176 has finally defeated me!

[Saxel]

When I started Beta testing V5 I promised myself I would stick with it and not be tempted to revert back to V4.
Despite the conflict with F Secure ISS which came about with Beta 5 and remains unresolved I had more or less run every beta and release version of V5 albeit with e-mail, site and browser guard turned off - until today at least when a well behaved build 174 updated 176
As soon as I fired up Firefox CPU usage hit 100% and the system froze.
Eventually I managed to close the browser and thought perhaps it was the new cookie guard - but no same problem.
Ah! but now we have kernel compatibility mode that's the solution, so I activate this and rebooted.
Certainly it had an impact, when I started Firefox CPU went to 100% and stayed there even when I eventually closed the browser until I eventually managed to reboot.
So I broke my promise - I have now re-installed V4.
I really miss V5, the fast start up times and Intelliscans, so I hope its a trial separation and not a divorce.
I do look forward to the day when V5 will sit happily on my PC again and play nicely with the other software installed and V4 can go back into a well earned retirement.

XP SP2, SD V4, F-Secure ISS

[allibear]

Dear Saxel,

Sorry to read your story. :( One thing is for sure though, you have been an absolute 'warrior' with SD5 from the early stages. Nothing but admiration for your patience and perseverance, I would have thrown in the towel at the first hurdle, (I'm not very patient).

Perhaps once you have had a rest for a while with SD4, you might be pleasantly surprised when you reunite again with SD5 somewhere in the future.

[tom.tdw]

an previous version of 5 can be downloaded here (http://www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?p=157975#post157975)

[Saxel]

Thanks for the link to the previous version.
Trouble is it will only try to update itself to 176 again! I know I can disconnect from the internet during install to prevent the initial update and then disable automatic updates and manually allow updates to the spyware database only.
But then it becomes a hassle. Instead I think I'll take Allibear's advice and stick with V4 at least for the present.