AH drops to task bar with XP

[63tb]

Hi,

I just went to WIndows XP on my PC (I use to run Windows 98). Now when I run AH after about a minute or two I go back to the Windows desktop and AH drops down to the task bar.

I also now have McAfee Antivirus and Firewall but I disabled them before running AH.

Are there any tricks to running AH on Windows XP? As I said AH ran fine when I had Windows 98 running on this PC.

I took a screen shot of all the processes running on Windows when AH went to the task bar, but I don't know how to attach it.


(edit) - I just tried AH offline and it ran fine.



thanks

63tb

[Schatzi]

'This might be either Windows update (DONT let it autocheck for updates) or your firewall/AV.

Not likely on a fresh install, but id also go hunting for spyware/malware.

Check out this thread a few lines down from yours... it might help you.




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[63tb]

Schatzi,

I didn't think to check auto-update, so it must be on. I'll try disabling that and try AH again.

thanks

63tb

[OOZ662]

Mmmm...search-y...

[aenigma]

Do you have webroot spysweeper?
 I found that when I have that running, it will make AH minimize to the task bar. I turned it off and now I do not have that issue.

[63tb]

I'm sorry I forgot to update this.

It was Windows update that was causing the problem

63tb

[aenigma]

hmm, that has not affected me, yet. Then again mine is not set for auto anything by MS. Just notification and let me decide what to do.

>S