Also, the exact time it takes to freeze from the time I stop using it is 15 minutes and 49 seconds. I was watching a movie hoping that it would not freeze while performing a back up operation. I am goin to resume my movie and see if it does it again.
So this past week has been a nightmare. My Vista computer, my primary for school and fun, has started to freeze.
Here is the time line:
Early week LiveUpdate for Symantec Endpoint Protection was not updating correctly so I thought uninstalling the LiveUpdate would work. It didn't. I then tried uninstalling both LiveUpdate and SEP. Tried reinstalling and the installer would give me notification that it was interrupted and could not be completed. After closing the installed I got a SMC.exe has quit working and needs to be closed. Also, I started to get a EVTENG.exe has encountered a problem and needs to be closed. I ended up installing AVG 9.0 Antivirus, which I hate and want something like SEP again. I also attempted to back up my computers files but after leaving the computer idol while it performed this task it froze. I also cannot run an antivirus scan because I will leave my computer alone and it will still freeze. I have a thought that if I can get everything backed up I will install Win7. I have access to it through my college so getting it is not a problem. But I do like Vista.
Here are some tech specs for the computer:
Sony Vaio Laptop Model VGN-NW150J
Window Vista Home Premium x64
300GB Hard Drive
4GB RAM
AVG 9.0 Antivirus
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHZ 2.10 GHZ
Also have a Bamboo Tablet
I'm a CNET major working towards a BIT with a concentration in Networking so I am pretty computer savvy but I don't know everything.
What could possibly be cause my computer to do what it is doing and how can I back up successfully and successfully run a scan for viruses?
Also, I bought the computer back in August of '09 so its less than a year old.
Thanks for the help.

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