I have a laptop with a wireless router. The desktop is wired to the router.
Both are running WinXP (SP2). Network is a secured network with password.
Access is available from laptop to desktop and desktop to laptop.

After I installed AVG (with Norton last time I reformatted) is when the
problem starts.

Problem:
I'm on the laptop, I access the desktop. I create a new folder in the
desktop My Documents folder. The desktop crashes.
I can also crash the desktop if I just modify a file on the desktop from the
laptop.
I CAN delete a file off the desktop from the laptop, and I CAN copy a file
to the desktop, from the laptop.

But...modifying or creating new files/folders from the laptop will crash the
desktop every single time.

I know it's the antivirus programs because I tried modifying and creating
new files and folders from the laptop onto the desktop time after time, over
and over again. Then I installed AVG (this time) and the first time I tried
to create a folder, the desktop crashed. It would crash from then on every
time I tried.

Any ideas how to fix this....and/or what's causing this behaviour?

Tracy
NOTE: no personal replies are accepted...please use Reply To Group for any
ideas/suggestions.

Have extensive experience of AVG, and while it's a little prone to
false-positives, it's generally one of the most stable AV programs.

Might there be a second AV program on the machine, perhaps a 'foisted' free
trial that didn't uninstall proeprly?

Might also be a spyware issue. AV programs as arule don't detect spyware

No other AV program. I just got done reformatting the desktop.
I can modify a laptop file that has AVG on it from the desktop that has AVG.
The laptop NEVER crashes.
Every time I modify a desktop file from the laptop, it crashes.

The Microsoft report states is being caused by a driver. However it doesn't
tell me WHAT driver.
It only started AFTER I installed AVG. (or Norton last time I reformatted
and use Norton for my AV)

What driver could it be that's being changed?

Tracy


"Ian" <Ian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4416F234-C5D8-433C-A13C-50AB1E1850DE@microsoft.com...
> Have extensive experience of AVG, and while it's a little prone to
> false-positives, it's generally one of the most stable AV programs.
>
> Might there be a second AV program on the machine, perhaps a 'foisted'
> free
> trial that didn't uninstall proeprly?
>
> Might also be a spyware issue. AV programs as arule don't detect spyware
>
>