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Browser/Adobe Reader stalling

sigsky · 2014-12-07T22:26:26+00:00

I have been having browser issues for some time which has affected IE, Firefox and Chrome pretty much equally. The first time I launch a browser after Vista startup I get a blank screen and the computer freezes for about a minute. Cursor is an arrow which I can move but there is no response to clicking on anything. Then screen jumps and browser operates normally. Subsequent browser launches are unpredictable, sometimes normal, sometimes shorter stall. Recently I started getting the same action from Adobe Reader except there is hesitation after every mouse click and a not responding message appears at the top. I noticed the was a new release so I uninstalled my current version after downloading the new one. The installer will not run, it shows up in the Task List for a while but does nothing. I cannot run DDS (either version, NSIS Error writing temporary file. Make sure your temp folder is valid) Would appreciate any assistance. Here are OTL logs OTL logfile created on: 12/7/2014 4:40:2

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sigsky

December 11, 2014, 3:13 PM UTC

If I may ask one additional question. You have told me spywareblaster is pretty useless but should I re-install Spybot S&D?

Gary R Administrator

December 11, 2014, 5:07 PM UTC

As we've gone about as far as we can now ...

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