d-4546-8788-0aa4c25a1f91


Also, you do not have much disk space left.  You may want to look at cleaning up your drive.  Use the XP Disk Cleanup tool:
Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup.

Then, do a degrag using:
Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.  Be patient here - a defrag could take some time...

The Disk Cleanup and Defragmenter are suggested only to free up space and improve disk performance. 

Let us know if you had any anti-malware to remove, and if that corrected the problem.

Doc

I'd removed all other Spyware, anti-malware etc as soon as I downloaded the Microsoft Security Essential.

I'll try defrag and disc cleanup.

I tried both. Disc Cleanup shows clean disk. When I try to run defrag, it sows there is no need to defrag.

Thank you

Anil

Hi
My computer froze within couple of minutes of starting the Disk Cleanup.
I have tried few more times but similar result came. I ran Defrag also, but it showed that I don't need to defrag.
Anil

Whenever I see a [relatively] small disk, such as yours, that has a small amount of free space left, I always assume that it is very fragmented, and that a couple of other problems exist.

Not related to the Security Essentials product or forum, but let's see what we can do.

Use disk cleanup again.  This time, go to the "More Options" tab, and select the button for "Clean up" on the System Restore section.  Do this to cleanup all the old restore points, which can consume a lot of disk.

BUT!  Before you do this, please backup any of your data to some external media.  This is just a precaution.

Once the old restore points have been removed, return to the regular part of disk cleanup and try that again.

If this fails, go to START, RUN, and enter MSINFO32.  In this program, go to "Software Environment", "StartUp Programs".  You should see anywhere between 10 to 30 programs.  If the list (which could take time to develop) runs into several thousand programs, there is a problem in the registry.  Not to worry, there is a fix for this.

Let me know what you see.

Doc

I don't have any other media for backup. However I have tried your second option, There are only 13 programs running. Please tell me what to do next.
Thanks

I don't have any other media for backup. However I have tried your second option, There are only 13 programs running. Please tell me what to do next.
Thanks

hi ,

give the one care a scan a full run and see what it does

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm?s_cid=sah 

have a nice day


ps you can also back up on a usb stick or a cd rom or dvd depending on your comp , your personal folders and documents are prio

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Hi

I didn't know that Microsoft had antivirus,spyware facility before MSE.

The scanning is going on.

Good Day,


Anil