Windows 7 major problems

transylman

I'm running windows 7 64 and have started experiencing major problems over the last few days.

To start, windows media player has not been running properly for months. I don't use it that much so didn't bother looking for a solution. There were also problems with internet explorer. Now I can't run a scan with Malwarebytes, Superantispyware, or spybot. Also the folder views are not automatically refreshing so when I delete a file from a folder it wont disappear until I hit the F5 key.

Anyone know the likely cause?

kc66

transylman wrote: »

I'm running windows 7 64 and have started experiencing major problems over the last few days.

To start, windows media player has not been running properly for months. I don't use it that much so didn't bother looking for a solution. There were also problems with internet explorer. Now I can't run a scan with Malwarebytes, Superantispyware, or spybot. Also the folder views are not automatically refreshing so when I delete a file from a folder it wont disappear until I hit the F5 key.

Anyone know the likely cause?

Sounds like malware. Try booting into safe mode and running malwarebytes.

Shane O' Malley

Try running spybot as a portable app. Should identify if you have problems.

http://portableapps.com/apps/security/spybot_portable

transylman

Thanks all for your help. It seems it was hardware related, due to some sort of fault with my dvd drive and windows having trouble accessing it. I disconnected it and everything is working ok again.